Bengaluru: Lakshit Shakuntala Kankariya, 17, has built a social media platform and a podcast series that addresses mental health problems among other problems that disturb young people.
He said the purpose of the podcast, which he started a year ago, was to help people break stigma around mental health problems.
“The conversation around mental health is still not enough.
We can use social media to increase awareness and break taboo,” he said.
People reached him on Instagram (@xyshitkariya) with their problems and he connects them with mental health experts or sharing ways to deal with it.
He has 12.5k followers.
Lakshit is part of a growing young tribe and children who are now seeking timely support.
Instead of cutting their trauma, young people believe in expressing their problems and seeking guidance, 12th grade students at Christ College said.
“Young children share their stories about social media platforms, who have helped normalize and inspire others to talk about their trauma without shame,” he added.
According to him, there are changes in the mindset of parents.
“My parents have supported those who have helped me express themselves without obstacles,” said Resident Chamarajpet.
Afsheen J, a 10th grade student, said: “My parents used to say I had no reason to be anxious.
But now they have understood that mental health is the same as physical health, and needs to be taken seriously,” he said, adding that creating memes And jokes around this problem will help alleviate the surrounding conversation.
Dhatri, a degree student, said change has been possible for them because of exposure and consciousness through popular series and social media platforms.
Parents also educate themselves.
Karthika Prakash, a housewife, said her 18-year-old daughter had helped her understand the difference between clinical sadness and depression.
Choosing a guide for Jajadish Social Stigmadr, a psychiatric consultant at Abhaya Hospital, said the new generation was not afraid to seek help and children Semah 12 now not afraid to tell their parents that they need help and leave.
“Recently, two 12-year-old boys came to me with their parents.
One of them could not overcome his OCD symptoms and asked his father to bring him to me.
Now, these young people preferred Looking for help than giving up on social stigma, “he said.
Gather Jagadish added that most young people reached it with problems such as anxiety, depression, and even OCD.
“Some parents are doubtful but do not hesitate children,” he added that the social media platform and the media had played a role in raising awareness .
Dr.
Shubha Madhusudhan, a clinical psychologist, the Manasvi counseling center in Banashankari said young adolescents and adults reached with many conveniences to overcome their problems now.
The school offers handsidhar g, founder, DeeseSha says that around 47% of students have advanced to seek help directly or indirectly via email / anonymous calls and they receive support through their ‘Opendoor’ initiative and 14/7.
Ruth Sneha Inbase, the teacher at Ekya Byrathi’s school said: “We have in-house counselors with whom students can be connected because as our institution believes that mental health requires more unshine, more sex and conversations that are not shy.” While Aloysius D’Mello, Principal, Greenwood High International School said students in grade 10 to 12 shared their anxiety around the exam and other problems they faced with their counselors without hesitation now, Shweta Sastri, said Bangalore, Bangalore that a team Work together to meet their student’s emotional needs through individual sessions or small groups.