Alia Bhatt discloses that she’s in therapy, and was ‘being too hard’ on herself : Bollywood News

Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt recently talked about therapy and body consciousness. She said that she has been ‘very hard’ on herself over the years, and revealed that she is in therapy and how it has assisted her to cope with body image issues. She said that she had always been very apprehensive with ‘food, dieting, weight, and the way (she) is looking’. “That’s a struggle that’s been constant,” she told journalist Barkha Dutt on Mojo Story. “Everyone around me would see it, but I would not see it.” Alia said that she understands that as a public figure, she needs to tick certain boxes, but after one point, the actress realized she was being too hard on herself. She said that this is something she would want to tell young girls out there, who might be under pressure to present the best versions of themselves because of social media culture.

Alia Bhatt discloses that she’s in therapy, and was ‘being too hard’ on herself

Disclosing that she seizes therapy once a week, Alia said, “When I started therapy, I did it just as a hygiene thing. To take care of my body, I go to the gym; I need to take care of my mind as well. It’s something I started amidst the lockdown, when everybody was going through a hard time, and I thought that maybe this would be a good time to start. I started as a generic thing, but what I discovered through those sessions is that I have so many issues when it comes to… I always knew I was anal when it comes to my weight because I’m facing the camera.”

She said that she learned to listen to the people around her, when they would say that she needs to not be obsessed with her appearance and weight. “How did I deal with it? I’ll be honest, sometimes I would just tell myself, ‘It’s all fine, you have to do this because you have to look good’. I would convince myself that this is something I have to do, but I realized over time that I don’t have to do this.”

Meanwhile, Alia Bhatt is currently basking in the success of her latest release Gangubai Kathiawadi which was released on 25th February 2022.

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