3 commit suicide in Mumbai daily

Alarming: 3 commit suicide in Mumbai daily Posted by: "Sheetal - Karmayog" info@karmayog.org Tue Jan 24, 2012 3:35 am (PST) Alarming: 3 commit suicide in Mumbai daily....JAYPRAKASH S. NAIDU
With incidents of suicide occurring every single day and little help coming from the state government to curb this menace, more attention is required to curb it In Mumbai at least three persons ( 3.13) committed suicide in Mumbai every single day since 2005 till November 2011 states statistics available with the Mumbai Police. With incidents of suicide occurring every single day and little help coming from the state government to curb this menace, more attention is required to curb it, felt psychiatrists and crisis intervention centres in Mumbai. Dr. Harish Shetty, a psychiatrist fears that suicides may become an epidemic. Speaking to around 80 students of a few colleges at National College in Bandra, Shetty tried to sensitise young students towards the factors that may lead one to feel suicidal and how his/ her friends and relatives may avert it. Using a little bit of humour, Shetty taught students how to deal with common feelings of anger ( resentment), hatred, frustration, helplessness, incompetence, anxiety, fear, disgust, victimisation, waste of time and being useless. These feelings along with avoidance, rejection, over- involvement or over- protection may lead to suicidal feelings and can be heeled by providing hope and confidence or love and humour, explained Shetty. Senior lecturer of Tata Institute of Social Sciences ( TISS), Katy Gandevia who for 14 years has helped to revive people feeling suicidal through a dedicated helpline service said, " Strengthening ones coping skills is required by parents. Also, counselors are required in every school to teach daily living skills and group discussions." Further, Shetty sighted break- ups, exams and parental pressure/ behaviour as triggering factors and informed students that a youngster going through such situations must confront it and his/ her friend who perceive his/ her notions must try to give him hope and confidence or love and humour. Shetty further asked the students to spread the word and played an AR Rahman song, 'Choti si asha'just to boost their confidence. Speaking to FPJ, Gandevia as well as Shetty agreed that more needs to be done and the media should be sensitive while reporting. Gandevia said media is one of the contributing factors to suicides and must refrain from carrying visuals or dramatic coverage that attracts a smaller section of the society, triggering a suicide. In 2011 till November 1037 persons committed suicide. URL: http://www.freepressjournal.in/news/44334-Alarming--3-commit-suicide-in-Mumbai-daily.html