--- title: Deepika Padukone Opens Up About Struggle with Depression description: Actress Deepika Padukone revealed she was diagnosed with clinical depression in 2014 and why the stigma around mental illness needs to end. canonical: https://time.com/5420395/deepika-padukone-depression-not-ashamed/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-10-10T15:31:30.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:55:24.360Z og:title: Actress Deepika Padukone Opens Up About Depression Struggle og:description: #NotAshamed og:url: https://time.com/5420395/deepika-padukone-depression-not-ashamed/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt395e67a4c43111d1/69893c3d86f68e17b56ea616/deepika-padukone-depression-awareness.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: Exclusive: Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2018 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Actress Deepika Padukone Opens Up About Depression Struggle twitter:description: #NotAshamed twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt395e67a4c43111d1/69893c3d86f68e17b56ea616/deepika-padukone-depression-awareness.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Deepika Padukone Opens Up About Struggle with Depression and Why She's '#NotAshamed' of Mental Illness > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by Sanchit Khanna/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) NEW DELHI, INDIA - OCTOBER 5: (EDITOR’S NOTE: This is an exclusive image of Hindustan Times) Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone during a first day of Hindustan Times Leadership Summit (HTLS) 2018 at Taj Palace, on October 5, 2018 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Sanchit Khanna/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)Hindustan Times—Hindustan Times via Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Oct 10, 2018 3:31 PM UTC Actress [Deepika Padukone](http://time.com/collection/most-influential-people-2018/5217557/deepika-padukone/) shared her [struggle with depression](http://time.com/5253569/deepika-padukone-time-100/) in a powerful message on Instagram on Wednesday, in honor of [World Mental Health Day. ](http://time.com/5418190/world-mental-health-day-india-vatwani/) In a video posted to her account, Padukone discusses being diagnosed with clinical depression in 2014 and the need to destigmatize mental illness. In 2014, I was diagnosed with clinical depression,” Padukone said. “But in India, 90 per cent of people who suffer from depression don’t seek help. Depression is like any other illness that requires intervention.” Padukone is now encouraging others to feel free to share their stories about mental illness without stigma, by using the hashtag, #NotAshamed. Since her diagnosis, the actress has been involved in actively spreading awareness about mental illness, including founding the Live Love Laugh Foundation to promote mental health care. See Padukone’s posts about mental health below. 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