Sameera Reddy Talks About Going Through Postpartum Stress, Says “Did Not Act Fast Enough”
May is a Mental Health Awareness Month. Talks and discussions around mental health have recently started to gain importance. Nowadays, many celebrities have come forward to talk about their personal experiences with mental health issues. On Thursday, Sameera Reddy took to her social media to talk about her postpartum stress and how the actor dealt with it. She took the liberty to freely speak about the condition and her traumatic journey through it.
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Sameera Reddy shared a collage of two pictures, both with her child, Hans Varde. Sameera started her caption assertively stating that mental illnesses do exist, even if they are not noticeable. The actor further goes on to mention the different types of mental health issues that exist like- Depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder. She says that all these issues affect one’s mood, behaviour, and thinking.
Sameera then mentions her postpartum stress. She reveals that she was not quick enough to act on it since she was unaware it existed. The actor further connects it with the picture and says that it was her lowest time. She indeed looks very sad and stressed in one of the pictures.
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Sameer reveals that no matter how hard she tried, she could not feel the happiness of giving birth to her first child. Sameera further says that even now she reflects upon those events and feels like helping someone going through the same situation.
She ends this upsetting note with a very strong message- “You are not alone . And being there for each other in tough times is so important”. Sameera also lists down a few pointers that can help to overcome mental health issues.
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Gauahar Khan commented “Ure an amazing mom !” on the post.
More Power to you, Sameera Reddy!
