50% of soldiers facing stress- let's know the reasons...
Deployment in difficult conditions: Continuously facing war-like situations, such as being engaged in operations against terrorism, increases mental stress in soldiers. Staying away from family: Staying away from family for a long time increases the level of loneliness and mental stress. This also affects their health.
No fixed time for duty: The responsibility that soldiers have, is hardly found in any other department. There is always a tension about when the enemy will attack in the blink of an eye. During this time, there is no fixed time for their duty. This is also a major cause of stress.
Departmental problems are also a major cause of stress: Studies have found that many times soldiers are not happy with the work of their in-charge. Unfair promotion and underestimating contribution also become a cause of stress. Apart from this, frequent transfers, salary and family related issues also keep bothering the soldiers. Soldiers remain in touch through mobile, information about any family problems reaches them immediately.
Not getting enough help: Although there is no shortage of infrastructure in the army, soldiers in the lower cadre sometimes have to deal with these things. Sometimes there is bad food and lack of entertainment facilities. Apart from this, restrictions on mobile phones also increase the level of stress.
Incidents caused by stress
It is seen in normal life that when a person is under stress, he does not like anything. He gets angry even on jokes. Such an experience always happens with the soldiers who are under stress. Soldiers living away from their families experience loneliness and there is no one to understand their mentality. The result sometimes reaches suicide or murder of colleagues. The USI report has found that in the last few years, cases of suicide have increased among the soldiers of the armed forces. Between 2020 and 2024, 730 soldiers have committed suicide. The figures show that immediate steps need to be taken to reduce mental stress among the soldiers.
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