Psychologists say that “Parents, across all income groups, are petrified about letting their child do anything less than engineering or other conventional courses. Awareness about new subjects may be there, but acceptability is missing. Currently, many students in recent times committed suicide, just because they anticipated to not performing well in an exam they were preparing for.
Meanwhile, it is imperative on the part of parents and teachers to start making an effort to understand the caliber and the abilities of their children. To simply pressurize them and blame them for their poor performance in academics is only going to add to their miseries. This will make them suffer in silence and force them to feel lonely. Loneliness and stress combined together can slowly lead them into a vortex of depression.
As for students, it is important for them to understand that suicide is not a solution. Life is more precious than anything else and facing the challenges life throws at us only makes us stronger. Suicide only devastates the entire family and affects other lives. Students should seek help. There are counsellors, psychologists and even special friends who are more than willing to help them cope with their stress and depression.
