Around this time, last year, 38-year-old entrepreneur Niraj Doshi spent many nights in a row, trying to jump off rooftops in Singapore. The suicidal tendency was a build-up of two major depressive episodes since 2015. An engineer with an MBA who travelled the world, published a book, filed for a product patent, worked for MNCs in Dubai and Singapore, and lived an overall good life was pulled down by failed relationships. Minor dysthymia led to major depression and he tried to jump off the 23rd floor condo in Singapore multiple times. His psychotherapist prompted him to visit a psychiatrist who prescribed him medicine. After initial reluctance, and a nearly successful attempt at dying, he took to medication and has been thankful that he survived. It took 33 people to help him come out of this difficult phase of his life.

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