Mahira Khan opens up on her battle with depression
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Mahira Khan spoke to Aamna Haider Isani on her podcast show and talked about her career, work, and health.
She was open about her highs and lows, how she dealt with depression, and how she is coping with health changes as she grew older and wiser.
Mahira Khan was very candid and shared that she is just about to turn 40 years old and she also feels that she is changing. She has started caring more about her health via nutrition and she has incorporated swimming and running though she has never been a person who exercised regularly in the past.
Khan was honest about her long battle with depression and highlighted the importance of seeking the right medical help for treating mental illnesses like any other physical disease.
“I was really, really depressed, it was dark for me,” she began to recall. “And people would say things like, ‘Look what all you have… Look at who you are… Look at what your life is like’. But it didn’t register.”
“This is not something you say to someone [battling depression], because they can’t help it,” Khan requested.
“Actually, it’s a disease. It’s a chemical imbalance. And there are triggers to it. There could be something major that could have happened in your life that triggered it.”
“But be it depression, bipolarity, manic or any other kind of mental illness, these are all diseases, and have medicines given for them. There are different treatments that need to be taken,” she emphasized.
Further talking about her healing journey, she added, "Other than medication the thing which helped was my support system, which is very important. You need that… you need someone’s hand to hold onto.” The actor mentioned that her family and friends stood by her during the tough time.
Mahira Khan is undisputedly the biggest female superstar in Pakistan. She has worked in Pakistan and she has also represented the country internationally.
She is also among the stars who bring crowds to cinemas which is not a small feat for any Pakistani star.
She has also started a new chapter in her personal life as she got married and her fans have been ecstatic for her.