Rapper and musician Badshah, who is known for hit tracks like “Jugnu”, “Pani Pani”, “Garmi” and more is no stranger to mental health issues like most of us.
The star has spoken out inspirationally on such problems and his journey through them.
Badshah, in conversation with Shilpa Shetty, reveals that he’s suffered from depression and more. He says, “The priority of my life is mental health. Mental peace is a luxury for me, because of the pressure we feel everyday. I have been through the darkest of times. When it comes to my mental health, I have been through clinical depression, I have been through severe anxiety disorder. So, I know I do not want to go there (again). And, to avoid that, you have to be selfish in a good way.”
Talking about this recovery journey he says, “You have to live with people who make you happy, you have to learn to say no. You have to learn to say yes, you have to be happy, we live under a lot of pressure. We have made our own lives messy and then we complain we are not mentally fit. You need to organise things, keep your loved ones near you and that is it.”
He also confessed there was a time where he would starve himself to ‘look at certain way’. He mentioned, “As a performer, I have to give my best. That was a major reason. Another reason was that I suffered from sleep apnea. That got more intense with time, and it is dangerous. For people who do not know, sleep apnea is a major snoring problem. I had the problem, now it is not there.“