Richa Chadha talks about the growing inexplicable sadness among people

IANS April 13, 2025 250 views

Actress Richa Chadha has powerfully articulated a profound emotional crisis sweeping across global societies. Her introspective Instagram post highlights an unprecedented wave of collective sadness transcending age, nationality, and professional boundaries. Chadha identifies multiple complex factors contributing to this emotional landscape, including economic uncertainty, technological disruption, and pandemic-induced psychological transformations. Her candid reflection serves as a poignant mirror reflecting the unspoken emotional struggles of contemporary human experience.

"There is an inexplicable sadness. A feeling of impending and imminent doom" - Richa Chadha
Richa Chadha talks about the growing inexplicable sadness among people
Mumbai, April 12: Actress Richa Chadha held a mirror to society as she reflected on the growing inexplicable sadness among people through her latest post.

Key Points

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Pandemic fundamentally transformed human psychological landscape

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Economic uncertainty drives widespread existential anxiety

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Young generation faces unprecedented mental health challenges

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AI technology intensifies fear of professional irrelevance

She penned on her IG, "For the past few months, I have been grappling with something, while experiencing my life as a new mom, almost as a witness... and with that emotions that come like waves of the ocean. High tide and low tide.

The 'Fukrey' actress added, "No matter who I speak to, whether they live in India or not, doesn't matter if they're young or old, no matter the gender, whether they are atheists or God-fearing, whether artists or normies - there is an inexplicable sadness. A feeling of impending and imminent doom a numb kind of hopelessness, born out of strife and struggle."

Speaking about the growing impact of AI, she went on to say, "Economic uncertainty does not help. There is a feeling that either they would lose relevance in this fast changing world or their jobs may become obsolete. This is a very real fear in the face of AI. I get it."

Talking about how health issues among the young are increasing rapidly, Richa wrote, "There is a pervasive anxiety about the future which ever lens you look at it from. Perhaps the pandemic changed us and our surroundings more than we are able to confess to ourselves.

There is also chaos as far as health is concerned. While many are walking up to the reality that nature is the source of wealth and development cannot be at the cost of our habitat, most are alarmed at even the young just dropping dead."

She added, "Something has changed. Something is amiss. Maybe whatever we have been told about the world we live in is a lie. Perhaps whatever we are not told about 'true human nature' is nothing but the imagination of a paranoid, unhappy man."

Richa concluded, "Bottom line- people are not happy. And we here certainly rank among the least happy nations in the world at present."

Toward the end, she asked a question that will certainly make you think - "What went wrong?"

Reader Comments

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Sarah K.
Richa speaks so much truth here. I've been feeling this collective sadness too - like we're all carrying this invisible weight. The pandemic changed us in ways we're still figuring out. 😔
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Amit P.
While I appreciate Richa's honesty, I think focusing only on the negatives contributes to the problem. We should also highlight stories of hope and resilience - they're out there if we look for them.
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Priya M.
The AI anxiety is SO real! I'm in tech and constantly worry about my job becoming obsolete. But her point about nature being our true wealth really hit home 🌿 We've lost touch with what really matters.
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Rahul D.
"What went wrong?" - That question keeps me up at night. Maybe we traded community for convenience, meaning for money, connection for clicks. Richa's post is a wake-up call we all needed.
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Neha T.
As a new mom myself, I completely relate to feeling like a witness to your own life. The postpartum period combined with all these global anxieties is overwhelming. Glad someone with a platform is talking about this!
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Kabir S.
Interesting perspective, though I wish she'd offered some solutions too. Awareness is great, but we need actionable steps to combat this collective sadness. Maybe that could be her next post?

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