Yet another man becomes the victim of Depression. Yet another precious life lost!
Yet another coverage blunder from the media.
It is pathetic to see media talking about late Sushant Singh Rajput's successful career, how much money/fame he earned etc. as if they understand nothing about Depression and mental health issues.
There are too many misconceptions about Depression in our society.
Just because someone is successful, rich, famous DOES NOT mean s/he is immune to mental health issues.
Depression is a not an illness which only effects a person when s/he is facing major issues in life, it occurs due to complex interplay of genetic, biological and environmental factors.
While it is true that adversity, financial losses, relationship issues etc. might trigger the onset of Depression but inherent natural tendencies, mental conditioning, biological factors too play a part in the severity of this illness.
A depressed individual needs a holistic treatment plan - therapy/counseling, dietary changes, support and love among other things.
To simply say why don't you look at the bright side, why don't you think about the positive in your life, is like saying to an asthmatic person - hey why can't you breathe, there is so much air! Or to expect a person with fractured leg to walk.
This illness is invisible but as real as any other fatal/life-threatening disease.
We don't expect a cancer patient to recover from sheer motivation! Same is true for mental health issues.
How many more more lives will be lost before we as a society will begin this conversation?
The blog I wrote when CCD founder V.G. Siddharth passed away, still seems relevant!
So heart breaking. 💔
http://sharmaswati666.blogspot.com/2019/07/modern-story-of-shiddhartha.html?m=1
Yet another coverage blunder from the media.
It is pathetic to see media talking about late Sushant Singh Rajput's successful career, how much money/fame he earned etc. as if they understand nothing about Depression and mental health issues.
There are too many misconceptions about Depression in our society.
Just because someone is successful, rich, famous DOES NOT mean s/he is immune to mental health issues.
Depression is a not an illness which only effects a person when s/he is facing major issues in life, it occurs due to complex interplay of genetic, biological and environmental factors.
While it is true that adversity, financial losses, relationship issues etc. might trigger the onset of Depression but inherent natural tendencies, mental conditioning, biological factors too play a part in the severity of this illness.
A depressed individual needs a holistic treatment plan - therapy/counseling, dietary changes, support and love among other things.
To simply say why don't you look at the bright side, why don't you think about the positive in your life, is like saying to an asthmatic person - hey why can't you breathe, there is so much air! Or to expect a person with fractured leg to walk.
This illness is invisible but as real as any other fatal/life-threatening disease.
We don't expect a cancer patient to recover from sheer motivation! Same is true for mental health issues.
How many more more lives will be lost before we as a society will begin this conversation?
The blog I wrote when CCD founder V.G. Siddharth passed away, still seems relevant!
So heart breaking. 💔
http://sharmaswati666.blogspot.com/2019/07/modern-story-of-shiddhartha.html?m=1
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