Deepika
Padukone
On
Depression:
'I
Fainted;
Luckily
The
House
Help
Came
&
Saw
Me
On
Floor'
The
actress
revealed,
"Mental
illness
happened
to
me
when
I
had
least
expected
it.
I
was
at
a
professional
high,
my
movies
were
doing
great
and
I
was
in
an
amazing
relationship.
Everything
was
going
just
perfect.
One
morning
when
I
woke
up
and
I
felt
all
was
well,
I
fainted.
Luckily
the
house
help
came
and
saw
me
on
the
floor.
I
was
taken
to
a
doctor
and
I
was
told
it
was
nothing
and
probably
just
some
blood
pressure
fluctuation
or
something
like
physical
tiredness.
Those
were
the
first
physical
signs.
For
a
long
time,
I
just
felt
like
sleeping,
not
going
out,
not
meeting
people."
She
further
added,
"Luckily,
my
mother
had
come
to
my
place
and
when
my
parents
were
packing,
I
just
started
crying.
She
asked
me
what
was
it
and
I
had
no
answer.
At
that
time,
my
mother
told
me
that
I
probably
needed
professional
help
and
that's
how
I
began
consulting
a
psychiatrist."
Deepika
&
Her
Family
Initially
Didn't
Feel
Like
Telling
Everyone
About
Her
Diagnosis
Talking
about
it,
the
actress
continued,
"After
I
was
diagnosed
with
a
clinical
depression
regarding
my
mental
health,
I
had
to
even
lie
when
someone
asked
me
how
was
I
doing.
I
would
say,
I'm
great,
though
I
was
actually
terrible."
She
added,
"As
I
began
on
my
path
of
recovery,
I
also
understood
the
stigma
attached
with
the
mental
health
and
the
need
to
go
public
with
it.
Imagine
what
would
have
happened,
if
my
mother
had
not
said
that
I
should
a
professional
help
for
my
problem.
I
felt
that
I
should
do
something
to
help
others
with
their
signs
and
symptoms
and
that
was
the
reason
for
going
public
with
my
illness
and
then
setting
up
the
Live
Love
Laugh
foundation."
Deepika
Says
It's
Important
To
Share
Your
Feelings
With
Somebody
The
actress
stressed
on
the
need
to
be
aware
about
mental
health
and
said,
"Are
you
feeling
sadness
and
a
low
for
a
long
period
of
time?
You
need
to
understand
sadness
is
transient
and
depression
is
for
a
long
period
of
time.
It
is
very
important
to
share
with
somebody
around
you
about
how
you
are
feeling.
It
is
also
important
that
the
people
around
you
don't
dismiss
it
as
attention-seeking
or
some
small
thing.
It
is
important
for
caregivers
to
encourage
people
to
seek
help."
Deepika
On
How
Parents
Are
Uncomfortable
With
Taking
Their
Kids
For
Professional
Help
"At
times,
it
is
other
way
round
too
when
parents
want
to
take,
but
children
do
not
want
to
seek
medical
help
or
consultation.
I
want
every
person
experiencing
mental
illnesses
to
know
that
you
are
not
alone
-
because
there
are
no
obvious
physical
symptoms.
You
feel
like
you
are
the
only
one
going
though
this,
and
it
comes
with
a
lot
of
guilt."
The
actress
said
that
for
humanity,
people
must
realise
that
there
are
some
fundamental
things
that
need
to
change
such
as
a
notion
that
men
are
not
supposed
to
have
mental
illness.