Whether it’s a fight with spouse, failed relationship or family problems, it seems like Delhiites are easy on giving up their lives. One suicide every 17 hours added to a total of seven suicides in the capital last week, according to a news report. By Sunday morning two more suicide cases made news. A grim figure, which reflects youngsters are indeed living on the edge.
Self-employed Bharti Aggarwal (name changed) took sleeping pills in Class 12 as her parents were against the guy she was in love with. A decade later and happily married, Bharti shares, “It was an extreme step I took, which I regret now. I was clearly not thinking when I decided to kill myself and in turn hurt my loved ones. At 17, my parents’ disapproval didn’t make sense, it does now.”
Throwing light on this spiraling trend being observed in the capital, psychologist and in-house counsellor for a public school Dr Geetanjali Kumar says, “It seems we’re becoming intelligent but not mature. We need to build our emotional quotient. Until few years ago, children were brought up in large families where they learnt to care for their siblings, build bonds and also develop their inner strength. It’s not the case today. I’ve heard phrases such as ‘nothing can change my life’ from students who’ve attempted suicide after suffering a heart break. One delay, one fight, one break-up makes them take up their life. They forget their 10 achievements over one failure. Both parents and school authorities need to stress on youngsters valuing their lives and overcoming hurdles.”
The situation is similar for Garima Sharma, 28, professional, who cut her wrist after a fight with her boyfriend. “I can’t forget the look on my dad’s face when he saw my bleeding hand and took me to our family doctor. I vowed never to cause my parents any hurt and dumped my boyfriend the very same night,” she says.