KATHMANDU, Oct 10: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal today stressed the need for creating an enabling environment for patients with mental illness to live a respectable life. Accusations and discrimination should not take place against mentally ill people to build an inclusive and equitable society, he said in a video message disseminated on the occasion of the World Mental Health Day today.

Anxiety is one of those illnesses that make their rounds. It diminishes, then grows into a black hole that sucks in every reasonable argument, leaving you in a state of paralyzed dysfunction. Extreme paranoia, overthinking, forgetfulness, sleepless nights, difficulty during social functions—these are just some of the symptoms of anxiety.

ROLPA, June 10: Former Maoist combatant Nirmala BK, who had been unresponsive for the past three years due to mental illness, has shown signs of improvement after her medical treatment was started last Thursday.

Every country in the world is facing rising rates of mental illness, a report says.