Deepika Padukone shares battle with depression, also suggests ways to cope up with it

Bollywood diva, Deepika Padukone has shared about her struggles with mental illness and also suggested ways, for others, on how to cope up with the same.

Earlier today, Deepika's 'Live Love Foundation' held a lecture series amid the World Mental Health Day where she spoke about her personal struggles with stress and lack of sleep.

While chatting with the Ariana Huffington, the 38-year-old actress stated: "When you are sleep-deprived or burnt out, the decisions that you make (get affected), and I think sometimes I can actually feel it.”

The Pathaan actress, who herself has fell a prey to depression in the past, said: “I know on particular days when I am feeling stressed or burnt out because I haven't slept enough or practiced my self-care rituals, I can tell that my decision-making is getting affected to some extent.”

The new mommy, during the lecture, tried to comfort people all around who are struggling with mental health by saying that it is absolutely normal to feel extreme emotions at times.

She suggested that all you need to do during this time is ‘work on yourself’ and use your emotions ‘positively’.

"It's absolutely normal and human to feel pain, anger, and some of these extreme emotions and learning from that. The larger picture is how you deal with that criticism and how you use it positively and work on yourself. You will have to put in the work and be patient”, added Deepika.

Meanwhile, the Piku actress has everything set in her professional and personal life. She welcomed a baby girl on September 9,2024 with husband Ranveer Singh, reported India Today.

Professionally, Deepika Padukone will be featuring in Rohit Shetty’s upcoming action-packed film Singham Again.