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Meera Deosthale On Mental Health Awareness & How Showbiz Can Be A ‘Dark Place’ For Some Actors
The news of Sushant Singh Rajput's untimely demise left the entertainment industry in shock. Many actors took to social media to offer condolences while a few others decided to share powerful messages about mental health. In the same vein, Meera Deosthale who was last seen in Colors’ Vidya, has opened up in her recent interview about the importance of starting a conversation and raising awareness about the important subject.
Meera
was
quoted
by
TOI
as
saying,
"It's
very
easy
to
show
that
you
care
when
someone
has
already
left.
I
wish
people
had
shown
the
same
concern
and
respect
when
that
person
was
struggling.
As
glamorous
as
it
looks
from
the
outside,
showbiz
is
a
dark
place
to
be
in
especially
if
you
don’t
have
the
right
set
of
friends
or
support
system.
Our
work
is
very
uncertain
and
your
next
signing
depends
on
how
successful
you
are
currently.
The
pressure
is
immense."
She went on to add, "Mental health is a very important issue, but I feel that it’s not addressed properly. When someone around us says that they aren’t feeling well mentally, we either mock them or call them 'pagal'. That's how inconsiderate people are these days. I feel a counselling class should be inculcated at schools so that the kids don't carry any childhood baggage into their futures."
On being quizzed about her views on the impact of the internet on people, the Udaan fame actress replied, "Social media plays a big role in our lives these days. People take comments on the internet very seriously and if the comment is bad, it affects a person's mental health. It feels worse when they start writing personal comments. Some people stoop really low and resort to writing cheap and vulgar stuff, that’s sick."
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