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        "rendered": "<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2354\" class=\"elementor elementor-2354\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ea2be9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ea2be9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56aea3d\" data-id=\"56aea3d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2f69ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2f69ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 15-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;\">None of us are superhuman. We all sometimes get tired or overwhelmed by how we feel or when things go wrong. If things are getting too much for you and you feel you can\u2019t cope, ask for help.These are risk factors that you can look out for to know whether you need support<\/p><h4 style=\"caret-color: #000000; font-style: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; text-decoration: none; border-width: medium; border-style: none; text-align: left;\"><strong>Warning Signs<\/strong><\/h4><div><p style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\">If there are risk factors, it is important to seek assistance for yourself and your family. If a family member or friend is concerned, discussing the issue with another family member, friend, counselor,\u00a0 doctor could be helpful. Signs and behaviors that you need to watch out for:<\/p><ul style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\"><li style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\" aria-level=\"1\">Marked fall in academic performance<\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\"><li style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\" aria-level=\"1\">Poor marks in school despite trying very hard<\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\"><li style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\" aria-level=\"1\">Severe worry or anxiety,not wanting to go to school,feeling stressed and not taking part in sports or other activities\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\"><li style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\" aria-level=\"1\">Frequent physical complaints (eg.headaches, body aches)<\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\"><li style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\" aria-level=\"1\">Marked changes in sleeping and\/or eating habits<\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\"><li style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\" aria-level=\"1\">Extreme difficulties in concentrating at school or at home<\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\"><li style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\" aria-level=\"1\">Having multiple sexual relationships<\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\"><li style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\" aria-level=\"1\">Depression shown by sustained, prolonged negative mood and attitude, often accompanied by poor appetite, difficulty sleeping or thoughts of death<\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\"><li style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\" aria-level=\"1\">Severe mood swings<\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\"><li style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\" aria-level=\"1\">Strong worries or anxieties that get in the way of daily life, such as at school or socializing<\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\"><li style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\" aria-level=\"1\">Repeated use of alcohol and\/or drugs\/ tobacco\/gutka especially when stressed or when it is difficult to deal with a situation<\/li><\/ul><h4 style=\"--fontfamily: 'Baloo 2', Sans-Serif; --fontweight: 700; --fontsize: 25px; --lineheight: 1.5; border-width: medium; border-style: none; text-decoration: var(--textDecoration);\">What can you do?<\/h4><p style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\"><b>You are not alone!<\/b><\/p><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><ul style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none; font-size: 18px; text-align: start;\"><li style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Talk:<\/strong>\u00a0If you experience recurring disturbing thoughts or symptoms, you must\u00a0reach out to a professional counsellor immediately, or talk to a trusted family member, friend or colleagueabout what is troubling you. While financial cost and insurance are often obstacles to avail help, you can call the helpline number(s) for your city\/country.\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var(--color); font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform); text-decoration: var(--textDecoration);\">Helplines<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var(--color); font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform); text-decoration: var(--textDecoration);\">\u00a0are often responsive and free of cost, you can receive immediate guidance on how to stabilize your thoughts.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none; font-size: 18px; text-align: start;\"><li style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Understand it\u2019s a health condition:<\/b>\u00a0Understand that a mental health issue is a health condition, similar to how you also suffer from physical ailments. There is\u00a0no need to isolate yourself or feel embarrassed or ashamed. Instead, recognize that you need to take care of your mental health and prioritize the treatment over everything else.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none; font-size: 18px; text-align: start;\"><li style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\"><b>Recovery phase:<\/b>\u00a0To put it out clearly for you, recovery process and time is anything but a quick fix. It takes its due course of time. What is needed from you is to\u00a0give yourself time to recover, practice empathy towards yourself, make both physical and mental exercise a part of your daily routine and fight those thoughts that pull you down every single day. It is a long journey, but you are worth the effort to take it on!<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h4 style=\"--fontfamily: 'Baloo 2', Sans-Serif; --fontweight: 700; --fontsize: 25px; --lineheight: 1.5; border-width: medium; border-style: none; text-decoration: var(--textDecoration);\"><b>Risk for Suicide<\/b><\/h4><p style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\">Sometimes problems seem like they are impossible to solve for many different reasons. Sometimes we are not even fully aware a problem is building up. We just know something is wrong. An estimated 8,00,000 people globally lose their life to suicide every year, equating to around one person every 40 seconds. Suicide is the leading cause of death among young people aged 15-29, with people of all ages being vulnerable.<\/p><p style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\">When problems build up, even the strongest individuals may think about suicide. Yet suicide is not the answer. Are you, or someone you know, at risk for suicide? The most common symptoms include loss of interest in daily activities, erratic mood swings and sudden changes in behavior, appetite, and sleeping patterns, among others. Inability to understand and decode what is going on in one\u2019s mind to cause such extreme external changes can be frustrating. This frustration either turns into or adds to anxiety&#8211;leading to a burn out, nervous breakdown, panic attack, state of shock, fainting, and at times can condition the individual to contemplate suicide.<\/p><p style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\"><b>Seek help if you notice any of the following warning signs of suicide:<\/b><\/p><ul style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\"><li style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\">Threatening to hurt or kill self<\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\"><li style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\">Feeling trapped, like there\u2019s no way out<\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\"><li style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\">Looking for ways to kill self<\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\"><li style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\">Abusing drugs or alcohol<\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\"><li style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\">Trying to get pills, guns, or other means to harm oneself<\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\"><li style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\">Withdrawing from friends or family<\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\"><li style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\">Talking or writing about death, dying or suicide<\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\"><li style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\">Having dramatic changes in mood<\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\"><li style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\">Feeling hopeless<\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\"><li style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\">Feeling like there is no reason for living, no sense of purpose in life<\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\"><li style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\">Experiencing rage, uncontrolled anger or seeking revenge<\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\"><li style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\">Sleeping too much or too little<\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\"><li style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\">Acting reckless or engaging in risky activities<\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\"><li style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\">Giving away possessions<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\"><b>Screening Tool:<\/b><\/p><p style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\">If you are stressed or experiencing distress, fill up the scale using the Link:<\/p><p style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\"><a style=\"transition: var(--transition);\" href=\"https:\/\/ogg.osu.edu\/media\/documents\/MB%20Stream\/who5.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/ogg.osu.edu\/media\/documents\/MB%20Stream\/who5.pdf<\/a><\/p><p style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\">For the well-being scale, a raw score below 13 indicates poor well-being and is an indication for further evaluation for depression\/ anxiety. Please reach out to a counsellor\/psychiatrist for help.<\/p><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96ad938 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96ad938\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"caret-color: #000000; font-style: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-transform: none; text-decoration: none; border-width: medium; border-style: none;\"><b>Helplines for Psychological Distress<\/b><\/h4><ul style=\"text-align: start; border-width: medium; border-style: none; font-size: 18px;\"><li style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\"><strong>KIRAN<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; 24&#215;7 Mental Health Helpline by Government<br \/>Based in: Pan-India<br \/>Provides\/Offers: First stage advice, counselling, and references<br \/>Availability: 24\/7<br \/>Helpline Contact:\u00a0<a style=\"transition: var(--transition);\" href=\"tel:1-8005990019\">1800-599-0019<\/a><\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"text-align: start; border-width: medium; border-style: none; font-size: 18px;\"><li style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\"><strong>The Health Collective India<\/strong><br \/>Provides\/Offers: City-wise lists of Distress\/Suicide Prevention Helplines &amp; Stress-Related Helplines<\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"text-align: start; border-width: medium; border-style: none; font-size: 18px;\"><li style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\"><strong>iCall<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Psychosocial Helpline by Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)<br \/>Based in: Pan-India<br \/>Provides\/Offers: Professional and free counseling over phone, email, or chat<br \/>Availability: Monday-Saturday, 8 am to 10 pm<br \/>Helpline Contact: 022-25521111<br \/>Email Address:\u00a0<a style=\"transition: var(--transition);\" href=\"mailto:icall@tiss.edu\">icall@tiss.edu<\/a><\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"text-align: start; border-width: medium; border-style: none; font-size: 18px;\"><li style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\"><strong>Aasra<\/strong><br \/>Based in: Mumbai<br \/>Provides\/Offers: Free helpline for people in crisis<br \/>Availability: 24\/7<br \/>Helpline Contact: +91 98204 66726<\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"text-align: start; border-width: medium; border-style: none; font-size: 18px;\"><li style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\"><strong>Cooj<\/strong><br \/>Based in: Goa<br \/>Helpline Contact: +91 98225 62522<br \/>Email Address: coojtrust@yahoo.co.in<\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"text-align: start; border-width: medium; border-style: none; font-size: 18px;\"><li style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\"><strong>Samaritans Mumbai<\/strong><br \/>Based in:Mumbai<br \/>Provides\/Offers: Emotional support for stress, distress, depression, or suicidal thoughts<br \/>Helpline Contact: +91 84229 84528, +91 84229 84529, +91 84229 84530<br \/>Email Address: talk2samaritans@gmail.com<\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"text-align: start; border-width: medium; border-style: none; font-size: 18px;\"><li style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\"><strong>Sneha Foundation<\/strong><br \/>Based in: Chennai<br \/>Provides\/Offers: Suicide prevention<br \/>Availability: 10 am to 4 pm (all days)<br \/>Helpline Contact: +91 44 2464 0050, +91 44 2464 0060<br \/>Email Address: help@snehaindia.org<\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"text-align: start; border-width: medium; border-style: none; font-size: 18px;\"><li style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\"><strong>Parivarthan Counselling, Training &amp; Research Centre<\/strong><br \/>Based in: Bangalore<br \/>Provides\/Offers: Counselling helpline<br \/>Availability: Monday to Friday, 1 pm to 10 pm<br \/>Helpline Contact: +917676602602<\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"text-align: start; border-width: medium; border-style: none; font-size: 18px;\"><li style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\"><strong>Connecting NGO<\/strong><br \/>Based in:Pune<br \/>Provides\/Offers: Non-judgemental listening service and helpline<br \/>Availability: Every day, 12 pm to 8 pm<br \/>Helpline Contact: +919922004305, +919922001122<br \/>Email Address: distressmailsconnecting@gmail.com<\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"text-align: start; border-width: medium; border-style: none; font-size: 18px;\"><li style=\"border-width: medium; border-style: none;\"><strong>National Toll-free Drug De-addiction Helpline<\/strong><br \/>Based in: Pan-India<br \/>Provides\/Offers: Drug de-addiction support<br \/>Helpline Contact: 1800-1100-031<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>",
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