Actress Deepika Padukone has always been at the forefront of spreading mental health awareness through her NGO, The Live Love Laugh Foundation, recently flew down to New York for a fundraising dinner organised by the Youth Anxiety Center. At the event, the 'Chhapaak' actor spoke on anxiety and depression at the event.
She shared some photos and a video from the fundraiser on Instagram. In the clip, we hear her saying, "300 million people in the world suffer with anxiety and depression. But I think the key to know is that depression and anxiety can creep up on absolutely anybody, from any profession, any gender, any part of the world. The toughest part for me was that I didn't know what was happening. The day I understood there was a name to it, it was called 'clinical depression' I already started feeling much better. If there is anything that I've learnt in the journey of recovery is that you need to be patient, and that there is hope. Superman once said, once you choose hope, anything is possible!"
The Youth Anxiety Center was founded on 2013 by New York-Presbyterian Hospital and is dedicated to the treatment of people, mainly youth, suffering from depression and anxiety through research and clinical programming.
