We'll Do This Together

Mental Illnesses - Clinical Depression, Anxiety disorders, Schizophrenia, Obsessive Compulsive Disorders. Many people don't really say these words out loud. People who have them feel ashamed. People who know these sufferers feel irritated about their illness after sometime. But why is that? Why do people with clinical depression feel afraid to say it out loud? Why do people with anxiety disorders hide their feelings from others?

I'll tell you the answer for that - Narrow Mindedness. Yes, the society is narrow minded. Maybe that is also the reason why about 450 million people suffer from it; they just don't feel comfortable in expressing what's wrong with them.

ThePrint posted a writeup on 18th August with the heading:"Sushant Singh Rajput was right to hide his depression, India is no country for mental health." Why are such accusations being made? There must be a reason for that; we can't deny veracious facts.

I believe that it is not always their mistake that this happened to them. Of course, there is a valid point that people with depression should try to be optimistic. But what if they suffered a deadly trauma and are not able to overcome it? Their condition may be due to hereditary reasons or chronic medical conditions like diabetes, as well.

So you see, it's not always up to them.

This comes back to our principles. Before judging someone, try to remember the quote "When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself". Before judging others, why don't we try to put ourselves in their shoes? Feeling trapped in their own mind - that's how they feel.

But what do they ask of us at the end? 

Just to be open-minded.

Just to let them speak about it.

Just to not judge them.

Just to assure them that it is okay to be not okay.

Just to be good human beings.

And we can't even give them that?

The following lines from my favourite show, Alexa and Katie pours this out beautifully:

I got you

When I can't take it any longer

You make it so much better

We'll do this together