When we talk about health, people only consider the physical well-being of the human body not the mental health. It’s 21st century and still people are ignorant about mental health, and the people who are suffering from bad mental health, hesitate to talk about it. Especially in country like India, mental health is considered a myth to be existing.
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This is because people often care about physical health but forget how important mental health is. In countries like India, many still think mental health problems aren’t real, and those who suffer stay silent. We need to change this thinking, create safe spaces to talk, and treat mental health just like physical health.
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Many are suffering in silence. Only few listen to us while we talk. Its hard to find such people, so mostly everyone keep it to themselves than speaking up.
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In past few years, after COVID, a change has come within India and people have started to take their mental health very seriously and the virtual consultations have drastically increased too. But, still we have a long way to go in terms of removing the taboo status from it. We still have not complete awareness about mental health and we don’t take it that seriously, the way we take other health issues. Mental health diseases and mental health issues or concerns are totally different things. We all have mental health issues considering the era we are living in right now and the lifestyle we are bound to adopt. Life is too fast these days and we have lot of roles to play and responsibilities to uphold in life that we forget to put our eyes on what actually we feel and think on day-to-day basis. Gradually, this keeps building up inside, until a day when we can’t control the overwhelm and life feels burdened. If the anxiety is much, it starts to affect the body as well in the form of various tightening sensations and hyperventilation, that are very painful to go through. So it’s very crucial to have a self-observation every day even if for few minutes and keep making changes in life accordingly that can nurture our mind. By doing that, we can take early interventions required to uplift our mind and build better and new coping strategies as life moves through various stages.
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I don’t think Indians generally take their health very seriously, let alone mental health. Visiting doctors for physical ailments is in itself a last resort. One can understand why our attitude towards ailments we cannot even see would be so poor. But times are changing, and people are becoming more aware of themselves and each other! I can see us becoming kinder towards such issues in the near future.
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No, the people of India don’t take mental health seriously. People with good physical health are considered to be healthy in Indian community rather than considering mental and physical well -being of an individual. Many people who suffer anxiety, depression sometimes even don’t know they are suffering from mental disorder and even some people after knowing the problem too don’open up with the family members or don’t seek help for counselling. The myth in society about consulting psychiatrist is that only psychic patients should visit them.
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Here the people are not concerning on their mental health is because of busy schedule and everyone are sticking to the work and busy in earning money. so nobody are taking care of this especially in india.
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Yes , agree with your point
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In India its very rare people giving importance to mental health
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Also a weak point for people due to raising taboo from the beginning and not proper awareness
Yes awareness should be spread by medical experts, advertisements, leaders, etc
Yes. Due to immense pressure people tend to forgot to take care of their health properly
This is so true. Either people make false accusations like ghostly attacks or procrastination cause they lack awareness or make fun of it .
May our generation understand mental health better than previous ones.
Yes. Awareness is a must
Yes consultation to the healthcare professionals and spreading awareness among families will help a lot too.
In many communities and households, particularly in India, addressing psychological issues is often viewed as an act of vulnerability, making things even harder for those who are struggling. Unfortunately, there continues to be an abundance of ignorance and judgement around issues with mental health. People tend to be afraid from being classified or rejected, and thus opt to remain silent. Perhaps if awareness about mental health began earlier in classrooms, people would feel more reluctant to make judgements and while additionally willing to stand by each other.
In a country like India mental health is definitely a myth. People here don’t understand that physical as well as mental well being is important. They just focus on physical health. Even if people learn that someone is in therapy they are shamed for the same. It’s high time that people acknowledge mental health too
Mental health is just as real as physical health.
A broken heart deserves the same care as a broken bone.
Mental health is often overlooked or brushed aside, unlike physical health. Many still hesitate to speak up due to stigma or fear of judgment. But mental health is just as real and important and seeking help should be normalized, not shamed.