UNAIR NEWS Popularity and media social influence can affect to someones depression. A public figure that could not control her/himself to the haters speech in social media would lead to acute depression or even worst suicidal.
The statement was explained by a psychiatrist of Teaching Hospital 51 (RS UNAIR), Andini Dyah Sitawati (Sita). Sita said, a popularity of public figures made both fans and haters. Meanwhile, if they (the public figures) could not be able to control their emotion responding haters, it caused depression.
Today is social media day. a celebrity could not be separated by the fans and haters attention. No matter how small thing the celebrity does, includes outfit. It would be as both fans and haters attention. If a celebrity couldnt respond well the haters, it could lead to depression, Sita said
Women who also as Psychiatry lecturer of Faculty of Medicine UNAIR said that people with depression actually felt doubt in committing suicide. Due to lack of support by the closest friend and family, so, suicide was the choice for them.
Alcohol and drugs also could be as trigger factor of suicide. Usually, the drunks and drugs addicts tend to be impulsive, including suicide.
Emotional Support
The person who depressed will experience the signs that can be known by the closer friends and family. In this moment, it takes observation to figure out alteration of person who depressed.
They tend to anxious and loss of interest in activities. Probably, in their daily activities they were talkative but suddenly they chose to be more silent. They tend to be sad and have no feeling in usual activities, said a doctor who practice in RSUD Dr, Soetomo
Meanwhile, some of them not experience the signs or symptoms. It has to be more warned because it probably the closest friend do not realize about the alteration.
In invisible signs, they may be as normal person in daily activities. But when they are in home, they will explode it all by crying and others way.
In respond the phenomena, Sita said that supporting system has the most important role for people who depressed.
They (people who depressed) can communicate well, just ask the problems. If they are an introvert, just stay with them. Cheer they up and give emotional support, said a specialist graduated Program of FK UNAIR.
Sita also suggested people to not directly carry stigma to them (People of depressed) as Mental Illness. The stigma could make them feel more depressed.
Dont carry stigma, we should give a help. If we could not give a help, at least make them believe they are not alone, She said
Spirituality
Sometimes, people judge those who battle with depression and end up suicide, the most common comments about suicidal was less of spirituality.
In regard to that, a lecture who have ever observed about Relation between medication adherence and quality of sleep of people with schizophrenia in psychiatry outpatient clinic in RSUD Dr. Soetomo, said that spirituality was one of emotional factors.
I have treated patient who has high spirituality but they also experience depression. There were also people having mediocre spirituality but they were not on depression. Spirituality factor sometimes help someone to stop committing suicide but the most important is the can get the emotional support from family and friends, she said
Though she did not mention the certain number of depression cases in Surabaya, but she said that herself and friends in psychiatry clinic of RSUD Dr. Soetomo always received many same cases.
Author: Defrina Sukma S.
Editor : Binti Q. Masruroh
