After ‘I Hate My Life’ Facebook Post, Woman Ends Life

[kakatiya]

INDORE: Ten days after posting illustrative profile picture "I hate my life" on February 12, a 25-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide here.

Arti Shrivas was found hanging from the ceiling fan by the domestic help on Saturday.

Her mother Mamta was one among her six Facebook friends who liked the profile picture.

She hanged self when the family was not at home.

A month ago, Arti had quit her job with a private company. Her father passed away four years ago and her mother got the job on compassionate grounds.

After Arti posted the picture on Facebook, two of her friends on the social networking site advised her to delete the "hate" word from her dictionary in their comments. But her family did not take serious note of it.

Arti had also changed her Facebook cover photo too on January 19 to "I just don't have an attitude! ....Just a personality that you can't handle!"

Police are yet to investigate the recent developments on her Facebook page and relate them to Saturday's suicide. The police have seized her cellphone to track the reasons behind the extreme act. "No suicide note has been found. Police could not record her family's statement as they are in a state of shock. Her recent quitting of job might well have something to do with the suicide," a police officer said.

Psychiatrists and career counselors said the recent changes made by Arti on her Facebook page are reflective of acute depression. "The "I hate my life" expression is a strong sign of something serious. Had her friends and kin took these changes seriously and either counseled her themselves or sought professional help, the alleged suicide could have been prevented," city-based psychiatrist Manish Jain said. He also said such changes are reflective of how young and productive population is living more in virtual world and less in real world.

A city-based career counselor Sachin Bhatnagar said Facebook is gradually becoming a medium for teenagers and youths to interpret events in their life. Expressions of such feelings should be taken seriously by families and addressed through timely counseling.

[CheGuevara]

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