He said that many countries are currently struggling with mental health emergency, there are countless cases of depression, as well as cases of enforcement and even suicide are becoming a problem for countries. He said that people are unable to talk to their family and people around about mental health, nor do they want to do it. This increases their struggle more. But mental health is also more important as someone’s physical health. It should be taken with priority.
Here the difference of generations also plays an important role. People of the older generation used to talk very little on this issue. Comparatively new generations talk more on it. Along with this, culture of different regions is also a factor. He said that his family is originally from India, but we never talked about mental health.
Today’s youth are very pressure to do better in life. When he is asked what is the meaning of success for him, it is the answer that people expect him to have a lot of money, they have a big name in the world, and they have great power. It is not a wrong thing to want all this, but if people start thinking where the path of satisfaction in life goes through, then the experiences of life will be seen giving some more suggestions.
According to Dr. Vivek Murthy, if we want to see our children satisfied in the true sense, then there is a need to think more deeply about it. We find out how we make our children a life that has a motive for a satisfaction, which includes service, and which is beneficial for the surrounding community. Because these are the building blocks of satisfied life which we want to go to our children in the end.
He said that the suicide rate has also increased rapidly in the last two decades. Loneliness is increasing in people. And the most worry is that this loneliness is now being found the most among children. But it is stinging the same youth as well. Everyone has access to mobile phone. Children also consume negative news from mobile phones, making them violent.
Average, children are spending more than 3 hours every day on social media. Due to this, the risk of depression and angel is also doubled in them. The algorithms of social media are such that a person gets addicted to it. These algorithms directly affect the brain and affect the hormones emanating from it. But there is no rule-law to control them. For the last 20 years, social media has been affecting our lives, and as a society we have failed to put pressure on social media companies. Everyone has to think about it together.
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