Deepika Padukone has now become the poster girl for mental health issues in India. Yuvraj Singh’s ex-girlfriend is not the only one who is speaking up about an issue that was considered a taboo in India, the cricketer’s wife, Hazel Keech too seems to be championing for the cause. In a recent interview with Gaurav Chopra, Hazel revealed that she was a part of not one or two, but three Harry Potter movies. In the same fun banter the actress opened up about battling depression.

While Hazel is in a much happy space now the bubbly petite lady revealed that her fight is still on even though she’s in a different phase.

Hazel might have quit acting, but she’s now pursuing a degree in therapy. Yuvraj’s wife said, “I had severe depression and I was terrified to leave the house and to meet people. I’m very comfortable now talking about it, but there were a couple of times where I tried to kill myself and I just didn’t want to live anymore.”

Like Deepika, Hazel too found support in her family. She continued, “And I thank my family for not taking my own life. Because my dad said something to me once... That suicide is the most selfish thing anyone can do. You kill yourself, okay... But what about everyone else that has to live with you killing yourself? Everyone would blame themselves. That had a really profound effect on me. So I’m now training to be a therapist, because finding a therapist saved my life. And because it has helped me so profoundly that I want to do the same.”

Hazel also decided to decode depression for those who fail to understand, she said, “I just want to say, ‘it’s not sadness’. It’s like a weight that you carry with you and it’s a thing that you can keep being busy and hiding from and running away from... But when you’re alone, it’s basically a feeling of sinking and drowning.” Also read: Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh Buy New Flat To Shift In After Marriage? Read EXCLUSIVE Deets

Well, may be Deepika and Hazel can together join forces and make a team to help the cause of mental illness.

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