A 20-year-old woman’s Reddit post about her parents arguing on Diwali has struck a chord online, igniting a discussion on how family conflicts can take a toll on mental health during festive times.

She took to the ‘r/India’ subreddit to describe how seeing her parents fight has become an unsettling ritual every festival.

Titled “Parents fighting on Diwali ”, her post detailed the emotional strain she experiences. “Morning to noon everything was fine. Then one argument happened between my mum and dad (we are only three in my family). My mum left the Diwali puja, and only my father and I continued. It’s nothing new; this happens almost every festival at my home. I’m 20, and this has severely affected me mentally and emotionally. After this, I get a mental breakdown,” she wrote.

She also

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