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Even though we still fight many a stigmas pertaining to mental health, public figures coming ahead and talking about their own battles with mental illness certainly encourages many to do the same. After a number of biggies including Deepika Padukone, Ileana D’Cruz also admitted to have suffered from the same.

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Ileana, in the past, has battled body dysmorphic disorder ( a form of mental illness wherein one focuses on a pre-conceived flaw in his/her own appearance) for fifteen long years. She says it was ‘hard’.

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“When you are dealing with depression, it hits you when you are least expecting it. For me, to be in that state… it was something hard… I think that is what people are shy about, because they don’t want to be seen in that light and I can completely relate to it,” she said. (Also Read: An ultra-stylish Ileana and a geeky Kajal Aggarwal make a GORG entry at the airport)

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The actress who began her Bollywood career with ‘Barfi’, has come a long way. For everyone fighting darkness and losing it over their own imperfections, she can certainly be an example!

 

Inputs from IANS