'Depression and anxiety are disorders, not weakness of character'

After Congress leader and former MP Milind Deora opened up on his tryst with suicidal thoughts another Congress politician joined the mental health conversation on Twitter and shared her experience how she overcame depression and anxiety disorder The issue of mental health has gained attention after actor Sushant Singh Rajput was found hanging at his residence in Bandra on June 14 The 34yearold actor is is believed to have taken the drastic step after battling depression for a few monthsKey HighlightsCongress leader Rukshmanii Kumari said that she battled depression and anxiety disorder and was not ashamed to admitRukshmanii Kumaris confession comes after Milind Deora recently shared a post that he had suicidal thoughtsConversations on mental health issues have taken priority after actor Sushant Singh Rajputs tragic deathActor Shamita Shetty and comedian Danish Sait have also spoken about battling depressionTalking incoherently spending too much time in darkness sleeping odd hours are signs of mental health Kumari stated in her postA day after actor Sushant Singh Rajputs death highlighted the need to address mental health issues Congress leader Rukshmanii Kumari who is the President of All India Professionals Congress in Rajasthan took to the microblogging site to open up about her battle with depression and anxiety disorder The 40yearold politician from Rajasthan also said that the mental health issues do not define who she is as a personHeres what Rukshmanii Kumari postedThis is the face of a person who has survived depression and AnxietyDisorder These do not define me Amongst the many roles I play in life I am a business womanI am also an active politician Depression and anxiety are disorders not weakness of character I am not ashamed pictwittercomerr62oGXAMmdash Rukshmanii kumari KumariRukshmani June 15 2020Rukshmanii Kumari said Depression and anxiety are disorders not weakness of character I am not ashamed The Rajasthan Congress leader also said that amongst the many roles she plays she is also a business woman and also an active politician While confessing her tryst with depression and anxiety disorder she said that mental health issues should not be seen as weaknesses of characterReach out I am always there depression SuicideAwareness SushanthSinghRajput pictwittercomVzxNqqiwnHmdash Rukshmanii kumari KumariRukshmani June 14 2020The Congress leader also shared the five effective tools Milind Deora had suggested to fight depression and mental health issues While raising awareness on depression and the increasing number of suicides due to mental health issues Rukshmanii Kumari wrote Reach out I am always there Expressing shock and disbelief over Sushant SIngh Rajputs death Kumari offered her condolences to his familyHey Friends SushantSingh alleged suicide has sent shockwaves across the country The Covid_19 pandemic is expected to push thousands of people in India on the brink of a mentalhealth crisis While its advisable to reach out to a loved one or a trusted family membermdash Rukshmanii kumari KumariRukshmani June 16 2020After opening up on her battle with depression and anxiety disorder the Congress leader has been creating awareness on the effects of mental health issues Kumari who is a member of the erstwhile Royal family of Choumu said that the COVID19 pandemic will push thousands of people in India on the brink of a mental health crisisUnderstand that a person suffering from depression or any disorder on that spectrum is not likely to reach out for help In fact such a person is likely to cut off and recoil in hisher own world Most of us are not equipped to read the symptoms or the onset of a mentalhealthmdash Rukshmanii kumari KumariRukshmani June 16 2020Explaining the mindset of a person battling depression Kumari said that those suffering mental health issues are not likely to reach out for help as they mostly cut off or recoil in their own world She further said that most people are not equipped to read the symptoms or the onset of a mental healthPlease Pay attention to this person Often families of someone exhibiting these symptoms stay in denial and choose silence because of the stigma around mentalillness mentalhealthmdash Rukshmanii kumari KumariRukshmani June 16 2020Talking about signs the Congress leader urged people to pay attention to a person who talks incoherently like spending too much time in darkness during daytime and sleep a lot especially at odd hours Often families of someone exhibiting these symptoms stay in denial and choose silence because of the stigma around mental health Kumari tweetedMy 3rd year through therapy and anti depressants I donrsquot sleep at night without taking my cipralex tablet Depression doesnrsquot look like anything it makes you feel like nothing from within Hard to describe harder to understand Doctors professionals have been my only hopemdash Danish Sait DanishSait June 15 2020Following actor Sushant Singh Rajputs death several celebrities including actor Shamita Shetty and comedian Danish Sait have opened up about their battle against depression and other mental health issuesCatch 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 MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest news