Hi, I absolutely agree on this. Being a psychology student, I totally can relate with the loss that this pandemic has brought in at the mental health of many people. Thinking of that situation and keeping myself in that situation, I have written a motivational story link of which I’m sharing below. Hope you’ll listen to the whole story as it has a lot of lessons to learn from. I would look forward to your feedback as well.
Here is the link: https://youtu.be/BSt4QCoWbeM Best Regards Simran Chawla Sent from my iPhone > On 10-Oct-2021, at 16:31, National Platform For The Rights of the Disabled > <nprd...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > October 10, 2021 > > > > NPRD > > On World Mental Health Day > > > > World Mental Health Day is observed every year on the 10th of October. It > was started as an annual activity of the World Federation for Mental Health > in 1992. > > According to the WHO, the objective of the day is to “raising awareness of > mental health issues around the world and mobilizing efforts in support of > mental health.” > > Each year since 1994, a particular theme is decided for the day by the WFMH. > The most recent themes have been ‘Mental Health Promotion and Suicide > Prevention,’ ‘Mental Health for All’ and so on. > > In 2021, we continued to face the physical, emotional, and social challenges > that the COVID-19 pandemic brought on. While 2020 saw us struggling to cope > with the reduction in social interactions, work from home schedules, and the > economic repercussions of the pandemic; in 2021 we struggled to return to > normalcy, with things opening up and closing again several times, and the new > routines and safety protocols in schools and workplaces, all while we still > recover from the sheer horror of the second wave of the pandemic that had hit > us some time in the middle of the year. > > Research has shown that COVID 19 patients exhibit high PTSD and depressive > symptoms, health care workers have very high psychological distress, and > psychiatric patients are reporting more intense symptoms than before. Other > people too are experiencing more depressive and anxious behaviour than the > pre-pandemic period. And thus, last year, the objective of Mental Health Day > was to promote mental health during the time of the pandemic. > > However, the suffering caused by the pandemic cannot be seen as a uniform and > homogeneous phenomenon. The pandemic has laid bare many cracks in our social > system, economic inequality being the most prominent of them all. The > pandemic did not only negatively affect the average income in the country, it > also markedly increased the income inequality. While several thousands lost > their jobs and took pay cuts, a handful gained and their pockets became even > more fatter. > > This increasing disparity between the ‘haves’ and the ‘have nots’ greatly > impacts the mental and physical health of the people in our country. All > forms of violence including but not limited to those based on community, > caste, gender, class etc also impact and exacerbate mental health conditions. > > > > Mental healthcare is inaccessible in our country not only because of the lack > of infrastructure and shortage of mental health professionals, but also due > to how expensive it all is. In these times of excessive psychological > distress, a counselling session costs anywhere between Rs 1000 to Rs 4000, > which is more than unaffordable for most Indians. Inaccessibility of services > leads to abandonment, institutionalisation (in many cases), chaining etc. > > According to the National Mental Health Survey 2018 undertaken by the > National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, the > treatment gap of any mental disorder in India is as high as 83%. The same > survey also found that the number of mental health professionals per lakh > population remains abysmally low and varies from 0.05 in Madhya Pradesh to > 1.2 in Kerala. The utter disregard to the seriousness of the issue is > reflected in the fact that despite four years since the passage of the Mental > Health Care Act only eight states have framed rules for its implementation. > Expansion of mental health services, framing of rules and the constitution of > various bodies mandated under the Act are yet to gain attention. > > Thus, this year’s theme for World Mental Health Day is Mental Health in an > Unequal World is very appropriate. The 2021 World Mental Health Day campaign > provides an opportunity for us to come together and act together to highlight > how inequality can be addressed to ensure people are able to enjoy good > mental health. > > > > Many people, including celebrities, are opening up. Let us all talk about > mental health; fight against the stigma as also for equal access for all to > mental health care and for an egalitarian society. > > > > Prepared by a Volunteer > > -- > National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD) > 36, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla Lane > New Delhi 110 001 > Tel. 11-23387674; 9868768543 > -- > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. 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