1 in 20 suffers from depression; know how to help a loved one..

Shake it off”, “It happens with everyone”, “You are a drama queen”. Do these responses ring a bell? Either you have heard them or often said the same to someone showing depressive tendencies. It’s no surprise that mentally ill patients are often labelled and their suffering often goes under the radar due to low awareness. The truth is that a mentally ill patient require as much as attention and care as anyone else with a physical illness, but are often met with a cold response. Ones with behavioural disorders suffer all the more. The symptoms exhibited by them ( frequent outbursts of anger, crying) are often unable to invoke compassion. Mental illness is caused by a combination of biological, psychological and environmental factors. On World Mental Health Day, we share numbers that reveal the extent of mental illness, the different types of mental illnesses and some tips on how you can help a loved one…… If you have, or believe you may have, mental health problem, it can be helpful to talk about these issues with others. It can be scary to reach out for help, but it is often the first step to helping you heal, grow, and recover.