Actor
Vidya
Balan
on
Friday
said
that
she
has
been
seeking
help
from
a
healer
and
it
has
brought
about
a
positive
change
in
her
life.
The
actor,
known
for
hits
like
“Lage
Raho
Munna
Bhai”,
“Ishqiya”
“The
Dirty
Picture”,
“Kahaani”
and
“Tumhari
Sulu”,
recalled
the
lull
phase
in
her
career
and
said
that
it
was
a
tough
time
as
she
began
to
ponder
if
she
made
any
miscalculations.
But
she
later
realised
that
ups
and
downs
are
part
of
life.
“My
decisions
are
very
instinctive,
but
at
that
time,
I
started
to
decode.
There
was
a
fear
that,
'maybe
what
I've
gone
through
is
just
fluke
success’.
The
first
time
around
when
that
happened,
I
was
tough
on
myself.
I
was
not
that
hard
on
myself
this
time
because
I
was
getting
work
and
wonderful
work.
So,
perspective,
experience,
all
of
that
helped,”
the
43-year-old
actor
during
ABP
Network’s
Ideas
of
India
Summit.
If
a
film
doesn’t
work
it
does
affect
you,
Balan
said,
adding,
“You
feel
unloved
when
people
don't
go
to
the
theatre
to
watch
films.”
The
actor
further
revealed
she
has
been
working
with
a
healer
for
11
years
now
and
that
has
helped
her
have
perspective
on
many
things.
She
said
she
speaks
to
her
healer
from
wherever
she
is
and
there’s
no
need
to
do
this
personally.
“I
have
been
working
with
a
healer
for
11
years
now
and
that
has
really
helped
me
have
perspective
on
things.
It's
a
lot
like
therapy.
She
gives
me
a
lot
of
tools
to
change
the
way
I
think.
"For
example,
if
I'm
feeling
anxiety
right
now
and
I
say,
'Anxiety,
you
can
leave
now',
I
suddenly
feel
a
change
in
the
way
I'm
breathing.
It
works
magically,
you
tap
certain
points
on
your
body.
Healing
helped
me
to
calm
down.
I'm
better
at
handling
failure
now.
It
is
magical.
Suddenly,
I
feel
absolutely
different,”
she
added.
When
host,
senior
journalist
Vir
Sanghvi,
asked
if
she
ever
had
mental
health
issues,
Balan
promptly
said,
“I
didn’t
have
mental
health
issues,
but
I
have
had
hormonal
issues
because
of
the
fear
of
judgment.”
Hailing
from
a
traditional
South
Indian
family
of
well-educated
people,
Balan
said
the
idea
of
foraying
into
the
world
of
arts
turned
out
to
be
scary
because
she
was
judged
for
everything
that
she
did
or
didn't
do.
“I
remember,
there
was
a
phase
when
I
was
being
criticized
for
my
body
and
my
dressing
and
everything.
I
remember
every
time
I
stepped
out
for
an
appearance,
I
would
bloat.
It
is
my
body
and
it
is
nobody’s
concern.
It
worried
me
because
I
felt
out
of
control.
The
doctor
said,
there's
nothing
technically
wrong
but
it
is
your
hormones
playing
havoc,”
she
added.
Balan
believes
she
is
currently
in
the
best
phase
of
her
career
presently
and
because
of
that,
her
health
has
started
improving.
“I'm
in
the
best
of
health
for
the
past
three
years,”
she
said.