I was in severe depression: Humaima talks mental health, shares doctor, 'murshid' helped her heal

In a candid conversation on Hasna Mana Hai with host Tabish Hashmi, actor Humaima Malick opened up on combating depression, and how she was able to overcome her mental health struggles. When Tabish jokingly asked Humaima if she cries a lot, Humaima stated, "I used to, not anymore." 

When probed on the matter, the previously playful Humaima became sombre and said, "On a very serious note, I started working when I was 14 years old. I am 33, 34 now, right?" The actor provided some comic relief to the moment by adding, "I was born in 1987...Say 34, don't say anything more than that."

She went on to reveal, "I think that when I worked so much, and the journey that I had in life, I am still working, I couldn't get to know myself much. And I had gone through very bad relationships, so many ups and downs. highs and lows, fame - so much of fame I've seen at such a young age. Understanding, observing all that - we are humans, we may be God's favourite, but a lot is beyond our control."

Humaima admitted, "I was in severe depression. I didn't know, I'd keep working throughout, I didn't realise, and I didn't dislike anything. Any small sentiment would make me cry. Now, after my treatment, this has become really, really better. I'm a joyful, playful girl, but it takes a minute for me to cry. I can cry, I have the emotions inside me, but I don't cry at every particular thing happening around me."

When questioned about professional intervention helping her overcome her struggles, the star shared, "Yes. There will be a time when I will be talking about it, because I - and this happened in the midst of Jindo - I would love to give this credit to my director, Anjum Shahzad, who said one little thing to me that every night I create a home of mud and kick it every morning you wake up. This stuck with me."

Humaima further opened up to state, "I was shooting in the desert, and obviously, no one is around you for miles. One thinks about themselves. And Jindo was a six-month shoot. That's when I understood why these characters are so easy for me, why, in Bol, Zainab became [so beloved]. Because I feel a lot, and with feeling a lot, I was not feeling what I was feeling for myself. To feel so much for everyone else - that where God resides within us, I didn't take that into consideration in my heart. "

The actor then shared how her director and doctors were pivotal in her healing journey. She said, "Then Anjum bhai took me to the doctor, I got my medical treatment done from Dr. Javed Iqbal, who is a very famous doctor, and then my murshid, Dr. Mohammad Javed, I keep in touch with him. Because of this, I felt a lot better. My heart felt consoled...It was all over the place, but Dr. Javed Iqbal and Sir Mohammad Javed, who is my murshid and doctor, I think they made me a better person. Today, when I breathe, it is with peace, and I am no longer in a state of sadness."

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