Simran Rehill

The Tragic Cost of "Searching for Home" Online

The recent tragedy in Ghaziabad—where three young lives were lost, leaving behind an eight-page diary and the haunting words, "Korea was our life"—is a wake-up call that we cannot afford to hit "snooze" on.

The Escapist Trap: If the "Family Culture" is rigid or neglectful, the screen stops being entertainment and starts being emotional life-support.

​As a psychologist, I see this not just as a "fandom gone wrong," but as a profound symptom of a disconnection crisis.

When a child says a fictionalized culture or a digital world is their "life," they are telling us that their physical reality feels uninhabitable.

Mental health is a collective responsibility. Let’s check in on the "quiet" ones who seem too lost in their own worlds. They might be looking for a way back to ours.