Aamir Khan Talks About Therapy’s Life-Changing Impact, Daughter Ira Khan Supports Him – News18

Last Updated:December 24, 2024, 15:28 IST

Ira Khan reposted a video featuring her father, Aamir Khan, talking about the benefits of therapy in his life.

Aamir Khan is one such actor in the industry who never shies away from talking about mental health issues openly. The Bollywood superstar has already advocated against breaking the stereotypes of men in society. He has proudly shown how men can cry and has adopted many other measures in his life that go against the tide. In a recent interaction, Aarmir Khan talked about the life-changing impact of therapy.

In the conversation with U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy for Netflix, Aamir Khan opened up about his honest opinions on mental health and therapy. The actor revealed that therapy was beneficial to him, and he would recommend the same to any person willing to get such help. He said, “First, I wanna tell you, it is so helpful. Therapy is so helpful. And I would strongly recommend therapy to anyone who would like who feels the need for it. It’s really been helpful for me.”

In the same conversation, when Murthy shared his views on the power of therapy, Khan added, “It’s a very powerful thing. Therapy is a very powerful thing.” The actor then went on to talk about how he embraced therapy. Initially, Aamir Khan mentioned that he was quite apprehensive about getting any such help. But later, he realised that he can’t solve every problem in his life on his own, and it is okay to need help.

He explained, “All my life, I feel I’m a fairly intelligent guy. I can think things through. I’m a sensible guy. If there’s an issue, I can sort it out for myself. No, I can’t. It doesn’t matter how intelligent you are. It doesn’t matter how wordly wise you are. In India, a lot of us feel ki (that) if I go for therapy, there’s, you know, I have a mental problem. I don’t want people to know I’m going for therapy. It indicates that I have some mental problems. That’s okay to need help. And I think that I’ve really benefited greatly from therapy.”

Ira Khan, who was also present with her father in the same conversation, reposted the video on Instagram stories. However, she didn’t write anything in the post’s caption. She has always been vocal about her struggles with mental health. The youngster has even opened up about the same in multiple social media posts.

In another part of the interview, the Laal Singh Chaddha actor mentioned that it was his daughter, Ira, who pushed him on the path of therapy. However, he found her suggestion extremely transformative and said, “I think Ira pushed me down that path. We even started joint therapy to work on our relationship… It’s been transformative.”