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It often begins quietly not with a crisis, but with an ache that refuses to fade. You still get up, still show up, still smile when needed. Yet something inside you feels hollow, as if the world has lost a layer of colour. For many, that’s where the confusion begins: is this simply sadness, or something deeper that we can express? In India, an estimated 13.7% of adults will experience a mental disorder at some point in their lives, says the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 2025 report on Mental Healthcare. Around 10.6 % of adults require active intervention for mental health issues. Yet the difference between everyday sadness and clinical depression remains unclear for many. With a treatment gap estimated at between 70% and 92% for those who need help, the issue goes beyond statistics.
