Shamita Shetty Talks About Overcoming Depression, Says She Makes “Conscious Efforts” To Avoid Relapse
Do you know that according to the National Mental Health Programme an estimated 6 to 7% of the population suffers from mental disorders? While we’ve got the conversation going around mental health, it still continues to remain a social stigma and we still have a long way to go in terms of normalising mental health illnesses and seeking professional help. But thankfully, our Indian celebs are doing their bit by talking about mental health and opening up about their problems in a bid to normalise them. We’ve heard several celebs talking about battling depression and the latest one on this list is Bigg Boss 15 contestant Shamita Shetty. In a recent interview with her sister Shilpa Shetty on her fitness chat show Shape Of You, Shamita opened up about battling depression and overcoming it.
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During the interview, the actress shared that she did know what made her take up the reality show Bigg Boss despite her mental health issues but she went on to share that she did have her ups and downs inside the BB house. Shamita Shetty shared that she doesn’t know how she managed to put herself together and move on during the show. She said that it was probably her battle with depression that made her stronger and gave her the courage to take on challenges. The Bigg Boss 15 contestant went on to add that she feels that if she can overcome depression she can overcome anything.
Speaking about the stigma attached to mental health illnesses, Shamita Shetty shared that she once went through a phase where she did not even know that she was in depression and did not understand why she behaved the way she did and felt the way she did. “I felt lost all the time,” she said. Talking further about her battle with depression, Shamita revealed that she was dating someone at the time and he was the one who helped her realise that she was in depression. She also stressed the fact that family’s support is essential for those in depression while urging people to seek help irrespective of the support.
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Shamita Shetty further shared that the battle with depression is not a one-time thing but a continuous fight as one has to be careful of relapses. She said that it’s not like one cannot fall into the same old pattern and get depressed again after overcoming it. She shared that she always has to be aware and keeps looking for signs. “I make conscious efforts to not do things that would take me back to it again,” said the actress.
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Well, we’re so proud of Shamita for being brave in the face of mental illness and overcoming it. But more importantly, we’re glad that the actress is talking about it and sharing her story to inspire those battling depression or any other mental illness for that matter.
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