Mumbai: Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa on Sunday following the demise of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput spoke about depression, saying that it is completely fine to be not fine and one should always speak up about what's going on in the mind.
Rajput was found dead at his Bandra residence on Sunday morning in an apparent suicide, a police official said. It is still unclear but there are talks about him battling depression.
Rajput, 34, hailed from Bihar and was educated in Patna and New Delhi, before shifting to Mumbai.
He was known for his portrayals in TV serials like "Pavitra Rishta", films "Kai Po Chhe", "Shuddh Desi Romance", the biopic "M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story", "Kedarnath" and "Chhichore", among several others.
Uthappa, a key member of the 2007 World T20 winning Indian team, had recently revealed that he battled clinical depression and suicidal thoughts for nearly two years during his career, a phase when cricket was perhaps the only thing that kept him from "jumping off a balcony".
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Shocked beyond understanding. Cannot imagine the pain you must've been going through @itsSSR . My heart and prayers go out to your family. Rest in peace. 💔💔💔💔💔
— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) June 14, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">Shocked beyond understanding. Cannot imagine the pain you must've been going through @itsSSR . My heart and prayers go out to your family. Rest in peace. 💔💔💔💔💔
— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) June 14, 2020Shocked beyond understanding. Cannot imagine the pain you must've been going through @itsSSR . My heart and prayers go out to your family. Rest in peace. 💔💔💔💔💔
— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) June 14, 2020
"Shocked beyond understanding. Cannot imagine the pain you must've been going through
@itsSSR. My heart and prayers go out to your family. Rest in peace," Uthappa said in a tweet.
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I cannot reiterate this enough. WE NEED TO SPEAK ABOUT WHAT WE FEEL WITHIN. we are stronger than we understand and IT IS COMPLETELY OKAY TO NOT BE OKAY. #depression #MentalHealthMatters
— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) June 14, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">I cannot reiterate this enough. WE NEED TO SPEAK ABOUT WHAT WE FEEL WITHIN. we are stronger than we understand and IT IS COMPLETELY OKAY TO NOT BE OKAY. #depression #MentalHealthMatters
— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) June 14, 2020I cannot reiterate this enough. WE NEED TO SPEAK ABOUT WHAT WE FEEL WITHIN. we are stronger than we understand and IT IS COMPLETELY OKAY TO NOT BE OKAY. #depression #MentalHealthMatters
— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) June 14, 2020
"I cannot reiterate this enough. WE NEED TO SPEAK ABOUT WHAT WE FEEL WITHIN. we are stronger than we understand and IT IS COMPLETELY OKAY TO NOT BE OKAY. #depression #MentalHealthMatters," Uthappa added.
Earlier, Uthappa has revealed that he battled clinical depression and suicidal thoughts for nearly two years during his career, a phase when cricket was perhaps the only thing that kept him from "jumping off a balcony".
The big-hitting top-order batsman, who represented India in 46 ODIs and 13 T20 Internationals, was picked by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 3 crore for this year's IPL, which is currently suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
"I remember around 2009 to 2011, it was constant and I would deal with that on a daily basis. There were times where I wasn't even thinking about cricket, it was probably the farthest thing in my mind," he said during the Royal Rajasthan Foundation's live session 'Mind, Body and Soul'.
"I was thinking about how I would survive this day and move on to the next, what's happening to my life and in which direction am I heading. Cricket kept my mind off of these thoughts but it became really difficult on non-match days and during the off-season.
"On days, I would just be sitting there and would think to myself on the count of three, I'm going to run and jump off of the balcony but something kind of just held me back," he recalled.
It was at this stage that the 34-year-old began maintaining a diary before reaching out for professional help.
