Hyderabad: A young techie who wanted to get married for the past one year committed suicide at his home on Tuesday by hanging himself from the ceiling with a saree that belonged to his mother.
According to Uppal police, Panjala Nikhil Goud, 24, of Sharadanagar in Ramanthapur had been asking his parents to get him married. He was reportedly advised by his parents to wait till his younger sister wed first. Nikhil’s sister got married 10 days ago.
On Monday evening, Nikhil’s parents went out on some work and returned home at around 8.30 pm. When their son did not open the door even after repeated calls, they broke open the door only to find him hanging from to the ceiling with his mother’s saree. Their efforts to revive him by rushing him to a hospital were not successful.
Mr Ram Mohan Goud, Nikhil’s father, lodged a complaint with Uppal police stating that his son was depressed at not getting married. This appears to be the reason for him taking the extreme step. Police has registered a case and is investigating.
Psychologists opine that there is a pressure among youngsters to fit in socially and achieve everything as planned for being successful.
Many times, young people are highly enthusiastic about finding the right jobs, right partners and doing everything at the right time. Not achieving things on time or as planned can create a sense of failure and loss, leading to low patience.
There is increased frustration and anger, which turns into self-criticism and tagging self as worthless. This makes a person with low tolerance levels reach the threshold point of breaking down emotionally, Ms Priyanka Padhi, a city-based psychologist, observed.
She added: “There is also enormous pressure on young people about entering into a fulfilling relationship. This perceived demand of first finding a partner and then making the relationship work can sometimes lead to breakups and heartbreak,”
”This pressure also affects the professional life of such persons. It can result in psychological distress that includes anxiety, panic attacks, depression and mood swings, which often lead to suicidal thoughts,” Ms Padhi said.
