Depression is a serious mental illness but the general reaction to it in asian families (read Pashtun) is primitive at best.
We Asked People How Their Parents React To Depression And The Answers Are Tragically Funny

Depression is a serious mental illness that can interfere with a person’s life. It is a real ailment that affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act.
Millions of people in the wrold are suffering from depression as we speak. But the general reaction towards it in Asian families (read Pashtun) is primitive at best. When it comes to their kids’ mental illness, most of the parents constantly live in the bubble of denial and it only worsens our situation.
Recently, we asked people on Twitter to share the how their parents react when they tell them that depressed:
"I'm depressed"
— PashtoScoop (@pashtoscoop) August 29, 2020
Now reply as a Pashtun parent:
As one can imagine, the responses were funny and familiar; but tragic too if you think about it.
— wakanda forever (@damnshadab) August 29, 2020
“Why are depressed for? Allah has blessed you so much, think about the people in (insert poorer community or country)”
— Shanzay Wazir (@shanzaykwazir) August 29, 2020
“At your age?”
“If you weren’t on your phone so much… (proceeds to tell how fake everything online is)”
Tata sa masale de sa kamai de darta?
— Ziryab khan (@Eyyab_0) August 29, 2020
Mastay ragsty dai
— غدار (@Afridyaaan) August 29, 2020
Depression bia chishi dai? https://t.co/Agb9HvGl0k
— Pashtana Zalmai Khan Durrani پښتنه درانی (@BarakPashtana) August 29, 2020
Depression depression nshta zan ay sharmawaly dy , da kharhe starge d orake sha .
— غوټی (@Malaka786) August 29, 2020
Naani's legendary reply
— Hooroscope (@HooviK) August 29, 2020
'Sta pa umar key ba moong pa wano khatoo, da depression ao sar dard kho ba moong noomoona um na pejanda'. https://t.co/ser1XkCryb
My mum's legendary reply:
— Hooroscope (@HooviK) August 29, 2020
'Neem myaash de tabiyat kharab vi ao neema myaash de dimagh kharab vi'. https://t.co/ser1XkCryb
Pasa da depress bachiya kar rawakhla 😄🤷♂️🤦♂️
— Ukasha Safi (@UkashaSafi) August 29, 2020
Wersha Quran majeed rawala Kal pa kal ye rale
— Talha Hayat (@talhahayat2000) August 29, 2020
Wada ghwari
— Mahnur Khan Khattak (@KhattakMahnur) August 29, 2020
Charta da saritob jamay wachawa. https://t.co/vzX2Iijrug
— Omer Khan Khalil (@omerkhankhalil) August 29, 2020
Tola wrz de pa mbl k sar kahkata kare ye mo khamkha… ta ba zar lewani she
— iftiخar Alam (@iftikhar_alam_) August 29, 2020
Sahar nawakhta pore prot ey wakhti pasa no tola wraz ba de kha e
— Kamran Mohmand (@GKamranKhan) August 29, 2020
Tche munz oke no biya ba daa depression mepression ba naba e za manda quran woya te da phone loghwande preda https://t.co/O2nU36tnHo
— Trafalgar G. Law 🇵🇰🥷🏻 (@pashtunzai) August 29, 2020
Khudaya paka nu.. we have a long way to go!

