Deepika Padukone shares becoming suicidal when she suffered depression, admits hubby Ranveer Singh ‘created safe space’ for her

Deepika Padukone was amongst the first leading actresses to come out and speak openly about battling depression. She even has a organisation who helps people struggling with it. On Koffee With Karan 8 premiere episode, Deepika Padukone recalled how she initially dealt with depression and how hubby Ranveer Singh created safe space for her to be vulnerable.

Deepika Padukone recalls suffering depression on Koffee with Karan 8

Deepika shared when she first realised about her suffering. “It happened to me in 2014 when I first realised. Initially it takes several months and my heart breaks seeing people who struggle and don’t know what they are going through. That’s why I came out in 2014 and shared my experience by just breaking it down and saying ‘this is how I was feeling for a prolong period of time’. It’s been almost 10 years since I’ve been on medication and it works everyday”, said Deepika.

Deepika Padukone on how Ranveer Singh helped her dealing with Depression

Talking how Ranveer was by her side, she shared how Ranveer deals with it effortlessly. She acknowledged, “But I think the fact that he created a safe space for me to be able to be vulnerable. Not once did he say ‘”It’s okay now. Come on.”

Ranveer further insisted it took a long time for him to understand. He recalled how Deepika was copiously crying.  “When it first happened in 2014, I was shooting. She called and she said ‘I’ve had a blackout and I’ve had a fall. Can you come home?’ I cut the call and I was on my bike and when I saw her, something wasn’t right. She’s in front, she’s looking at you but she’s not all there. One day at breakfast she was sitting across me and she was just crying and there were just tears. Copious tears flowing down.”

When he asked DP what happened, she didn’t know what to say to him. “She’s like ‘I don’t know’. The reason I remember that vividly is because it was that moment where I felt completely helpless.”

Ranveer recalls calling Deepika’s parents as he felt helpless

Ranveer further shared he called Deepika’s parents and sister as he was not understanding what to do. Deepika also shared how she had put up a happy face in front of them, but when they were leaving she broke down and felt helpless. She recalled sharing her feeling with mother and revealed, “I was just feeling helpless. I didn’t know what to know. I just felt like not living anymore. My mother then realised what I was going through and suggested me to seek professional help. I was going through this for a while. I was shooting a movie, attended events and interviews and put up a happy face. But deep down I felt empty.” She further concluded how it was a blessing she had a professional help immediately and acknowledged depression timely.  

On a concluding note, Deepika said, “He was just there, extremely patient. If I can’t do certain things, which he might feel is too hard, I need to do those things to function on daily basis.”

For those unversed, Deepika came out about her mental illness in 2015. Her foundation, Live Love Laugh aims to help those struggling with their mental health. Talking about Koffee with Karan season 8, it streams on Disney+Hotstar every Thursday.

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