Most people who reach my consulting room have waited too long.

Not out of carelessness — usually the opposite. They tried to manage it themselves. Then they tried harder. Then somebody in the family said the word “psychiatrist” out loud and the room went quiet for a moment.

By the time a family walks into Thatte Nagar, they’ve often done a year of rounds. A physician. Blood tests that came back normal. Someone’s cousin who knew someone. I’m not criticising any of that. It’s what’s available when nobody has ever explained what a psychiatrist actually does.

So this page is my attempt to explain it before you have to ask.