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"Maybe you have to know the darkness before you can appreciate the light"- Madeline L'Engle
Open up and encourage others to do the same about mental illness. It's not a sign of weakness. Hear these celebrities do just that...
Actor Deepika Padukone breaks the silence and stigma around depression sharing, for the first time on TV, her battle against the ailment. In this exclusive exclusive chat with NDTV's Barkha Dutt, Deepika Padukone, along with her mother, counsellor and doctor, speaks up to help others struggling with depression. Her aim - "if I can impact one life in this entire process of speaking up and letting people know that it's something I have been through and something that I could deal with because I had a fantastic support system."
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After being disappeared for almost 18 months, singer rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh has finally confessed that why he was disappeared. He considered this period as his dark phase of his life. Check out this video to know what all he has revealed.
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Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan Opens Up On Depression and mental disorders Check out the video. _ Subscribe to watch more videos : https://goo.gl/uO7Rka Twit...
While Deepika Padukone and Karan Johar have spoken much in detail, there are several other stars that have suffered from depression as well.
Terming it as the darkest period of his life, Karan Johar opened up on his two-year-long battle with clinical depression. He said he was "directionless", "aimless" and "always on the edge". "I needed medication... first it was much stronger, then we slowly weaned it off and it's just 3 months ago that I actually stopped it all," he said.
Deepika Padukone's depression state is known to all now. Did you know Varun Dhawan too recently faced a depression phase?
Shah Rukh Khan has many names. King Khan, the Baadshah of Bollywood, are some of them. Though he might have been in low phase recently, he sure knows how to come back with a bang.
Depression and Bollywood - Part 1 There are many actors in our Bollywood industry who have undergone the phase of depression at some point of their lives. Be it B-town icon Amitabh Bachchan or Baadshah Shah Rukh Khan, you will be shocked to know the big names of the tinsel town who went under this painful phase.
How do you know if you are suffering from depression? When is it time that a person who is depression should take medical help? Dr Sameer Malhotra, head of Department of Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences at Max Healthcare explains what depression is and how it is treated, on Fit Rahe India. (Audio in Hindi)
