At Sneha, the suicide prevention centre which runs a helpline for those in distress, some students called in on Wednesday to tell volunteer counsellors that they were happy with their performance and to say thanks.
“By and large the results of the class X exams seem to have been reasonably good. Quite a few of the callers who had been worried beforehand were happy with their performance,” said Lakshmi Vijayakumar, founder, Sneha.
The State-run 104 health helpline received 950 calls from across the State up until 6 p.m. on Wednesday, said T. Rajaram, team leader.
“More boys than girls called in. Yesterday, a few of the callers were anxious and had been counselled and today, they called to say that they had passed and were very happy,” he said.
Students, parents and even friends and relatives called in on Wednesday, said Divya Prabha, counselling psychologist at 104.
“Some of them had high expectations and were upset if these were not met. One girl called us crying as she had not topped her school – she had got 490, but the school top mark was 494 and she was not satisfied,” she said.
What to do next and what group to choose were other issues, and the counsellors told students to choose as per their interest and ability, Ms. Prabha said.
“In some cases there is some parental pressure – the student wants one group, the parent wants them to choose another. Some students were not ready to face their families, one student had scored low and did not want to study anymore. There were also a few suicidal calls that were handled,” she said.
For the distressed
Those in distress can call 104 or 044-24640050 or emailhelp@snehaindia.org
