Pakistani Actress Mahira Khan On Battling Depression After The Release Of Bollywood Film ‘Raees’: ‘My Faith Broke’

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Pakistani actress Mahira Khan discusses depression and anxiety triggered by the backlash following her first Bollywood film “Raees” in 2016.

Speaking on the FWhy Podcast, the 38-year-old actress said the backlash and demeaning comments she received “brought out the anxiety and depression hidden inside me.” “That was a hard time for me.

I felt attacked,” she said. “The constant backlash… You are getting mean tweets and comments on (the Indian) channels. That was a time my faith broke, and I developed severe anxiety to the point that one day, I had a panic attack and fainted.

That was the first time I went to therapy. But that didn’t work out, as I went to several therapists… that year was rough… I couldn’t sleep; my hands used to shake.” READ MORE: Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift & More Celebs Who’ve Called Out Their Cyberbullies In the podcast, Khan also said that she had been on anti-depressants for the last 6 years and was told by a psychiatrist that she has ‘manic depression.’ “I ended up in a psychiatrist’s office, and she said, ‘We’ll talk about everything later, but I need you to know that you have manic depression.’ This is the first time I’m saying that I don’t know if I should.