Sushant Singh suicide: Milind Deora on dealing with suicidal thoughts

Congress leader and former MP Milind Deora on Sunday took to social media to open up about his tryst with suicidal thoughts following the tragic death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput who committed suicide at his Bandra residence in Mumbai The actor was found hanging at his residence and is believed to have taken the drastic step after battling depression for a few months the police said as per preliminary probe However no suicide note was recovered from Rajputs residence the police addedMilind Deoras postView this post on InstagramacircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircordfMy own experience with suicidal thoughts first as a teen amp even as an MP taught me to live with the blues Sharing 5 effective coping toolsacircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircnotA post shared by Milind Deora milinddeora onJun 14 2020 at 738am PDTThe Congress leader took to Twitter to open up about his own fight with suicidal thoughts and also shared effective tools to fight the mental health issue Sharing his personal experience with the thoughts of ending life Deora said My own experience with suicidal thoughts first as a teen amp even as an MP taught me to live with the bluesMy own experience with suicidal thoughts first as a teen amp even as an MP taught me to live with the blues Sharing 5 effective coping tools pictwittercomyMiVfAgC9Umdash Milind Deora agravecurrenregagravecurreniquestagravecurrensup2agravecurreniquestagravecurrenAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircagravecurrenbrvbar agravecurrenbrvbaragraveyenAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircagravecurrenmicroagravecurrendegagravecurrenfrac34 milinddeora June 14 2020From his post its evident that the former South Mumbai MP had contemplated taking extreme steps on couple of occasions in his life But to his credit the politician overcome his fear battled depression and also shared a few tips on how one can cope with mental health issuesIt takes immense courage to come out and share such a thing Thank you sir always look up to you ethAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircethAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircraquomdash Zeeshan Siddique zeeshan_iyc June 14 2020In order to fight the blues to people who are struggling with depression Deora urged them to reach out to their family friends colleagues and even acquaintances You are more loved than you know he said He further said that depression transcends age gender economic strata or success as he requested people to overcome the stigma of mental health and seek counsellingThanks for sharing these 5 tools milind Passing them to my family friends and their kids ethAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircethAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircfrac14ethAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircethAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircfrac14mdash Sumeet sumrag June 14 2020Were in a constant struggle with our inner demons Never give in to them Life is beautiful Dont get caught up in the rat race the Congress leader said He urged people to choose music food travel reading work and their loved ones and asked them to do what makes them happy Choose life Most importantly love yourself for who you are Deora said in order to cope with mental health issuesThank you so much for sharing your thoughts Chief I still remember our conversation during Upfront with Milind shoot about a full episode on Mental health awareness which unfortunately we cud not shoot however we should have more discussions on this topic in future Take Caremdash Sumedh Gaikwad ethAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircregethAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircsup3 sumedhbgaikwad June 14 2020Since being shared online the post has gone viral and has garnered nearly 10000 likes with several people lauding the politician for opening up on mental health issues RJ Malishka Mendonsa said Thankyou Milind and how beautiful of you to share something like this while Congress MLA Zeeshan Siddique praised Deora for sharing his experience and said It takes immense courage to come out and share such a thing Thank you sir always look up to youWish you all the health Thank you for speaking upmdash Vasundhara Tankha Sharma VasundharaTankh June 14 2020A Twitter user commented Thanks for sharing these 5 tools milind Passing them to my family friends and their kids while a second user wrote Wish you all the health Thank you for speaking up A third user stated Nicely summarised sir Thatrsquos the practical way to overcomeInfographicAtul JainHeres how netizens reactedThank you for sharing this and speaking up on this issue in a constructive manner Take care ethAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircethAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircfrac14mdash The Zucker Doctor DoctorLFC June 14 2020Nicely summarised sir Thatrsquos the practical way to overcome ethAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircethAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircmdash DINESH KUMAR IAS DINESH_ABUSARIA June 14 2020Incredibly brave of you to share this acircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcirccurreniumlcedilAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircmdash Vishakha VishakhaJ18 June 14 2020I would add a brisk walkrunning or gymming also at that particular timeitrsquos a chemical reactionall these activities increase endorphins which gives a sense of happinesslet that moment pass nd ofcourse prayers mdash Lotus LotusBharat June 14 2020Massive respect to come in public and speaking about itmdash Nishant Sheth sjsuspartan June 14 2020The twotime Congress MP fromMumbai South Constituency also served as Union Ministerminister in former Prime Minister Manmohan Singhs UPA government Besides being a staunch politician and a social activist Milind Deora is also ablues guitarist and has several performances to his creditCatch up on 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