Renowned actor Mawra Hocane recently opened up about her mental struggles and urged people who are fighting it to not be ashamed of it.
The Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2 actor took to Instagram and penned a lengthy note sharing she was diagnosed with anxiety a year ago.
“We all have our days of weakness & breakdowns, I am lucky my job allows me to express my grief on screen. It’s been over a year since I’ve been diagnosed with anxiety & I’m no longer embarrassed of it,” she wrote.
The starlet said she doesn’t run away from it “It’s a part of me like the sky is blue but I’m definitely better equipped to deal with it as I’m growing with it & beginning to understand it. I don’t run away from my friends & family when I’m having a panic attack I share with them & I feel I’m stronger than my condition.”
Mawra Hocane urged people to accept what they are going through. “I’m putting this out because I want all of you who fight anxiety everyday to be okay with it & not be ashamed of it.”
She said she is no longer afraid of her anxiety: “I went to a therapist in Sydney at the end of 2018 who told me that even though certain deficiencies contribute to my anxiety, it gets worse because I’m fearful of it. I decided that day to no longer be afraid of it or hide it from anybody at all.”
The actress shared how she copes with it a year on “In 2020 I can easily identify when my body starts to feel anxiety & more often than not I’m able to control it without any help. I drink a lot of water & I pray. Anybody reading this can have their own method or seek help from a therapist or a family member.”
“Having said that I want to tell you that even if you break down , you’re brave, even if you cry you’re not weak. Whoever you are I want you to know that every new day will be a better day,” she concluded with a heartfelt message.
