Model Anam Tanoli's tragic death sparks conversation about depression

She is remembered as a vibrant person, which makes her suicide another harsh reminder of the hidden nature of depression

Images Staff

Updated 04 Sep, 2018

Anam Tanoli's tragic passing has shocked friends, followers and those who didn't even know her.

The 26-year-old model from Lahore is remembered as a vibrant person, which makes her suicide another harsh reminder of the hidden nature of depression. Some say that Anam was criticised for her choice of profession and bullying led to her taking her life.

Many people took to social media to urge people to be kind to others and check up on their loved ones:

This is a picture of me from when I was going through turmoil not very long ago. It happens to the best of us. Mental health is just as important as physical health, and we all hit points in our lives sometimes when all seems to be falling out of our control. Dear Anam, I’m sorry you had to give up. I’m sorry I didn’t understand the intensity of how much you were hurting. I know you were trying your best to be positive and you were a champ. I was super proud of how far you had come in the 9 years I had known you and the person you had grown to become. I swear you had the strength to keep fighting back, staying strong, and standing tall. But you just needed to hear more of that from the people around you, a little more often. I’m so sorry.. I know how it feels when you hit a point so low that it makes you feel like giving up. We all know that feeling. Every single person is fighting their own battle from behind the face we put up for society to make it look like all is under control. Fortunately or unfortunately, with the growth of social media, random people’s uncalled-for opinions and hate speech make their way to us. Now more than ever, we need to learn to love and value ourselves, and KNOW our own selves and our own worth, so that peoples opinions of us don’t get to us and impact our perception of ourselves. For the trolls: Let people be. Give them the right to be human sometimes. Give them the liberty to make those occasional mistakes. Because without that, no one can ever learn or grow. Reflect and focus your energies on fixing and working on yourself more than scrutinizing, judging and putting others down. Let’s please all shun bullying and hate speech. When you see it happening to someone, please stand up for them and make it stop. Build each other up, don’t be a bystander watching someone being tormented. #BullyingIsNeverOkay

A post shared by Momina Mustehsan (@mominamustehsan) on Sep 3, 2018 at 8:15am PDT

Dear @anamtanoli, We still cannot believe that you're gone. All of us at 9Lines are deeply saddened that we won't be seeing you anymore. We still are refreshing your Instagram hoping to see another post that declares how fierce and wonderfully talented you were. Your pictures defined how full of ambitions and dreams you were. We can't stop scrolling through your pictures that we took and we promise you that even if you're not here, we will keep you alive on our page and in our hearts. We will make sure to keep your name going on. We cannot forget you Anam. You were full of art, talent and love. You spread your colours wherever you went. We won't let your colours die. Will miss those colours. Rest in peace Anam. Yours always, 9Lines #AnamTanoli #RestInPeace #9Lines

A post shared by 9Lines (@ninelines9) on Sep 1, 2018 at 7:45am PDT

Comments

El Cid Sep 03, 2018 01:50pm

An attractive talented young lady with her whole life in front of her. What an unnecessary pointless sad loss. Too bad no one could sense her inner torment and help her in time. Had I five minutes with her she'd have turned her life around from darkness to light and hope. The sorrow of those she has left behind numb in soul cannot be imagined.

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M. Emad Sep 03, 2018 03:28pm

Stress, Anxiety and Depression disorders are at highest level in Pakistan society.

Nizamani Sep 03, 2018 04:04pm

@El Cid ""Had I five minutes with her she'd have turned her life around from darkness to light and hope."" I don't think you understand the clinical and biological underpinnings of this disease called Depression!

Tarique Mahmood Sep 04, 2018 01:04am

we should respect each others choices

kk Sep 04, 2018 06:22am

@El Cid I think you don't understand depression at all.

Anon Sep 05, 2018 11:49pm

Her husband said she was depressed. Why?