When Deepika Padukone spoke about depression, anxiety

Deepika Padukone once said, her breath was shallow and she would break down often, read details.

<p style="text-align: justify;">Deepika Padukone once spoke about dealing with anxiety,&nbsp;depression and shared her feelings.</p>

Deepika Padukone once spoke about dealing with anxiety, depression and shared her feelings.

<p style="text-align: justify;">She revealed suffering from clinical depression and even set up her foundation, 'Live Love Laugh' to build a community, helping people around who suffer from mental health problems.</p>

She revealed suffering from clinical depression and even set up her foundation, 'Live Love Laugh' to build a community, helping people around who suffer from mental health problems.

<p style="text-align: justify;">In an old interview with journalist Barkha Dutt, Deepika said, "If I can impact one life in this entire process of speaking up and letting people know that it's something I have been through and something that I could deal with because I had a fantastic support system (then I'll try)."</p>

In an old interview with journalist Barkha Dutt, Deepika said, "If I can impact one life in this entire process of speaking up and letting people know that it's something I have been through and something that I could deal with because I had a fantastic support system (then I'll try)."

<p style="text-align: justify;">According to the reports, while talking about the depression she said,&nbsp;it was a time in 2014, she felt a weird feeling in her stomach and did not feel nice, that's when she knew she needed help.</p>

According to the reports, while talking about the depression she said, it was a time in 2014, she felt a weird feeling in her stomach and did not feel nice, that's when she knew she needed help.

<p style="text-align: justify;">"I thought it was stress, so I tried to distract myself by focusing on work, and surrounding myself with people, which helped for a while. But the nagging feeling didn’t go away. My breath was shallow, I suffered from lack of concentration and I broke down often," she said in an interview with Hindustan times in 2015.</p>

"I thought it was stress, so I tried to distract myself by focusing on work, and surrounding myself with people, which helped for a while. But the nagging feeling didn’t go away. My breath was shallow, I suffered from lack of concentration and I broke down often," she said in an interview with Hindustan times in 2015.

<p style="text-align: justify;">"Over some time, it got worse. When my parents visited, I would put up a brave front because they were worried about me living alone and working long hours. Then, once, while talking to my mother (Ujjala Padukone), I broke down." &nbsp;She got in touch with a psychologist friend, Anna Chandy, to get help. Deepika came out of depression with the professional help and support of her parents and close ones.</p>

"Over some time, it got worse. When my parents visited, I would put up a brave front because they were worried about me living alone and working long hours. Then, once, while talking to my mother (Ujjala Padukone), I broke down."  She got in touch with a psychologist friend, Anna Chandy, to get help. Deepika came out of depression with the professional help and support of her parents and close ones.