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I am a CA student. Since the last six years, my family has been facing

problems and unfortunately, I have gotten involved in those problems. I have
attempted suicide twice and even now I feel like killing myself. I am trying my
best to get rid of these thoughts but I can‘t. I can‘t afford the fees of a
psychiatrist. I don‘t know what to do.

-Lalita

I am a 77-year-old mother. I have lost two of my children. My 39-year-old

daughter and 49-year-old son took their lives. I took medical consulting about
how a mother should behave with her depressed child. My son was self-
destructive but very loveable. He was jovial and good-hearted. He helped

others in his own way. He hanged himself in 2009. I am moving on with my
life now. I am a writer and I do some social work with the blind and the deaf. I
do whatever I can to while away my sun-setting days.

-Ashalata

I lost my husband in 2009 as he committed suicide. He left me alone with

three kids under the age of 13. It was very traumatic for me. I have since been
suffering from severe post-traumatic stress disorder and I have been suicidal
as well. Now I am on medication and am on the road to recovery.

-Yasmin

M y teacher and parents are aware that I‘ve wanted to commit suicide. It has

been five years that I‘ve been living with a mental illness. No one has helped
me throughout this period. I tried to commit suicide thrice but I failed due to
some circumstances or people.

I didn‘t tell my parents about my suicide attempts. I have been the Under-16
National Mathematics Champion. Still, I don‘t know why I feel stuck. When I
talk to people about this, they think I am an attention-seeker.

-Paresh

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