The Big D
I really don’t know what made me attend the book launch, but there I was at the venue. It was not a book written by an established author, but the first book of an aspiring writer. The book called “Mind Your Head” by Aksharya is “a motivational, self-help and awareness book on Depression based on experiences.”
The “depression” the author talks about in this book is not the temporary state of mind that we sometimes go through when we feel low but manage to come out of in a matter of short time. What she refers to is “Clinical Depression”, “an illness of the brain that can affect anyone just like arthritis, diabetes, cancer” and which requires treatment.
Fact sheets point out that the most common illness in the world today is depression with over 300 million people being affected. Yet this is the least talked about aliment, reasons being lack of awareness. The misconception about depression is that since it’s a psychological disorder, it is “madness.” And as none of us want to be branded as a deranged and raving maniac, the sufferers endure the symptoms in silence, often having to lead a deceptive life.
Imagine the extra effort the patient, who already is beset with fatigue, has to put in to combat the psychological trauma of every depressive episode.
What is worse is when someone close to you has noticed your behavioural changes. But instead of being supportive, they deride you for your mood swings and aloofness. You are gifted with qualities such as jealousy, haughtiness, childishness, annoyance and so on, thereby confusing the patient further.
Hats off to the author for her bold effort in coming forward to speak about her depression. The illness being curable, the need for the day is more such initiatives from victims and psychologists to educate the public and clear prevalent misunderstanding of the illness.Vidya Shankar
Published in The Gulf Today / Short Take, dt Mar 3, 2018)
http://gulftoday.ae/portal/6a758d81-1101-455c-aa63-49a83179a5c0.aspx
Here's my first book! An ensemble of poetry and photographs.
Click the link below to watch a 30-second promo video.
https://youtu.be/5BhbjMaIwpk
You can buy it at this link:
https://notionpress.com/read/the-flautist-of-brindaranyamwww.facebook.com
The “depression” the author talks about in this book is not the temporary state of mind that we sometimes go through when we feel low but manage to come out of in a matter of short time. What she refers to is “Clinical Depression”, “an illness of the brain that can affect anyone just like arthritis, diabetes, cancer” and which requires treatment.
Fact sheets point out that the most common illness in the world today is depression with over 300 million people being affected. Yet this is the least talked about aliment, reasons being lack of awareness. The misconception about depression is that since it’s a psychological disorder, it is “madness.” And as none of us want to be branded as a deranged and raving maniac, the sufferers endure the symptoms in silence, often having to lead a deceptive life.
Imagine the extra effort the patient, who already is beset with fatigue, has to put in to combat the psychological trauma of every depressive episode.
What is worse is when someone close to you has noticed your behavioural changes. But instead of being supportive, they deride you for your mood swings and aloofness. You are gifted with qualities such as jealousy, haughtiness, childishness, annoyance and so on, thereby confusing the patient further.
Hats off to the author for her bold effort in coming forward to speak about her depression. The illness being curable, the need for the day is more such initiatives from victims and psychologists to educate the public and clear prevalent misunderstanding of the illness.Vidya Shankar
Published in The Gulf Today / Short Take, dt Mar 3, 2018)
http://gulftoday.ae/portal/6a758d81-1101-455c-aa63-49a83179a5c0.aspx
Here's my first book! An ensemble of poetry and photographs.
Click the link below to watch a 30-second promo video.
https://youtu.be/5BhbjMaIwpk
You can buy it at this link:
https://notionpress.com/read/the-flautist-of-brindaranyamwww.facebook.com
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