India, June 14 -- Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, a British-Indian businessman, was returning to London from Ahmedabad when the Air India flight AI171 crashed just minutes after takeoff. Of the 241 passengers and crew on board, he was the sole survivor. His brother Ajay, who was also on the flight, didn't make it. "The plane broke, and my seat came off. That is how I was saved," he told doctors at the Ahmedabad hospital. However, while speaking to his family over video call, Vishwash expressed disbelief: "I don't know how I am alive." For survivors of such traumatic events, the road to recovery is often as much mental as it is physical, with some of them struggling with psychological distress known as survivor's guilt. Survivor's guilt often follows tragedies like crashes, attacks, or disasters, leaving survivors asking, "Why me?" or "Could I have done more?" A 2021 study in the Electronic Journal of Social and Strategic Studies found that reactions to such incidents can vary based on factors like damage severity, proximity, incident cruelty, and coping skills. Neuro-psychologist Deeksha Parthsarthi at PSRI Hospital in Delhi explains, "Survivor's guilt often appears as deep sadness, confusion, or a sense of unworthiness. Events replay in the mind, even when the situation was out of control. This is the brain's way of trying to make sense of a situation that feels too big and too painful. Blaming yourself feels easier than accepting the incident and the unpredictability of life. "...