അരിയും തിന്നു ആശാരിച്ചിയെയും കടിച്ച് പിന്നെയും നായ മുന്നോട്ടു..

yes, mental issues are more serious than physical ailments

there is a saying in Malayalam

അരിയും തിന്നു ആശാരിച്ചിയെയും കടിച്ച് പിന്നെയും നായ മുന്നോട്ടു..

It appears that a lady..in the household of a carpenter had a dog.. which ran amok ..

In its elevated state of consciousness the dog ate the rice available in the house, and then bit his owner..

and is further engaged in a victorious forward march..

Like that the aberrations of the mind do not stop with affecting the mind, but would successfully corrupt other minds, and bodies animate or inanimate..

( sure,, the Malayalam quote is given just as in circulation.. No disrespect intended to any particular set of people or community..)