In a recent video shared by Ira Khan on her IG handle, Aamir Khan can be seen encouraging people to seek help for mental health issues and revealed that he has been taking therapy for years.
Daughter of Aamir Khan and Reena Dutta, Ira Khan has always been vocal about her mental health issues. Ira has a history of battling mental health issues, and she has been vocal about it. The 25-year-old star kid has been undergoing treatment for cyclic depression. For the unversed, the star kid suffered from depression ever since her parents' divorce, and she overcame it with courage. And now, she has been working round the clock to help people who are suffering from mental health issues.
To mark World Mental Health Day, on October 10, 2023, Ira Khan took to her Instagram handle and posted a video with her father, Aamir Khan. In the video, Aamir was seen talking about the importance of seeking therapy for emotional and mental health issues. He shared that whenever we wish to get a haircut or solve a maths problem, it is mandatory to always seek professional help. In his words:
“Maths seekhne ke liye hum school ya teacher ke paas jaate hain. Agar baal kataana ho to hum salon ya dukaan jaate hain jaha par wo insaan humaare baal kaatta hai jo us kaam mein trained hai.”
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Ira Khan then added that there are many such tasks in our lives that we cannot do by ourselves and need the help of a trained person. After that, Aamir said that we immediately take other people's help whenever we need it without any hesitation. In his words:
"Zindagi mein aise bohot saare kaam hai jo hum khud nahi kar paate. Jisme humme kisi aur vyakti ki madad lagti hai, jo yeh kaam jaanta hai. Aur yeh faisle hum badi asaani se le lete hai, begair kisi sharam ke, begair kisi jhijak ki."
Aamir further added that he and his daughter, Ira Khan have been seeking therapy for many years now, and they have benefitted greatly from it. The actor added that if somebody thinks that they are also going through mental or emotional issues, then they should seek help from a trained mental health expert. Adding that there’s no shame in it, Aamir said:
"Meri beti Ira aur main pichhle kai saal se therapy ka laabh utha rahe hain. Aur agar aapko lagta hai aap bhi maansik ya jazbaati takleefon se guzar rahe hain, to aap bhi kisi aise vyakti ko dhund sakte hai jo professional hai, trained hai, jo aapki madad kar sakta hai. Isme koi sharam nahi hai."
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To watch the video, click here.
Earlier in an interview with The Times Of India, Ira Khan shared how her parents, Aamir Khan and Reena Dutta's divorce became a trigger for her emotional turmoil and led her to depression. Talking on the same issue, Ira said that it was her therapist who made her realise that her parents' split was one of the trigger points of her depression. However, Ira revealed why she blames herself for her depression and said:
"My therapist said that one of the trigger points was my parents, who handled their divorce as well as they could at that point. It was amicable. I am not blaming them, but what they didn't realise is that because they made it seem like divorce was not a big deal, there was a perception my mind created of the situation. We create perceptions and we don't necessarily communicate to people about those. So, I blame myself for my depression. I spent 20 years thinking that you have to be sad for people to love you. But now how do I go back? I want to be happy! So now, I have to systematically undo everything that I have done."
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