Stigma Surrounding Depression: Padukone Speaks Up About Her Experiences
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Speaking at the India Economic Summit, actress Deepika Padukone has stated that her experiences with depression in the past have always left a fear of relapse in her. The actor opened up about her battle with depression in the beginning of 2015. It was a friend’s suicide along with her …
Depression: Not Something People Just ‘Get Over’
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Introduction When we think of the word ‘depression’, the image that comes to mind is usually that of a person who’s down in the dumps or melancholic. Over time, it’s become synonymous with sadness or gloominess. However, depression is a real illness impacting the body mentally and often, physically. It …
The Culture of IIT Leads to Student Suicides
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When people imagine college life, they think of studying, socializing, and learning. No one thinks of suicide. However, at IIT Kharagpur, suicide is becoming a terrible trend. In the past six years, the university has seen an unprecedented twenty-two suicides. Many school officials say that this number is very high …