Apurva Asrani schools Soni Razdan; says, “Its unfair to diagnose Sushant Singh Rajput’s depression on Twitter”

Writer-editor Apurva Asrani and actress Soni Razdan are debating over what made Sushant Singh Rajput commit suicide. The actress feels that the ‘real issue’ depression and mental illness can happen without any trigger whereas the writer feels environmental factor like social isolation and stress can also contribute to a person’s depression.

Asrani went on to tell Razdan that its unfair to diagnosed Sushant’s depression on social media. Read on to know the details.

Apurva had slammed people being selective while trying to address issues surrounding Sushant’s death. Replying to his tweet, Soni Razdan had said, “What’s really bothering me in all this is the fact that the real issue – depression and mental illness – is now obfuscated by sound and fury. The point being that depression does not need a reason to engulf a person. It comes unbidden to the successful, the rich as much as anyone else. Think Robin Williams Kate Spade Anthony Bourdain and countless others. When you talk around the main issue you do a great disservice to all those who may be also suffering and think it’s due to external circumstances when in fact it’s due to an internal one that the person suffering cannot control.”

@Apurvasrani What’s really bothering me in all this is the fact that the real issue – depression and mental illness – is now obfuscated by sound and fury. The point being that depression does not need a reason to engulf a person. It comes unbidden to the successful, the rich…

— Soni Razdan (@Soni_Razdan) July 6, 2020

Replying to Razdan, Asrani wrote, “Untrue ma’am. Depression can be triggered by environmental factors like social isolation & a stressful workplace too. Unfair to diagnose Sushant’s depression on twitter. But we do know of a campaign to label him a rapist, unprofessional & a write off. It shouldn’t be covered up.”

Untrue ma'am. Depression can be triggered by environmental factors like social isolation & a stressful workplace too. Unfair to diagnose Sushant's depression on twitter. But we do know of a campaign to label him a rapist, unprofessional & a write off. It shouldn't be covered up. https://t.co/qwwnZkqX3h

— Apurva (@Apurvasrani) July 7, 2020

The actress explaining herself further wrote, “Mental illness is something most people are born with is the only point I’m trying to make and you can’t have half the discussion and not the other half. Triggers can be many I agree. By all means discuss but there is a lot that’s unfair on Twitter right now too.”

Asrani again disagreed with Razdan and replied, “Again untrue. Most people are not born with mental illnesses. There are triggers that can cause the onset (do read this article). While there is much i.e unfair about Twitter, more unfair are the camps & the bullying. Sad that no one wants to discuss it.”

Again untrue. Most people are not born with mental illnesses. There are triggers that can cause the onset (do read this article). While there is much i.e unfair about Twitter, more unfair are the camps & the bullying. Sad that no one wants to discuss it. https://t.co/L5lqoUYgU3.

— Apurva (@Apurvasrani) July 7, 2020

34-year-old Sushant committed suicide on June 14 at his Bandra residence. The actor didn’t leave any suicide note behind and that has lead to a rise in speculations surrounding the reason that pushed him to take such step. While some reports claim that the actor was depressed others put the blame on nepotism and how he was ill-treated as an outsider in this industry.

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