Alia Bhatt is on secret therapy and she speaking to scribes to share why she is undergoing therapy. She said over the years, she had body image issues and therapy helped her overcome them. She shared that she is following a strict diet and food habits.
She added “That’s a struggle that’s been constant,” and revealed, “Everyone around me would see it, but I would not see it.” She quipped that since she is a public figure, she is expected to ‘tick certain boxes’
Sharing her experience, she 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 continued “How I dealt 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,”