How fast paced life push the youth into a mental health crisis

IllustrationUday MohiteYears before EDM hitmaker Avicii born Tim Bergling passed away the DJ had chillingly predicted that his hectic life would eventually result in his death He was 28 years old barely older than the members of the 27 club a list of famous musicians who died at 27 mdash Jim Morrison Jimi Hendrix Janis Joplin and Kurt Cobain Like them Avicii too had a history of substance abuse to cope with his jetsetting life Their fame aside though a lot of the pressures they faced are what plague the youth all over the world making suicide the second leading cause of death among young adults under 30 as per the World Health Organisation WHOFast and furious lifeA study at the Arkin Mental Health Institute Amsterdam has linked the fast pace of life and work in a city with a 39 increase in mood disorders depression bipolar disorder etc and 21 rise in anxiety disorders A University of Kansas study also associated highspeed living with a 20fold increase in depression over the past centuryDrug alcohol abuseRockstars Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison are among the most infamous examples of drugfuelled death In India too around 10 suicides are recorded every day due to drug or alcohol addiction According to USbased Child Trends Data Bank CTBD young adults 1829 years are at highest risk of addictionrelated depression This is because the age bracket coincides with the legal age for alcohol consumption 21 for beer and 25 for spirits in India WHO also pointed out that over 80 of the marketing is targeted at youngstersUnsocial mediaWhile talking to your friend facetoface or even on the phone can ease your worries using Facebook can end up making you feel much worse a study from University of Michigan has shown The study mdash carried out among 82 young adults mdash found that the more people used FB the lower their life satisfactionFamily and relationshipsApart from drug abuse many blame Amy Winehouses toxic marriage for her untimely death The University College London found that negative relationships can leave people literally heartbroken and at 134 times more risk of death from a cardiac incident Younger people especially women are at greater risk of psychological distress from negative relationships As our careers take us ever farther away from home young adults are also more likely to feel the absence of a support system comprised of family and friends In 2010 the Mental Health Foundation found that young people were more likely 53 to feel lonely and depressed than older people 32 A University of Chicago study found that the risk of death increased by 14 among those who reported being lonely mdash twice as fatal as obesityDepression suicideKurt Cobain was said to be struggling with depression before he shot himself in 1994 According to CTBD depression peaks during early adulthood In addition to career demands this is often a stage when people marry or begin to form families which comes with a new set of stress factors According to the US Centerfor Disease Control and Prevention suicidal thoughts and attempts are significantly higher in young adults than in people over the age of 3014Increased risk of dying among lonely people10No of suicides per day in India due to drug or alcohol abuse105Indian suicide rate per lakh residents30Of world suicides are among the age group 1529Experts sayDr Anjali Chhabria psychiatristTalking about musicians they are generally more emotional Celebrities and common persons do not realise that they are most in danger from themselves than othersDr Minnu Bhonsale psychotherapistSociologically celebrities are performance and achievement driven A sudden change like a new challenger to fame or even an abusive relationship can push them over the edgeCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates