KV Shan: The Mind & Matter Space
- Stay Curious Stay Connected

 Behind the Final Silence Part 3 of 3: The Edge of the Bridge — What We Haven’t Said About Suicide (And Must) "Some people don’t want to die. They just want the world to stop spinning for a moment, so they can catch their breath." If today's news report is to be believed then we hear a young boy hiring an apartment for a few days in the capital city writes a neat note that he is an unwanted entity in this world, purchases Helium gas inhales and dies. We've talked about pain — personal, professional, societal. We’ve studied the statistics, the silence, the signs. But suicide isn’t just about those who go. It’s also about those who are left behind, the questions they carry, and the systemic emptiness we don’t dare name. What We’ve Missed: The Quiet Factors That Don’t Make Headlines 1. Childhood Emotional Neglect (CEN) Not abuse. Not trauma. Just… absence. Many suicidal adults can’t point to a big tragedy — only the chronic lack of emotional attunement as children. They ...

Behind the Final Silence Part 2 of 3: When Work Becomes a Weapon — Suicide, Professions, and the Quiet Collapse “She had a degree, a dream job, and a diary full of deadlines. What she didn’t have was room to breathe.” In April 2024, a 24-year-old tech worker in Bengaluru died by suicide after posting a short message on social media: “I’m tired. I’m sorry. I tried everything. This job took more than I had.” Her family said she hadn’t complained. Her colleagues said she smiled during meetings. But the truth is — the workplace can sometimes be the battlefield where silent wars are fought alone. Suicide by Profession: A Brutal Pattern Hidden in Plain Sight Suicide is often tied to emotional exhaustion, chronic stress, and perceived failure — all of which are workplace epidemics in today’s world. Certain professions are more exposed than others. Here’s what research shows: 1. Healthcare Workers Doctors, especially female physicians, have among the highest suicide rates globally. Here we fi...

  Behind the Final Silence Part 1 of 3: A Soundless Scream — Understanding Suicide Beyond the Obvious “She smiled in every picture, laughed in every video, and responded to every ‘How are you?’ with a polite ‘I’m fine.’ Three weeks later, she swallowed silence forever.” Suicide doesn’t always enter the room wearing black. Sometimes, it walks in dressed like achievement, smiles like composure, and talks like control. It doesn’t always scream — often, it whispers beneath the surface, inaudible to even the closest hearts. In a world more connected than ever, we are losing people to a silence too deep to echo. The Global Suicide Crisis: More Than Numbers Every 40 seconds, someone somewhere dies by suicide. That’s over 800,000 deaths per year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). And for every one of those deaths, there are 20 more suicide attempts. Suicide by Region: India : Highest number of suicide deaths in the world (1 in 3 women globally who die by suicide are Indian)...

The Fragile Generation: Rebuilding the Mind, Heart & Soul of Today’s Youth Part 7 of 7: The Hope Blueprint — Rebuilding Resilience, Purpose & Community for the Long Game And finally we are in the last part of The Fragile Generation: Rebuilding the Mind, Heart & Soul of Today’s Youth and its aptly titled as The Hope Blueprint — Rebuilding Resilience, Purpose & Community for the Long Game Let's give them Hope as we also keep our doors of Hope open Introduction: We’ve exposed the cracks. We’ve looked at the pain. Now — we rebuild. After the emotional spirals, identity confusion, addiction to validation, and the epidemic of fragility, the question remains: “How do we help this generation become whole?” The answer isn’t another productivity hack. It’s not about toughness, hustle, or digital detox alone. What the fragile generation needs is hope with structure — a new blueprint for living. This final part offers a comprehensive, practical guide to help youth rewire th...

The Fragile Generation: Rebuilding the Mind, Heart & Soul of Today’s Youth Part 6 of 7: The Mirror is a Monster — Identity Loss in the Age of AI, Filters & Fame Introduction: Look into a mirror today — and it's no longer glass. It’s your camera roll, your Instagram profile, your TikTok views, your AI-edited avatar, your bio, your “aesthetic,” your follower count. But behind every perfect image lies a silent identity crisis. “Am I my face… or my filter?” “Do people like me… or the version I perform?” “Do I exist… if no one is watching?” Welcome to the age of self-erasure. Today’s youth are constantly reflecting, projecting, modifying, branding — but rarely being.  And the result? A generation that is more image-aware than ever, yet more identity-fractured than any before. This part explores how digital mirrors have become monsters, distorting the self, and how we can restore grounded, healthy identities in a world built to destabilize them. The Disconnected Self In the age o...

The Fragile Generation: Rebuilding the Mind, Heart & Soul of Today’s Youth Part 5 of 7: Suicidal at a Trigger — The Urgent Need for Emotional Regulation   Introduction: You’ve seen it. A relationship ends. A parent yells. A friend unfollows. Suddenly, the youth’s thoughts spiral to one terrifying place: “I don’t want to live anymore.” “I want this pain to stop. For good.” “Maybe I’m the problem.”  I know a college girl committing   suicide when her educated parents  turned down her request for   additional piercings on her ears.  What once may have triggered sadness or anger now triggers self-harm, isolation, or suicidal ideation — often rapidly. This isn’t drama. It’s a real, growing crisis . And it’s not that today’s youth want to die. It’s that they don’t know how to live through pain — because no one taught them how. This part dives into why emotional dysregulation is rampant , how minor triggers are turning into major threats, and...

The Fragile Generation: Rebuilding the Mind, Heart & Soul of Today’s Youth   Part 4 of 7 One Rejection, One Breakdown — Teaching Mental Grit to the Fragile Generation   Introduction : It used to be normal to fail — to be told “no,” to be laughed at, to try again. It built character. Today? One rejection feels like the end of the road. A single “no” can cause spirals of shame, rage, or collapse. Modern youth don’t lack ambition. They lack grit— the emotional and mental stamina to absorb rejection, learn, and keep going. In this part of the series, we unpack the cultural and emotional roots behind this rejection hypersensitivity and how we can teach young people to become mentally unbreakable without losing their sensitivity. The New Definition of Failure: “Not Instantly Perfect” Rejection today is no longer just feedback — it’s a threat to identity. A failed audition = “I’m worthless” A breakup = “I’m broken” Didn’t get a job = “I’m not meant for success” Got criticized = “...