Unlike many star kids who have been prepping for their debuts since they were in their diapers, Amitabh Bachchan’s granddaughter Navya Naveli Nanda didn’t want to pursue a life in the limelight. Instead, she launched her own mental health platform shortly after she graduated and has now opened up about dealing with anxiety.
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In a chat with the other co-founders of the platform on Instagram live, Navya opened up about undergoing therapy, saying, “It was something new for me as well. I wanted to kind of experience it myself before talking about it. Obviously, my family knows that I am in therapy but I don’t think any of my friends do. I don’t know if I would still go and tell them. ”
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She went on to add, “I feel like I’d hit rock bottom multiple times and I just couldn’t figure out why. I was like, ‘Okay, obviously something has to change, I need to talk about it.’ I think it helped to come to that conclusion. Now once a week I am in that routine and I don’t think I am even close to hitting rock bottom because I have everything in control, I am talking to someone. Now I can identify what are the things that even get me to hit rock bottom. People realise too late sometimes that they need to get help.”
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Surrounding herself with positive people has had an impact on her mental health, Navya confessed, “There have been times in my life when I haven’t been surrounded by positive people and I have seen how negatively it has impacted the way that I think. Not just about myself but about the world. I have learnt from then on that I am only going to surround myself with people who make me feel good and happy.” Navya also mentioned that watching the Netflix show Indian Matchmaking de-stresses her.
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Navya recently graduated from Fordham University but owing to the pandemic she couldn’t have a graduation ceremony. Thankfully, mum Shweta Bachchan salvaged the situation and had a small ceremony at home with a makeshift robe and hat.
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