I was never been aware
of what is called mental health. Why it is important to take care of it on the
primary basis. The time I got my depression attack for the first time, I came
to know how strongly it impacts human mind. How important it is to take care of
your mental health on a regular basis.
How it is started I
don’t know but there were various different symptoms started during the time of
my jobless period, or I may say the time I started searching jobs after leaving
govt job. I felt somebody is following me wherever I go, somebody is keeping
tap on my laptop work on a daily basis. Somebody is stealing my data from my
laptop, my laptop is getting hacked by somebody. And that somebody is not very
well known but known to me. But I was not having any prove to catch the person.
There was lot of sleeplessness or over sleep was happening. I never discussed
this issue with anyone just because I thought it was a phase and might be my
own illusion. One day it will go!
Second phase started on
a very higher note. I was out of my mind, strong mental attack I was getting.
My body language was out of my control, my brain and my mind were not working
in a balance manner, or in a clearer manner, instruction of my brain was not
responded by my mind. This time I have been hospitalized at AIIMS, Pune. Lot of
medication, injection happened. Few days I was admitted with proper care. Then
I was released. They recommended me to CIP Ranchi, for further treatment. Cip
was a new place where I got awestruck by seeing their patients. Thousands and
thousands of patients were roaming there with their own deficiency. First time I
have gone through counselling with Dr Saswati then treatment started with
medication. During counselling period, I came to know that depression is not
exactly a disease, it’s a disorder, which was said by my counselor Dr Saswati.
I was extremely down
because not only of that I was not married, I was jobless but because of I
always used to feel I am very open-minded person. My life is an open book. I
was always open to my parents about my life. Except for a fact that I have been physically and sexually abused. And that’s the final sentence asked from CIP Ranchi and I said yes.
I was with medication
since 2013 till 2017.
I was more down as my
family was feeling down. The awareness of depression or any kind of mental
illness is not very high in my family. They got quite scared by looking at my
health and medicinal effects. Which was not surprising for me.
Doctor told me it may
come back during pregnancy. And it just happened. It was a huge hue and cry.
Past resurrection. Lot of hormonal secretion.
The absurd thing is
what happened after that. Hearing voices of close people, anxiety attack, the
reason behind my breakups with my boyfriend…those thought was continuously knocking
me. I was getting phobia of past. My body was feeling extreme light, there was sleeplessness happened again,
and this time not one night. It was two three nights. It was a kind of
senselessness. I was taken to AIIMS Bhopal. And they said medicine will
continue for next two years. I was always doctor’s favorite, since the time I
was born. I have heard about this story from my mom.
I ask myself how long
this episode of life will continue? And the answer is blank in my head.