A pledge

It is extremely disheartening learning about Sushant Singh Rajput's suicide. It came as a complete shock to us all.
He not only left the world, but left something behind for each of us - a thought to ponder upon the mental health awareness in the nation.

Money and fame doesn't mean the person is leading a happy peaceful life.

A person undergoing a psycho therapy is automatically considered as a "crazy person". This brings shame to the person suffering. Do we even realize that there must be number of people who are scared to seek help just because they are afraid of being judged by the "sane people". We are all at fault. We as a society are responsible for making these people suffer more. The mentality needs to change.

Depression, anxiety, panic attacks, etc are NOT to be taken lightly. "Sleep over it. You'll feel fine in the morning" - is NOT the solution for it.

Age, gender, profession, status, fame are NOT the parameters to judge if a person is allowed to be "crazy" or "sane".

Even things happening on daily basis which we ignore like Friends roasting friend, parents imposing on their kids, the rat race to prove we are better than others may lead to frustration, depression, anxiety, inferiority complex.

These are serious issues that needs to be brought to light.

For anyone who is suffering ,please please please seek for help. There is nothing to be ashamed of it. Go to your near and dear ones , we promise to give a helping hand. We promise we won't be ignorant. If you need professional help,  please seek it. We promise we won't judge.

Mental health awareness is the need of the hour, it shouldn't be considered a taboo anymore. It's high time we take steps for it.

Let us all pledge to be there for the ones who need us and for once be good listeners.

-AS