Mental Health: Why Support Groups Are Important

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September 12, 2020 11:15:56 am

This is why mental health care by support groups is essential. (Source: Getty Images / utilizing)

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India has the highest suicide rate in Southeast Asia. There are many reasons for a person to commit suicide, but it is usually associated with some form of internal or perceived pain that does not heal. this is Mental illnessVery unpleasant situations due to external conditions, or family or other social issues.

One-seventh of patients associated with depression commit suicide, which is 70% of all cases. Thankfully, there are groups that support and encourage life-oriented views and suicide prevention campaigns. Suicide prevention groups help individuals with different perspectives and generate awareness of the consequences of possible actions. There is an organization that has opened this service in India to help people with the attention and care they need in such times.

Major Suicide prevention The methodology is support groups, the number of suicide helplines, and direct government intervention on specific issues. The Government of India passed the 2017 Mental Health Care Act (MHCA), which came into force on May 29, 2018. Mental health self-care options are very limited in India and people can find out after joining such a group. anxiety.

Overall, the dynamics of the support group helps to provide the support system in the most beneficial way for the individual needed to provide it.

* Reduce social isolation and increase individual involvement
* Prevention of social collapse
* Makes the family sensitive to early signs of major depression and other mental illnesses at risk of serious suicide
* Providing efficient post-discharge care by mental health professionals

If someone wants to end their life in pain or suffering and feels lonely in the future of their life, they should prioritize approaching support groups. But in general, such individuals are the last to approach. Therefore, certain markers are needed to find such individuals.

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Here are some pointers to who can approach the support group, based on a study shared by American clinical psychologist Edwin S. Shneidmann:

* People who talk about suicide
* People in emotional crisis-relationship problems, divorce, death of close friends, etc.
* Depression: lack of sleep, loss of appetite, not interested in daily activities
* People talking about despair
* Those who feel that there is no solution to the psychological / financial / emotional / physical problems of life
* Emotionally suppressed students: In India, students with three major problems: parental pressure, performance anxiety, and inadequate aptitude assessment are the highest-risk individuals before the educational flow. Is one of them. They start developing markers such as quarantine and depression very early on, but they are also the most neglected markers. Students are in urgent need of help without having to call the suicide helpline and take steps to request it.

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Support group trained Mental health specialist, A psychologist, or a social worker with the help of a trained facilitator. Support groups identify that such people feel identified with other group members, share their experiences with others, and are not the only ones with trauma. Helps you feel that you are benefiting. The group provides them with a sense of connection by sharing their sorrows with others in the group. They feel safe, they feel they are listening, and their pain is understood by others. Here you can meet and discuss with the people in your position (or just listen if needed). You can frankly express your feelings and experiences in a group of compassionate individuals who never judge you under any circumstances.

With the help of Expert, India needs to educate and raise awareness of society as a whole. We need a destructive mindset on how to provide mental health care to more people and get rid of the prejudices of seeking help from professionals.

The author is a psychologist, Souls connect, and WHO certified international suicide gatekeeper.

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