Mental Health in Our Culture

[diwana]

Re: Mental Health in Our Culture

@redvelvet

What is your problem? Why do you internalize on such a deep level every comment that is less than positive about desi culture? It doesn’t necessarily mean that the one making the comment doesn’t love their culture/country. I don’t agree with the whole idea of only recognizing and mentioning the positive and turning a blind eye to issues. Forget culture for a sec. Take a look at something such as the spread of Islam…there were many harmful and silly superstitous beliefs and practices in soceity that were challenged…that HAD to be challenged in order for the truth to be spread. It’s not such a bad thing, you know.

When I read this post of yours, it reminds me of an anaology that my mom used to give about pigeons and how when they are confronted with something they don’t like…they shut their eyes thinking it would disappear.

But these stigmas are not so particular for desis.

Even in very advanced and educated areas / cultures these are misdiagnosed, get delay in treatment and get stigmatized… unfortunately.

@Muzna

how many times have you seen erratic behaviour and the parents just say, “shaadi ho ja’ay tau sab teekh ho ja’ay ga…”

Less than, where a sane man becomes insane after marriage and start acting bizarre.