The non-governmental organisation has a database built over the last five years that lists out the reasons due to which people attempt suicide. The number one reason for people attempting suicide is relationship problems. And the second most frequent cause is economic woes. Under economic problems we have seen that usually excessive borrowing and then inability to pay up causes people to attempt suicide. Around four to five years ago, when there was a stockmarket slowdown, about 16-17 per cent of those attempting suicide did so because of their inability to repay loans.
Consumerism interferes with the workings of the society.
It replaces normal desire for an adequate supply of life's necessities, community life, a stable family and healthy relationships with an artificial and insatiable quest for things and the money to buy them. And one of the most dangerous things that comes about is that this burning desire mixed with the inability to fulfil their need sets people against themselves. Sadh, a spare parts trader, had invested money in a chemical business and suffered heavy losses. Shrivastava sketches out the psychological profile. These are people who are in a rush to make money.