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How far should one go in helping their partner's mental battles?
Updated On: 08 January, 2023 07:22 AM IST | Mumbai | Heena Khandelwal
Actress Tunisha Sharma’s suicide on set and accused boyfriend Sheezan Khan’s revelation about him trying to help her cope with OCD and depressive behaviour throws up the prickly subject of how far should and can partners go in trying to play mender
Ghatkopar resident Kalpesh Shah battled depression for two years during which he had stopped talking to everyone, including his wife Mansi and their twin daughters. She says that the first step to healing was acceptance. While Kalpesh sought treatment from a psychiatrist, the couple also went for counselling, which changed their lives for the better. Pic/Satej Shinde
It was eight years ago when Barkha Menghani, 32, a banking professional living in Navi Mumbai, realised that she is slipping into depression. It was triggered by a past relationship where her partner cheated on her. It took her several months to overcome it, but three years ago, when she was asked to resign from a job, she sunk into another bout. “My self-esteem took a hit,” she tells us over a telephone call. “I was looking for a means to end my life and couldn’t share that with my partner. I didn’t know how to.” She’s currently spending time with her boyfriend, Amit Khandelwal, in Singapore.
Menghani finally told him, and asked whether he ever had suicidal thoughts. “Neither could he connect with this nor did he know what to do,” she says.
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