Can we say the Festival Onam, a psychological mass treatment to counter depression ?
January 3, 2010 by admin
Filed under Religion & Spirituality
jayakrishnaathmavidya asked:
Bringinging in good imageries of Love and Kinship to Masses to cherish them with hope of goodness and nostalgia for the rest of the year.. Can such festivals of Plenty bring down depression ?? Can such festivals bring down the number of people going to Psychiatrists ??
Bringinging in good imageries of Love and Kinship to Masses to cherish them with hope of goodness and nostalgia for the rest of the year.. Can such festivals of Plenty bring down depression ?? Can such festivals bring down the number of people going to Psychiatrists ??
Also see the previous question on the Festivals like Vishu and Deepavali ..
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AnJpRphi_RSTsv3Xuiwwtcfsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20081110014839AAKYEf5
What are your thoughts ???
Yes, i think they can, but the problem is scepticism. People have to have a common belief of some kind to come together and celebrate like this. It’s more motivating to believe you’re doing something of cosmic importance, and many people may not buy into that, so they may not be as engaged as they need to be for it to help. I suppose they could take a “Festivus” - style approach.
What do think about NEW YEAR EVE. Iam sure u take a resolution or what so ever it is. Similarly Onam or vishu or diwali is like a new year for some.They in the name of god do good deeds.They get some relief
Many people feel alone and left out during festivals and end up being more depressed. Festivals are just an excuse for the haves to flaunt their wealth and make the have-nots feel bad. I don’t think they help depression at all.
All festivals, and festivities, are motivators, aimed at making life interesting for a lot of people who find life difficult on many counts! They may even be viewed as distractions, meant to keep your mind wandering from some basic problem areas in life!
Yes, these are some of the ways where the festive gaieties and crescendos would lift us up to a altered states of consciousness and thereby freeing from the mundane worrying state of consciousness. In the process, the mood get elevated and the stimuli that triggers depressive mood gets weakened.