India, Sept. 10 -- World Suicide Prevention Day today

By Dr. D. Anirudh

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, carried an invisible weight that few could comprehend.

A nation torn by Civil War, a personal mission to unite his people and end slavery. These dreams felt impossibly distant. He was drowning in depression, the kind that makes every breath feel borrowed, every task insurmountable.

At his lowest point, Lincoln considered taking his own life. But something shifted. His friends stood by him. His family held him through the darkness. With their support, he chose to try one more time. He brought the abolition of slavery and the end of the Civil War. A man who once stood at the edge of despair became a beacon of...