Alia Bhatt has a HEART-WARMING response to sister Shaheen's Depression

After Deepika Padukone who publicly spoke about her Depression, it is Alia Bhatt's elder sister Shaheen Bhatt who came out in the open and spoke about how she is living with depression since she was 12 years old.

Shaheen recently wrote a blog for Vogue, in which she stated, "I've lived with depression since I was 12 years old and since then I've been suicidal on more than one occasion. I've experienced the sheer terror of contemplating a life filled with unrelenting anguish, and I've been consumed by the terrifying thought of having but a single means of escape from a bleak, unbearable future".

She further added, "A year and a half ago I chose to talk about my own experiences with depression on social media and even though I had never hidden that facet of my life, I was concerned about the judgement I would receive. Social media has given rise to a dangerous tendency to airbrush and filter our personal lives. There is so much value placed on false ideas of positivity and emotional prosperity that we present our lives as immaculate highlight reels entirely devoid of substance, and altogether devoid of the aches and pains of what it means to be human."

"We don't like to talk about depression because there is nothing romantic or glamorous about feeling like you're losing your mind; no attractive selfies are waiting to be taken when you're curled up crying on the floor, no witty one-liners are floating around your mind to tweet for likes".

Reacting to her sister's bold move, Alia Bhatt took to Twitter to share her heart-warming response. She tweeted, "Shaheen you are brilliant! My sister has battled and lived with depression since she was 12. She speaks her heart out and without any hesitation addresses the giant elephant in the room - Mental health and the LACK of our understanding & acceptance!"