New Delhi: The use of social media platforms Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Telegram, WhatsApp, or any other application has increased a lot today. Whether it is to find a solution to a problem, to entertain, to exchange information, or to interact with relatives, people use these apps. Sometimes you must have felt confused while typing messages in the chat, but this is not the case with women. Chatting on WhatsApp (WhatsApp Chatting) women not only find it easier than talking on the phone but also feel confidential. They are far ahead of men in chatting on WhatsApp. The special thing is that this chat has also been done on this helpline number 9999666555, which belongs to a mental health organization.
Statistics from 3 months of the free national helpline of the Vandrewala Foundation, a mental health organization, show that the young population has used WhatsApp the most among those seeking advice and counseling on mental issues on the helpline of the foundation. Whereas people of the middle age group and the above preferred telephonic conversation more.
The data shows that most of the youth are using WhatsApp to help their mental health and consider it better. 65% of those under 18, 50% in the 18-35 age group, 28.3% in the 35-60 age group, and 8% in the 60+ age group have used WhatsApp for mental health.
53 percent of women and 42 percent are men
According to the foundation’s data, around 53 percent of women prefer to contact the helpline using WhatsApp chat, while 42 per cent of men prefer using WhatsApp chat. And in other cases, people take counseling through the telephone.
Why women like
The special thing is that WhatsApp has given the most relief to that class which probably could never get mental health help by going to offline clinics. Especially such women, girls, and youth who want to discuss their mental health problems without telling their family or peers, they use WhatsApp for this. They consider it confidential and according to the availability of time they are able to solve their problems in a silent manner.
People struggling with thoughts of suicide
Priya Hiranandani Vandrewala, head of the foundation and philanthropist, says, “A third of people who contacted us told us that they are struggling with mental illness, anxiety, depression, and thoughts of suicide. In 2022, suicide took more lives in India than murders and coronavirus. Even if every medical student in the country became a psychiatrist today, we do not have enough people to solve the mental health crisis. Along with this, there is also a need to remove hesitation and fear in the minds of people seeking help for mental health.
