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On World Mental Health Day,Deepika Padukone urges people to share their story about battling depression; WATCH
Having battled depression, Deepika Padukone shared a video with her fans on the occasion of World Mental Health Day. She urged them to share their story of battling. Take a look.
Depression, though is like any other disease, is viewed as a taboo in society. A lot of people don’t even know they are suffering from the same until they are deep into it. Also, in India, if they seek medical help for the same, they are frowned upon. Our Bollywood stars have also faced the same issue and some of them have been very open about their struggle against the same. Among them, is one of the most-beautiful actress, Deepika Padukone.
Having battled Depression, the Padmavat actress is one of the survivors who came out from it as she seeked help at the right time. Post her recovery, she opened up about the same in front of the public and, since then, she has been urging people to come forward and talk about the same like any other disease. On the occasions of World Mental Health Day, Deepika shared a video with her fans urging them to open about their story on battling depression and to use the hashtag #NotAshamed. The video is captioned, “90% of India’s population is unaware of what they’re experiencing mentally & emotionally.There are others who refuse to seek help due to the stigma attached to mental illnesses.In 2014,i shared my story.Today I urge you to share yours too using the hashtag #NotAshamed @tlllfoundation .”
Take a look:
The Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani actress had been diagnosed with clinical Depression in 2014 after which she underwent a treatment for the same. Through this post, she tried to create awareness about an issue that is very common in the 21st century India but is still a stigma in society. On the work front, Deepika recently signed a film with Meghna Gulzar where she will not only play the lead role but she will also produce it. The film is based on the life of acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal. Now, on this day, Deepika Padukone shared her story of battling Depression. Watch her and get inspired.
