Mental
health
is
an
important
issue
on
its
own,
but
during
lockdown
times,
it
assumes
even
more
importance.
Actress
Shruti
Haasan
says
that
being
stuck
at
home
during
a
global
pandemic
situation
is
by
no
means
a
normal
situation,
and
therefore
this
affects
people
in
all
sorts
of
ways.
She
feels
that
people
are
ashamed
to
talk
about
it
and
revealed
that
she
herself
has
been
in
therapy
for
three
years
now.
Speaking
to
Hindustan
Times
in
an
interview,
Shruti
said,
"Being
at
home
during
a
global
pandemic
and
stuck
in
lockdown
is
an
unnatural
situation.
It
affects
people
in
a
variety
of
ways
and
one
of
them
is
their
mental
health.
I
definitely
think
mental
health
crisis
is
a
very
real
problem.
But
people
are
usually
cautious
or
are
ashamed
to
talk
about
it."
Shruti
opened
up
about
her
own
mental
health
and
said,
"I
am
in
therapy
for
three
years
now.
I
seriously
recommend
therapy
for
people,
who
need
it.
I
have
tools
and
meditation
that
help
me."
Talking
about
how
she
has
been
busy
during
the
lockdown,
she
said,
"The
toughest
thing
in
a
lockdown
is
not
having
physical
contact
with
people
as
I
am
completely
alone
in
my
flat.
But
I
have
been
quite
busy
during
the
lockdown.
I
have
been
shooting
for
magazine
covers,
making
music
long
distance,
writing
a
lot
of
music
and
writing
in
general.
This
time
has
been
very
productive
for
me."
Shruti
further
said
that
it
will
take
time
to
adjust
to
the
new
normal
in
the
world.
She
added
that
re-socializing
may
not
be
difficult,
but
it
might
still
take
some
time
for
that
to
happen.