Alarming suicides

Visiting a therapist or a psychiatrist is considered a taboo in our society. And in my knowledge, majority would see the act of meeting a therapist as a sign of emotional incapability. This must change. Many lives can be saved by just talking to a person who is trained to handle complex emotions and psychiatrists are those who can guide people in the right direction. It is particularly unfortunate that so many expatriates are taking their lives, which could have been prevented with right counselling.

We need to be highly careful about what we value the most in life and how much. Even if we lose that, we should not lose ourselves.

Babu Padam