Mental Health: Coping With Lows.

Thank you, Lakshmi, for the concerns expressed. The society blindly tags all mental illnesses as madness and the fear of relapse keeps society away from such people. Sadly, this alienates the patients and prevents their easy integration into the society.

 

Well said, @skalluri. Awareness is the key to manage smaller issues by ourselves. For the more serious issues, even as the patient and the family work in tandem with the professionals, we as the neighbours and friends can be more sympathetic and help as needed.

 

Motivation

Darr ke aage jeet hai!

Rahi Sarnobat from Kolhapur became the first Indian woman shooter to win a World Cup gold on 22 August 2018 at the Asian Games being held at Jakarta, Indonesia.
Behind the joy is a story of grit. After the death of her first coach and an elbow injury, she was depressed and considered quitting the games. She had to miss the Rio Olympics because of the injury. But this brave girl fought her situation, found another coach, spent from her prize money due to lack of sponsors and achieved international fame now!
Ref: Times Of India dt August 23, 2018.

 

@Gauri03 and @kaniths, thanks for the likes.
@Gauri03, look forward to your fb and idea share.

 

Today's Mumbai Mirror news report.

The report in today's Mumbai Mirror is indeed shocking. What is happening to today's youth? It is sad that a small setback is enough to drive our youth along the narrow path to hell. Parents and teachers MUST speak to our youngsters about the importance of patience, hard work, a positive attitude to move on in the face of difficulties (never give up) and resilience, whenever possible. The decreasing size of families, the extreme importance given by the parents to fulfil every single wish of the child, lack of buffering areas in our society, consumerist attitudes, constant showoffs and comparisons due to ever active social media are all to be blamed for the misguided and hopeless attitudes of today's youth. Even parents are busy competing due to their professional and social ambitions; many times, they themselves lack the required attitude and wisdom. As a society, we should be a lot more compassionate and vigilant. My older article spoke about the need to have a tougher attitude to overcome frivolous setbacks and move on. There Is Life Beyond Failure!

 

Dear @Gauri03,

Thanks for your invaluable feedback. I knew that you would raise a topical issue. A friend shared today's Mumbai Mirror news report (in the above post) and the details are shocking. A certain toughness in attitude, reverence to life and patience are all missing in these days of "2 minute instant noodles." A failure in an exam or an infatuation is enough to become addicts, lose the life or turn anti-social; children and even some adults have no idea about considering the bigger picture, having patience, resilience etc.