In her recent interview, Shama Sikander revealed having severe depression and bipolar disorder in the past. Read on to know more.
Shama Sikander is an Indian actress who is known for dominating the television industry. She has also done several roles in films and web series, and is also a fashion designer. Although Shama has appeared in various roles, she is best known for her role as ‘Pooja Mehta’ in the television serial, Yeh Meri Life Hai. Before gaining fame as ‘Pooja’, she has done short roles in the films, Prem Aggan (1998), Mann (1999), and Ansh: The Deadly Part (2002). In her recent interview, Shama recalled how she attempted suicide and was saved by her family.
In her recent interview with Bollywood Bubble, Shama Sikander went down the memory lane and shared a glimpse of some traumatic events of her life. She even shared that she once thought of attempting suicide and took a lot of sleeping pills, but was luckily saved by her family. Shama further disclosed that she had suffered from severe depression and bipolar disorder, which might have been genetic.
Shama said that all this happened 15 years ago, and at that time, she was in a terrible mental state. She said that there were signs that her grandmother also had bipolar disorder. During her grandmother’s time, people would say she was possessed, but Shama said that as times have changed, she knew she was not possessed. In her words:
“15 years ago, I was in a very bad state, I had severe depression, bipolar disorder. That was when I came to know that my grandmother could also have also had bipolar disorder because this is genetic. She used to do things that made people say she was possessed. I have done similar things, but because I am intelligent and live in today's times, I was able to understand that I am not possessed. That was when I gave up on my career, and left the industry.”
When the actress was asked whether she had any suicidal thoughts due to depression and bipolar disorder, Shama replied, “Of course. I tried to commit suicide, and I was saved by my family.” She remembered making a deal with God to give her a new birth when she committed suicide. She further mentioned that she took a lot of sleeping pills and left her bank details to her brother.
Shama also told her mother not to disturb her and went in her room. But her brother and mother put two and two together and learnt Shama’s plan. Then, all her family members came rushing and tried to wake her up. In Shama’s words:
“I have flashbacks that they were all trying to pick me up and I was like dead meat. Six people together were not able to pick me up. So they took me to the nearest hospital, but the hospital would not take me and said it looked like a suicide case.”
Shama further added that after the situation escalated so much, a family friend contacted a police officer and told that Shama is ill because she ‘ate something wrong’. Only after this, the hospital admitted her and removed the poison. The procedure lasted the night, but she was out of danger the following day. However, the actress said that three years after this incident were the darkest phase of her life. She would not come out of the room and cry all day. According to her, she felt ‘empty and sad’ and took a long time to learn she was following the wrong path.
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