JEMTEC

The debate around mental illness was never as relevant, as it stands today. Locked within the four walls of our homes, for over 2 months has had its share of ramification. No matter how much we tried to accept this lockdown situation with alacrity, it took a toll on our sanity on some days if not more. If being bereft of social interaction wasn’t enough, the recent tragic death of an up and coming, promising actor, devastated movie goers, dreamers, strugglers, all alike. Why is it that the death of an actor by suicide impacted us profoundly, made us zealously discuss mental health on social media, something that was earlier a rarity? Mental health issues have existed even before, but the stigma associated with it, blocked the victims from seeking help for the same. The society was wrong in classifying issues like depression, stress and other mental ailments, under strict heads; depression was meant for people who had little to nothing to look forward to, because they failed at achi...