We are as altered by loss, as we are by Love.
After experiencing loss in my personal life I went on a journey of self discovery and finding the meaning of happiness. It was during that time that I realised that I wanted to become a psychiatrist. I found it extremely hard for others to relate to my experience and the more I tried to connect, the more determined i became to help others like me; the ones who suffer in silence, the ones who feel unheard. I started expressing my feelings with painting and that helped me grow as a person. Everyone has a different kind of art that makes them who they are and my aim is to help them find that art for themselves. I started a small support group called “ the ; project” in 2015. It meant that as the ; indicated that the sentence isn't over just like that it meant that your life isn't as well, Choose to keep going. And that was the beginning of my career. I started giving counselling sessions to all the juniors which has now turned into me giving awareness lectures on mental ailments in different institutes. During my housejob i did a rotation in psychiatry and my horizon broadened a thousand folds. Now I was more determined than ever to help the most neglected people in the society.
It would be fair to say that I’m still discovering the meaning of happiness but one thing that I’ve learned so far is that only when you let go of yourself, your ego, your selfishness; you’ll realise that happiness lies in the happiness of others.