Islamabad OCTOBER 10 (Online): Karan Johar took to social media to talk about his struggle with mental health issues. He also had words of advice for those suffering and even their family members.
Today is World Health Day, and celebrities across are propagating the importance of mental well-being. Earlier in the day, Aamir Khan spoke about benefiting from therapy and now filmmaker Karan Johar opened up about his tryst with anxiety. While he struggled with anxiety in 2015-2016, the issue came back earlier this year but he knew how to address it immediately.
KJo started the note by sharing how like many, he too felt that ëthis cannot happen to meí. He wrote how one reads about mental health with compassion but never feels that it could come knocking on your door. ìBut it can and it didÖ In 2015-2016 I felt the first burst of anxiety and knew within that something was wrongÖ my friend guided me to a psychologist and after a series of conversations I knew what I was dealing with and adressed it medically and with a change of lifestyleÖ. Things got better and I weaned off the meds Ö,î he shared his experience with anxiety.
Karan Johar further shared how anxiety came back this year, and he knew the trigger and so understood how to address it immediately. He had a word of caution for those suffering from mental health that how ësimple solutionsí like ìgo for a drive !!! Meet friends !! Go for a holiday Ö. Get a massage Öî are red flag conversations and one must be ìeducated enough in this zoneî to even offer advice.
The filmmaker then shared a message for family members of those suffering, as he wrote, ìTo family members my advice is simply to make sure that the person going through it seeks professional helpÖWe tend to address blood pressure, diabetes, etc with so much instant ease then why neglect mental healthÖ.More power to those brave ones who acknowledge the issue and address it head onÖ But to the millions who donít Ö just know that there is a better life awaiting youÖ. All you need to do is reach out
A lot of Karan Joharës fans appreciated him talking about mental health, as they dropped comments like, Well written Karan. You have put it so well, Thanks for talking about this Karan! Mental health is difficult to live with and more so if not talked about openly, and ìMore power to u
On the work front, Karan Johar recently made his comeback as a director with Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani. He is also set to be back with the new season of Koffee with Karan.
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