Sania Mirza: Throughout our lives we’re so busy that we fail to recognise that mental health is an issue

All of us, in some unspecified time in the future in our life, wrestle with psychological well being points, feels Sania Mirza. It’s simply that we don’t perceive till it hits onerous. The ace tennis participant urges that one wants to simply accept it at occasions to see the best way out of it.

“It’s normal to feel anxious, nervous, not being able to sleep. Saying this from my personal experience, when recently I faced anxiety, there was nothing that actually triggered it. It was something that was probably going on and we mask it so well that we don’t even recognise it,” says Mirza.

Like many, Mirza, too, agrees that this unprecedented Covid-19 disaster has affected world economic system that in flip has led to many worrying about their future.

 

Doing her bit, she’s supporting a couple of native small enterprise ventures by giving them a shout out through social media.

The thought is “to give back to the society”. Urging everybody to assist one another, Mirza stresses on the significance of our thoughts and physique to have the ability to cope with troublesome feelings.

She says, “Throughout our lives, we’re so busy with other things that we ignore our mental health. It’s absolutely fine to feel depressed and even cry. Whenever that happens, talk to someone who’s close to you. I also do that.”

Irrespective of how the day goes by, Mirza, 33, says “staying positive and close to our family” is all that issues. She continues, “I drive strength from my family, especially my son Izhaan. No matter how bad my day is, his smile makes everything better. I’m sure we all have that one person who makes us feel that way. Keep them closer.”

 

She just lately spoke about how troublesome it’s for her to keep away from husband, cricketer Shoaib Malik, who’s in Pakistan. Mention that and she or he shares, “We’re stuck in two different countries and we definitely don’t know when this is going to end. That’s a huge thing to deal with. But we stay in touch on calls.”

Adding that their son Izhaan is much more affected, she says, “He’s at an age when he has started recognising and responding. Though he can’t really speak, but there are random times when he says ‘baba’ out of nothing. Probably that’s him missing his dad. So, it hasn’t been easy, but we need to be grateful that we’re safe.”

Looking ahead, Mirza says that when issues get higher, she and her son would really like “to spend quality time” with Malik. “Izhaan would like to see his father. We’re grateful that we have food on our table when many are suffering from starvation. Also, now we all know the importance of being with our families, how together we can win over any difficulty,” she concludes.

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