Actor Shivin Narang says topics related to mental health must be taught in school

Ever since Sushant Singh Rajput's tragic demise, almost every actor is sharing ir views on importance of mental health. Television star Shivin Narang recently said that topics of depression and mental health should be included in syllabus since childhood. Read ahead to kw more. 

Shivin Narang: Topics of depression, mental health should be part of school syllabus

Talking to a news portal, Behyadh 2 actor shared that according to him, mental health is something that should be taught since beginning, from school days. Shivin Narang also added that he does t remember anything being taught about depression when he was in school. importance of mental health should be included in syllabus since childhood, everything from symptoms to how to cope with it, actor added. 

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 Khatron Ke Khiladi 10 participant furr added that depression and its consequences like suicide is t something that is industry-centric and can happen to anyone. However, he affirmed that people in entertainment industry are more aware of it. He revealed that life of an actor is very unstable, as sometimes he is at a peak and sometimes he strives to make ends meet. But this is something every actor kws before entering industry, Shivin Narang added. 

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Furrmost talking about depression, Shivin Narang added that depression is t just in entertainment industry. He also said that due to internet and social media our lives are running quite fast that we are forgetting ourselves. People make less conversation, meet less. Rar y meet or talk digitally, he said. 

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In same interview, Shivin Narang expressed that sometimes when people are alone y tend to feel empty. This happens to almost everyone, today. He opposed that depression just happens to people in entertainment industry. Shivin Narang feels that wherever job ambience is stressful, mental health issues might start kicking in. However, people from entertainment industry are still very open about it. y accept that y are suffering from depression and y need to get it treated, he added.

Meanwhile, on work front, Shivin Narang was last seen in Khatron Ke Khiladi 10 as one of contestants. He also played Rudra Roy in Beyhadh 2. 

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