Acceptance is of utmost importance

Noted Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone not only battled depression but also chose to open up about it. Today, she runs an organisation named The Live Love Laugh Foundation that foscussed on creating awareness about mental health. In an exclusive interview with Sampurna Majumder she opens up about battling and overcoming depression. 1 You battled depression at the peak of your career. Did it become a roadblock? Yes, defnitely to a certain extent if not completely. Mental illness is same as any other physical aliment. Just as having a severe headache would hold you back from concentrating on your work, so does mental illness. Rather at times, it can be more taxing since it becomes difficult to focus and concentrate as the individual often feels directionless.   2 When in depression what should one do? Well, I think the first step is to identify the symptoms of the...