Beauty in pain? How mental illness is fashioned online

Glamourisation of mental health across social media platforms is not just trivialising the issues but also dissuading many from seeking help, experts say.

For 21-year-old Aisha, mental health was not just a buzzword casually tossed into conversation. It was a raw, lived experience, etched deeply into her family’s story. Her father had battled severe obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), mania, and bipolar disorder for over 40 years.