Actor
Sameer
Sharma,
who
played
the
role
of
Shaurya
Maheshwari
in
Yeh
Rishtey
Hain
Pyaar
Ke,
was
found
dead
at
his
home
on
Thursday,
August
6.
It
is
alleged
that
he
died
by
suicide.
Sameer
had
taken
to
his
Instagram
handle
to
share
a
lengthy
note
on
mental
health,
after
the
death
of
Sushant
Singh
Rajput.
Sharing
excerpts
from
a
book,
Sameer
had
captioned
his
post,
"Read
this
if
you
cared
about
Sushant
Singh
Rajput."
The
excerpt
attempts
to
explain
what
living
through
mental
illness
is
like.
"Bipolar
Disorder,
Depression,
Schizophrenia
etc.
do
you
know
or
understand
what
that
means
or
feels
like?
No
you
don't,
unless
you've
been
through
it
yourself.
And
anybody
who
hasn't,
will
never
be
able
to
understand
what
that
feels
like," it
reads.
"Depression
is
a
very
lonely
disease
and
a
highly
misunderstood
one.
Because
it's
not
cancer,
or
diabetes
or
any
other
medical
condition
which
can
be
physically
diagnosed.
And
it
is
lonely
because
you're
surrounded
by
people
who
have
no
idea
what
you're
going
through.
And
who
infact
admonish
you
when
you
try
to
reach
out,"
it
continued.
Talking
about
Sushant,
Sameer
had
written,
"So
let's
not
for
a
second
even
assume
that
he
was
a
coward.
But
why
does
he
do
it?
Not
because
of
any
social
or
financial
or
any
other
pressure.
He
does
it
because
the
devil
just
doesn't
stop
screaming,
a
scream
which
causes
a
pain
so
unbearable
yet
completely
inexplicable."
On
July
21,
Sameer
had
written
a
poem
which
read,
"Don't
kid
yourselves,
you're
all
judgmental,
whether
you
accept
it
or
not.
Even
i
am,
i
m
judging
you
right
now,
see?
That
moral
high
ground
you
think
you're
standing
on,
is
nothing
but
the
graveyard
of
your
dead
conscience."
Sameer
had
worked
in
a
popular
television
shows
such
as
Kyunki
Saas
Bhi
Kabhi
Bahu
Thi,
Kahaani
Ghar
Ghar
Ki
and
others.
He
was
also
seen
in
films
like
Ittefaq
and
Hasee
Toh
Phasee.
Worried
about
your
mental
well-being
or
of
someone
you
know?
Help
is
just
a
call
away.
Reach
out
to
the
nearest
mental
health
specialist
at
COOJ
Mental
Health
Foundation
(COOJ)-
0832-2252525,
Parivarthan-
+91
7676
602
602,
Connecting
Trust-
+91
992
200
1122/+91-992
200
4305
or
Sahai-
080-25497777/
SAHAIHELPLINE@GMAIL.COM