Main Hoon Na (I am there)

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Depression is a serious illness and not many are willing to acknowledge they are suffering because of the stigma attached to this disease and the fear of being labeled as mad. Depression affect most people at some point of time in their lives and some tide over this with the help of the friends who lend their shoulders but most of them suffering from this will be in denial mode leading to break down if professional help is not sought. The disease is curable by means of therapy and medication, however the masses needs to be educated  that there is nothing wrong with the person who seeks help from professionals for their mental health.

Depressions during the pandemic lockdowns are bound to soar as most businesses are shut and there is hardly any work going on in any sector. In India we are seeing the an increasing number of people succumbing to the depressions by committing suicide (nearly over 50 cases that has been reported) and these hardly seems to make to the first page headlines as in the case of a celebrity a promising actor Sushant Singh Rajput who portrayed MS Dhoni in the biopic hanged himself from the fan in his room. Reason for this actor’s depression is not yet known but he has been taking medication for last 6 months for the very disease.

In my earlier blog Dead End written sometime this January I did mention that many persons from the entertainment industry are depressed for various reasons and especially now with the lockdown there is hardly any shoot happening so a potential earning lost. This is too hard on struggling actors, models who depend of regular shoots to sustain their glamourous lifestyles. With nothing to survive on while the world comes crashing down around them, the only escape route they think of is committing suicide. 

How does one help the person who you feel is going through a bout of depression?? I am sure that nobody is going to call you and tell you that he or she is depressed. You need to gauge it based on the persons actions and ensure that you listen to their outpour without telling them that their thoughts are not correct.. just keep listening and do not be judgmental , preach or even for the matter suggest anything. It is quite possible that outpour of the person may vent out the frustrations that has been pent up within them for a long time because you lent you ear and heard them out. This is what most persons struggling with depression are looking for and in absence of such companion or a therapist only leads to suicidal thoughts, alcoholism, drugs and lot more.

So my friends all i can say is that be there for your friends or a family members in their times of need and I am sure there would be a decline in suicides due to depressions… Life is beautiful and let us all enjoy this one life