SSR Brother in Law Slams Therapist’s Information Disclosure as Unethical and Illegal; Questions Validity of Bipolar Diagnosis

Recently, Sushant Singh Rajput’s therapist Susan Walker went public with the information that Sushant was ‘suffering from bipolar disorder’ and claimed Rhea Chakraborty was his ‘strongest support’, in an interview with Barkha Dutt.

Sushant Singh Rajput’s brother-in-law Vishal Kirti has now slammed the therapist’s interview, saying that disclosing mental health information is ‘unethical and illegal’. He also questioned the ‘convenient bipolar’ claim by the therapist.

In a lengthy blog post, Vishal stated that while there should not be a stigma around mental health, mental health information is protected by the law and disclosure of such information by a psychotherapist/psychologist is unethical and illegal. He said it was up to Sushant’s father to press charges against the therapist on the matter.

“Mental health information is protected by the law of the land. Disclosing mental health information by a psychotherapist/psychologist is not only unethical but also illegal (except for certain circumstances which don’t apply here). I leave it to my father-in-law to press charges on this matter.”

Vishal also stated that prior to October-November 2019 and prior to meeting Rhea, no one who lived with Sushant nor Sushant himself ever complained about his mental health. He also questioned the validity of Susan’s Bipolar diagnosis – saying that mental health problems like Bipolar disorders took years to diagnose but Susan had conveniently diagnosed Sushant in less than two months over couple of appointments. He also added that it was Rhea who was seeking treatment for Sushant and not Sushant himself.

“My third point is a question on the validity of Susan’s claims. Diagnosing mental disorders is an arduous task and diagnosing someone Bipolar (I or II) is even more so. Not only do you have to observe the person very closely, but you also have to observe them over long periods of time (it takes six years on average to diagnose after the onset of symptoms). Susan very conveniently diagnoses Sushant in less than two months (perhaps over a couple of appointments), with a life-changing diagnosis. And then she has the audacity to disclose this information in the public domain. If we are to believe Susan, another thing which does become clear is that it was Rhea indeed who was seeking treatment for Sushant and not Sushant himself. Prior to October/November 2019 (and certainly prior to meeting Rhea), as far as I know, no one who has lived with Sushant has ever complained about his mental health, nor has Sushant himself.”

Vishal also doubted Rhea’s role in the matter, quoting the FIR which stated that Sushant was given psychotropic drugs by Rhea. He said Sushant’s mental health issues could be a result of covert medication and the withdrawal of psychotropic drugs.

“The FIR claims that Sushant was perhaps given psychotropic drugs by Rhea (maybe even without his knowledge). Covert/Surreptitious medication is also perhaps illegal in the 21st century. There could be many explanations of this sudden onset of mental health issues in October/November of 2019. This could be a result of covert medication and withdrawal of psychotropic drugs (perhaps the covert medication stopped during their Europe trip in October 2019 [perhaps because of eating out mostly so no opportunity to covertly medicate him with food? or perhaps intentionally not medicating?], which led to withdrawal symptoms).  And then, he was perhaps taken to the psychotherapist under the pretext of care.”

He also said that Rhea setting up appointments and being present at the appointments could be a sign of her keeping a tab on Sushant’s conversations with the psychotherapist to gather evidence to be used later for blackmail. He also said that if what bothered Sushant the most was Rhea’s gaslighting and blackmailing, he was probably was not given that privacy to discuss.

“Another surprising thing is that setting up appointments and being present at the appointments (both done by Rhea) could be a sign of keeping a tab on Sushant’s conversations with the psychotherapist and keeping evidence of mental health issues so that it can be used later for blackmail or to justify the firm control on his resources. If what was bothering him was Rhea’s gaslighting and blackmail, Sushant probably was not given that privacy to discuss.”

The brother-in-law also said that it would be better to have discussion on Rhea suffering from Narcisstic personality or sociopathy/psychopathy as Sushant seemed to have suffered from gaslighting at her hands. He clarified that he is not diagnosing but suggesting based on the information in the public domain.

“The more important mental health discussion here could be that of Narcissistic Personality Discorder and/or sociopathy/psychopathy for Rhea.  Sushant seemed to have suffered gaslighting at the hands of Rhea, based on the information in the public domain. Antisocial Personality Disorder is the more technical term for sociopathy/psychopathy and could be potentially diagnosed for Rhea (I am not diagnosing, only suggesting). Based on what happened, gaslighting seems to fit the bill, in addition to other methods of confinement and control.”

Vishal concluded by saying that based on evidence in public domain and the FIR, Rhea is the prime suspect in the case.

“Based on the evidence in the public domain so far and the claims in the FIR, Rhea is the prime suspect in this case. It will indeed be a shocking surprise to the entire nation if it is found in the court of law that she was a loving partner and not an opportunist who eliminated most of Sushant’s ties with his family and friends.”