Mental Health: Let’s pay heed!

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Nothing can be ever worth to end a life for this is the most benevolent gift! Having said that, sadly, empathy is so rare and coveted in this make-believe world. "Empathy is not saying I know how you feel. Empathy is saying I want to know how you feel," says life coach Jay Shetty.
We all have mourned the sudden demise of Sushant Singh Rajput- someone who was talented, intellectual, well read, leading a life that would be aspiring to many. Then, what lead to this? This has triggered us to look deeper within ourselves, our life, and importantly, mental health.

Again, it's been proven that the biggest possession for a human being or a “thinking being” over everything else is mental peace. While we share posts and mourn the loss, we should also be aware of what impact our actions and words make on others.
We need to value and believe in ourselves especially when the odds are aplenty. Reinstate self worth, it's so important to break the bubble of negative thoughts and find hope and a reason to live. Because no matter how bad a phase, it is going to pass- we all have experienced it and have come out of it.

While everyone teaches us what life should be like and we too pursue it in some way, no one really teaches us how to live life. While there is a gargantuan canvas of social media to express our joy and show the bright colours of life, sadly there isn’t much room to show our low shades- which in fact, is more important!

That is the irony of today’s age- connected to everyone, but able to reach out to none? Why we humans cannot talk about our weaknesses? Why can’t we express our lows? Seek help?  This further underlines the need to have genuine well-wishers, friends, family- to have someone to share your most inner rooted insecurities, threats and feelings.

Above all this, we need to remember and reiterate to ourselves, first and foremost, “I am my companion.” Only you have known yourself from ever. Only you have best known your struggles, pains, sufferings and joy- you have experienced it firsthand. While we talk about commitments in all kinds of relationships, do we pay heed to this commitment to ourselves? Sometimes, it’s only you who can help you. We need to be our own saviours, own counsellors- find a solution- test what works for you, what doesn't, breathe deeply, be patient with yourself. Invest in yourself. You will only emerge stronger!

So, prioritise yourself, accept and love yourself, realize your self-worth. You are important! Jay Shetty rightly puts it that it is important to love yourself first to pass on that affection to others.

At times, it’s extremely crucial to pull yourself out of the drudgery of thoughts, obsession of irrational ideas or those beyond your reach. I know it’s easy said than done. Often, life takes us to dead ends, pinning us down with all its might, but then, we need to hunt for that one reason to continue, to hang on. We need to be so resilient within ourselves. While our own mind can be the biggest monster we know; we should learn to tame it. We need to train our minds and self to react to adversities in a positive and sustained way. So many times, we have learnt lessons ourselves. There are so many battles that only you know that you have fought and won! We have learnt from our experiences. There is more to life!

Remember this-

"The story of your life has many chapters. One bad chapter doesn’t mean it’s the end of the book.”