Shama Sikander pledges to help people suffering from mental illness and urges her fans to join hands in creating awareness about mental illness on world mental health day
Shama Sikander has been a champion when it comes to raising awareness about mental health awareness.
She has raised questions and issues time and again relating to it. She has not pledged to help anyone with mental health issues. She has also asked for the fans to come together on this and join hands and make the world a better place for people suffering from mental health awareness on the occasion of world mental health day.
The issue has taken a beating by certain sections of the media in recent times and it has taken a dent. But shama knows no backing out. She has stood for the cause for close to a decade and now is stronger than ever on it.
She says, ”It’s something personal, to begin with. I have come from the lowest point and the world knows it. I have seen the darkest of days. The context is that I really understand.
I know how it feels and why one who is suffering needs help. When a body part gets injured we rush to the hospital. The brain is no different. But we don’t treat it because of the taboo. In ancient times even science was a taboo but eventually the society benefited by its acceptance.
The same can be replicated in this case. The person will get a new lease of life and the society will benefit. We will have a more conscious and aware society. Let’s all fight this deadly issue. And it starts with talking to one another and opening up a healthy conversation about this.’