Deepika Padukone is riding high on success right now, however, the actress opened up about how it's okay to feel weak and she also spoke about the stage of life she is at right now. The actress said, "I am at a stage in my life where I have been through everything." Talking about 'making mental wellness a boardroom priority', the actress shared her experiences tackling depression and gave tips to technologists on how to overcome it.
At the conference she was at, she said, people suffering from depression should speak about it with his or her near and dear ones and approach a counsellor and psychiatrist. She also said that she believes that technology can help create awareness of depression but personal touch and feel is important to help the person. "Personal feel and touch, physical proximity, one-on-one is important which technology in some way is taking away from us," added the actress. On social media being a problem, she said that she believes that everything should be in moderation. She observed that people on social media sometimes present a glorified version of life.
Recalling her fight with depression, she said, "It's okay to have moments of weakness, okay to break down and okay to cry. It's okay if you don't look great all the time." Talking about being in depression, Deepika said when she was suffering from it, she used to feel like not getting up from the bed and going to work. "There was no motivation and drive. I was not able to think straight. You feel a burden. You feel clouded and don't feel like yourself," said Deepika. "If my mother had not understood the problem, I would not have got the intervention," Deepika added whilst talking about her mother.
The actress said frequent sessions with counsellors, medication, lifestyle changes, spacing the work, adequate sleep and the right kind of food helped her overcome the problem. On a concluding note, she said, "You are not alone. One in three or five persons feels depression. It's going to be next big epidemic to hit our country."
