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W e are two sisters and three brothers. My eldest sister developed serious
signs of depression like staying aloof, staying dirty, talking to herself, leaving
her graduation exam paper unanswered, etc. I felt that she needed psychiatric
help and so I admitted her to a hospital.
We had many sessions with the doctor there and I realised that such
interactions do help by opening up closed mental blocks. The patient also feels
more comfortable in the company of compassionate professionals. Thankfully,
we are a highly educated family and so my sister is taken care of well. No
outsiders or their judgement are more valuable than the life of an individual!
-Dr (Prof) Rekha Singhal
M ine was an arranged marriage. I did all I could to always make my
husband feel happy. But his mother and he gossiped about me and rebuked
and taunted me for whatever I did wrong. I felt cornered, distrusted and low.
He would hear me cry but never give an ear to why I cried. He never asked me
what made me so depressed. I felt that this person to whom I had been
married for seven–eight years never loved me.
I moved to my parents‘ home in a different city and hoped that he would make
some efforts to make it right, or that at least he would miss me. But neither did
he stop me when I left nor did he ever feel the need to come over. He has
called me a fake person in the four years that have passed since I left his
house.
Depression provoked me to attempt suicide but I failed. I had to consult
psychiatrists in my city (Kolkata). Even though I lack confidence today, I am
much better and have a good job for myself. I am a graduate in fashion and all
my batchmates have good jobs and businesses today. I lost almost ten years of
my career and I have started from scratch again. Thank God I have learnt
about the lows of life. I have no shame, guilt or fear in sharing my life story.
-Aparajita Arora
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signs of depression like staying aloof, staying dirty, talking to herself, leaving
her graduation exam paper unanswered, etc. I felt that she needed psychiatric
help and so I admitted her to a hospital.
We had many sessions with the doctor there and I realised that such
interactions do help by opening up closed mental blocks. The patient also feels
more comfortable in the company of compassionate professionals. Thankfully,
we are a highly educated family and so my sister is taken care of well. No
outsiders or their judgement are more valuable than the life of an individual!
-Dr (Prof) Rekha Singhal
M ine was an arranged marriage. I did all I could to always make my
husband feel happy. But his mother and he gossiped about me and rebuked
and taunted me for whatever I did wrong. I felt cornered, distrusted and low.
He would hear me cry but never give an ear to why I cried. He never asked me
what made me so depressed. I felt that this person to whom I had been
married for seven–eight years never loved me.
I moved to my parents‘ home in a different city and hoped that he would make
some efforts to make it right, or that at least he would miss me. But neither did
he stop me when I left nor did he ever feel the need to come over. He has
called me a fake person in the four years that have passed since I left his
house.
Depression provoked me to attempt suicide but I failed. I had to consult
psychiatrists in my city (Kolkata). Even though I lack confidence today, I am
much better and have a good job for myself. I am a graduate in fashion and all
my batchmates have good jobs and businesses today. I lost almost ten years of
my career and I have started from scratch again. Thank God I have learnt
about the lows of life. I have no shame, guilt or fear in sharing my life story.
-Aparajita Arora
31
