Deepika Padukone opens up about her school days to help students navigate exam stress.
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00:00I'm just feeling completely helpless and hopeless.
00:03And I don't want to live anymore.
00:05My parents didn't put much pressure on me to bring good marks.
00:10Deepika, welcome to your test.
00:132025.
00:14So, Deepika, let's start from your childhood days.
00:23This is a very misleading photo.
00:26I was a very naughty girl.
00:28Even now, my parents always say that you'll never find Deepika at ground level.
00:33I was always on sofas, tables, chairs, climbing and jumping.
00:39Outdoor sports.
00:41I was always more interested in extracurricular activities.
00:45But I think I'm also very fortunate that
00:47there was a time when I realized that
00:50marks and your results are not everything.
00:52And I think there was such an atmosphere in my school
00:55and whenever I had to practice for Teacher's Day
01:00or a fashion show or Sports Day,
01:02I used to get very excited about those things.
01:05I think the other thing is that I'm very lucky that
01:08my parents didn't put much pressure on me to bring good marks.
01:13So, I would like to tell my parents that
01:17it's very important to realize the potential of your children.
01:22Maybe their interest lies in something else
01:24and that is also okay.
01:26So, Deepika, let's talk about that moment
01:29when you realized that maybe you had depression.
01:33After school, sports, modeling, acting,
01:40I kept working and working and working.
01:43And there was a day in 2014
01:47when I became unconscious.
01:49And after a few days, I realized
01:53that I had depression.
01:56Depression is something that we can't see.
01:59It's a very invisible thing.
02:01It's possible that there are some people among us
02:04who are feeling anxiety or depression.
02:08And we won't even know because I'm smiling from above.
02:12I'm saying hi and hello to everyone.
02:14And did you share this with anyone?
02:16I didn't share it with anyone for a long time
02:19because I used to live alone in Bombay.
02:22And then my mother came to Bombay to meet me.
02:25And she stayed with me for a few weeks.
02:28And the day they were going back to Bangalore,
02:32I started crying.
02:33So, she asked me what happened.
02:34Did anyone say anything? Did anything happen at work?
02:37And I said, no, I don't know what this is.
02:41I'm just feeling completely helpless and hopeless.
02:45And I don't want to live anymore.
02:48So, I was very lucky in that moment that my mother realized
02:51and she said, let's call a psychologist.
02:54In our country, there was a lot of stigma
02:57about mental illness.
02:58How can it happen to me?
02:59How can it happen to me?
03:00Or even if it happened to me, we won't tell anyone.
03:04As soon as I started talking about this illness,
03:08I started feeling so free, so light.
03:11And from there, my journey started
03:14with mental health awareness.
03:16Depression, anxiety, stress,
03:19it can happen to anyone at any time.
03:21Like Mr. Narendra Modi has written in his book,
03:24Exam Warriors,
03:26Express, Never Suppress.
03:28It really takes off a lot of weight off your shoulders.
03:33And when you're preparing for exams, in particular,
03:37you start feeling better.
03:38You feel like, I can focus on my exam now.
03:41Because I have talked about my issue.
03:45And you're able to just focus and live a healthier, better life.
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