Social media influencer and cosmetics brand founder, Misha Agrawal died by suicide at 24, just two days before her 25th birthday. On Wednesday, Misha's family shared a statement on Instagram, revealing that she had been under immense pressure due to her declining social media followers. Misha, who was preparing for Judicial Services Examination, had only one goal of reaching one million Instagram followers. The statement also revealed that she had been dealing with depression since April.
Misha's sister, disclosing her mental health wrote, "My little baby sister had built her world around Instagram and her followers, with a single goal of reaching 1 million followers and gaining loving fans. When her followers started decreasing, she became distraught and felt worthless. Since April, she had been deeply depressed, often hugging me and crying, saying, 'Jijja, what will I do if my followers decrease? My career will be over."
The family tried to make her understand that Instagram was just a part of her life. They reminded Misha of her talent and motivated her to become a judge one day. They also urged her to focus on happiness.
“I urged her to let go of anxiety and depression. Unfortunately, my little sister didn't listen and became so consumed by Instagram and followers that she left our world forever. Tragically, she became so overwhelmed that she took her own life, leaving our family devastated,” wrote Misha's sister in the statement.
Taapsee Pannu reacts to Misha Agrawal's death
On Wednesday, Taapsee took to her Instagram handle to weigh in on Misha Agrawal's suicide and the impact of social media on mental health.
She wrote, “This is something I long feared seeing the obsession of a lot of people around. Fear that a day will come the numbers here will overpower the love to live”.
"Fear that the desperate need of virtual love will blind u towards the real love around you. And this instant gratification and validation of likes n comments will overtake the degrees which make u worth much more. It라이브 바카라 heartbreaking to see this,'' the Dunki actor added.
