The SOS Show with Suchita

Continuing our quest with hearing voices and understanding Schizophrenia- this episode of THE SOS SHOW explores hearing-voices.org- an organization that supports the voice-hearers and their caregivers and is making efforts to create more awareness on voice-hearers globally. The organization currently is in 38 countries. We spoke to Kate Crawford who is a voice hearer and works for the organization...

A diagnosis based solely on the behavioral pattern of a person- and then pumping the person with 25 medicines per day with incredible side effects-Peter Bullimore refutes Schizophrenia! Peter Bullimore is a courageous inspirational man on a mission. Having been diagnosed with chronic schizophrenia he decided to let go of his medication to understand his own existence and his voices to live with th...

Can a person living with Schizophrenia overcome their voices and lead a normal life? Lavanya Seshasayee our guest for today is leading a normal life due to the sheer power of her will and her husband's support. She has overcome her mental illness and currently is the founder of the Global Women's Recovery Movement. Lavanya shares her journey of dealing with Schizophrenia, the symptoms, the medicat...

Is your constant worrying becoming a habit? Is that leading to your anxieties and phobias? Is it that simple? or is there something deeper to it? Do you need a therapy - Well, yes if it is making you dysfunctional and has been living with you for 25 years in the case of our guest James Kirkendall. But James did go for therapy- the exposure therapy- but that didn't help him much. What can you do th...

This episode is a continuation of our EP 52- where we had Nikhil Raman Kutty talking about his anxiety episodes and the first person he falls back on are his parents. So we decided to get the parent's side to you guys. There is a certain gap between parents and children in India especially when it comes to talking about their most personal details- and mental health disorder is something that woul...

Mental health is more than just the absence of Mental Disorders or disabilities as stressed by WHO. In today's special episode we ask a few of our guests from THE SOS SHOW- two questions- what does mental health mean to them and how do they take care of their mental health? This capsule is also avialable as a video- so do find it on our insta, twitter, linkedin handles. Our Guests: Aaron Harvey Fo...

Anxiety and Depression are words we use so casually every day- but they are after all not that casual. Nikhil Ramankutty our guest for today talks about the anxiety episodes that lead him to seek help and reach out- and although it creates some catastrophes in his personal life- medication kept him going. Don't be hesitant to reach out if you go through anything that you feel needs to be taken car...

In this candid conversation, we talk to Dr. Megha Sharda- who is living with bipolar and is Mental health professional. She tells us how she had to come to terms with her Bipolar; how it affected her personal relationships. We understand the effect of medications and as often pointed out by our earlier guests- the side effects of excess medications. We question the research and is it lagging anywh...

A profession that saves lives is the highest risk group when it comes to suicides. The data from the U.S states- 1 doctor dies per day by suicide. A particular suicide that came to the forefront a few months back- Dr. Anurag Kumar- who wrote this post on medium about being severely depressed and trying to take his life multiple times till he finally succeeded and, that too, while he was...

How do we define Disability? Does this definition vary from country to country? Dr. Satender Singh takes us through his journey of living and fighting for his rights and hence the rights of others- Fighting the stigma of his disability- discrimination, and harassment. Disability is in the environment he reiterates, in our awareness, in our understanding.  We try and understand the kind o...

How can a parent-child relationship define the mental health of a child? In our earlier episodes, some of our guests felt that their mental illness was due to "bad" parenting. Do parents especially in India make an effort to understand - really understand their child- or are they just a "project" for them as pointed out by our guest for today- Varkha Chulani. Find her at www.varkhachulani.com . Th...

Two specific loss of lives in the past month has shaken us- one is Dr. Anurag Kumar the psychiatrist and other is Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput ( which is still under speculation/ investigation.) Both these suicides led to a huge social media uproar- one had a suicide note and depression attributed to it; the second one had no suicide note, but depression and other things are being attribut...

We are in conversation with the founder of two companies- Made of millions and Ready set rocket- Aaron Harvey.  Aaron has been battling multiple OCDs while running two successful companies. He shares his journey and experiences of living and thriving with OCD.  HELPLINES FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION: I CALL-9152987820 M MIND POWER-1800-120-820050 MINISTRY OF HEALTH-08046110007 NATIONAL HE...

If we take care of the inside the outside gets taken care of.  We talk to Shiv Bharat, the founder of Warrior Yogi Movement where he combines being a warrior (outside) to Yoga (inside) for the holistic well-being of a person.  We talk about various things including- embodiment, changing our lifestyle, doing a couple of things on a daily basis to take care of our mental and emotional...

We are talking to Carol Edwards a CBT practitioner turned writer- she recently released her book- Desire- Intrusive thought.  She takes us through her journey of finding herself to have an OCD- contamination and thought intrusive; this- while she was practicing CBT.  She tells her the difference between a compulsive habit and an OCD. She also takes her getting an OCD- genetic,...

A few weeks back a girl died by suicide because she was forced conversion therapy; So what is conversion therapy?  The MH law is against any such practices related to and forced upon the LGBTQ+ community. We talk to Aarathi Selvan on Conversion therapy and its hazards to the mental health of the concerned individual.  Find her at www.pauseforperspective.com   HELPLINES FOR SUICIDE P...

A spate of suicides in the Indian film industry in the last couple of months- the recent one being of the popular actor Sushant Singh. This episode was recorded much before we lost Sushant- we talk to Dr. Avinash DeSousa of the desousafoundation.com about mental health in the Indian film industry and how can we become more empathetic towards each other in this cut-throat world.  &nb...

We talk to Amrita Tripathi the founder/ director of healthcollective.in  and the co-author of two books on mental health about various things including her books and The Health Collective. We also dig a bit on the infrastructure of mental health when it comes to a city like Delhi and also her opinion on the cost factor related to mental health.  We have been featured in the "ne...

We continue our discussion with OCD. In this episode, we talk to Sunil Punjabi- a caregiver cum mental health practitioner who uses exposure and response prevention that is considered a gold standard in treating OCD.  Find him at  www.unshackle.in Guys, we have been featured in the "new and noteworthy section" by Apple- so go rate us and subscribe to us so we can reach more people! &nbsp...

OCD- obsessive-compulsive disorder is characterized by unreasonable thoughts and fears which can be obsessive that can lead to compulsive behaviors. if you are wondering, you might have an OCD do not search on the internet; check your symptoms go meet a psychiatrist and a psychologist. Check out our earlier episode 36 as well. In Ep 39 we have lived in experience with OCD; Vardhman Jain an ex-Uber...

It’s OK to love whoever u want, says Harish Iyer- our guest for today’s episode. But are we as a society ready to accept this yet? Harish takes us through his journey of being sexually abused to accepting his sexuality as a gay individual to fighting for himself and the rights of other LGBTQIA members. HELPLINES FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION: I CALL-9152987820 M MIND POWER-1800-120-820050 MIN...

How is Mental hygiene important for a person's mental health. How is social media affecting a person's mental health- With reference to the incidence of the 'Bois Locker room', we are in conversation with Dr. Kersi Chavda - past president of Bombay Psychiatry society, a consultant at Hinduja Health care, Reliance foundations Hospitals... Currently Chairperson of the IPS task Force dealing with Col...

What do we need to do today to keep our emotional and psychological well being in years to come; with the increase in suicides, OCD stress, trauma, anxiety- we need to look deeper into what could possibly be the traumas in the new normal. Hvovi Bhagwagar a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist take us through the times in COVID AND POST COVID and where can we find help. Find her at  manas...

Suicide rates are 50 percent higher during these times of uncertainty, stress, and isolation compared to last year. But what is the character of Suicide? Is it primarily just a health sector concern? Do we need to dig deeper and look into other sectors? Is suicide going to be the next crisis? How can you help someone in need of help at 2 am in the morning? Helplines and the infrastructure nee...

How do you distinguish between actual depression and just a 'depression' that you might feel during these times! We discuss this and more with our guest Tanmoy Goswami. Tanmoy also takes us through a personal life with his wife and child where his wife a caregiver plays a very important role in keeping him balanced.   You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook , Instagram ,...