‘Mental health matters’

Deepika Padukone, who had in 2015 talked about suffering from depression, has reacted to Hollywood actor Dwayne Johnson opening up about his mental health.

According to Hindustan times, during a recent interview, Dwayne Johnson got candid about the bouts of depression he’s undergone throughout his life, dating back to when he was in college. On Sunday, actor Deepika Padukone shared a post on Dwayne’s statement about him suffering from depression, which was originally shared by a news portal.

Along with it, Deepika wrote, “Mental health matters.” She also tagged her mental health foundation, The Live Love Laugh Foundation, in her Instagram Stories.

Deepika Padukone, who has been an advocate of mental health awareness, has been extensively working towards de-stigmatising mental illness in India. The actor, who came out in 2015 as having battled depression, runs the Live Love Laugh Foundation, which aims to help those struggling with their mental health. She once again drew attention to the importance of mental health, citing Dwayne Johnson’s example.

In 2015, Deepika Padukone revealed that she had been diagnosed with depression the year before and had sought help. The actor had spoken publicly about her struggle with depression in an interview. Speaking to NDTV, Deepika had said at the time, “I woke up one morning just feeling empty you know like this pittish feeling in my stomach that I was telling them that I get this pittish feeling in my stomach. I woke up like feeling directionless, I didn’t know where to go, I didn’t know what to do and I had these bouts of feeling so low that I would just start crying at the drop of the hat.”

Deepika had also said, “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.”