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- Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa talks about the years he struggled with clinical depression and how he fought back.
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He's a very nice and humble person. I have met him at Pune airport briefly. My family wanted to take a selfie with him but we couldn't hold the iPad properly in time. He actually took it and took the selfie himself. That shows the patience level and maturity a person has.
We're proud of you Robin Uthappa! Never back down! Keep fighting.
Kudos for speaking out about mental health ,it's been ignored for long in India
Love you bro and thanks for sharing this.. Even I had same experience and I totally agree with you... Meditation will definitely help us...
Black Lab
Thanks to westernization of India. Indians are getting depressed for blindly aping the western culture
You were awesome in KKR
Dependable and having the ability to have a 💯+ strike rate and still deliver every single match.. Kolkata owes you a lot.
Who dislikes this? I mean Why??
Anyway, thanks Robin and Quint for this. This is literally a life saver.
People who think depression is nautanki and baseless excuses.
@@sauron2000000 yeah true. Who thinks that they are doing it for attention.
Dont worry about such things, listen to the video and contemplate and move on.
I have gone through a similar journey. Counseling really helps, it resolved a lot of my queries and distangled my life. I received help when I was far away from my home, studying in Netherlands. I never thought a Dutch lady will connect with my emotions so well and will help find my way back. I will always be very greatful to her. 🙂
Can Indian parents try to atleast understand how serious mental health issues are!!!
so true, most of the Indian parents don't care about these issues and as a result they lose there child. In fact many times they are the one putting too much pressure on there children and don't care how it affects them in a bad way.
@@divanshu5039 Very true !
I believe if Indian and South Asian parents just let their children be themselves, half of the issues can resolve by themselves. Unwanted expectations are something I just dont understand. Not to mention the society, which is values money and success more over life.
They don't want to understand bc they think it's nothing and they say to not think about which make us more think that thing yeah but most of the Indian parents not gonna understand we have to fight ourselves
@@jeevithagowda7961 so true and i hate the way these things work here.
Living the same life, for years. No friends, family or anyone. With my Dad's demise, even my relatives deserted me cos I'm not as wealthy as them. I have no counselor, no one to talk to, but my strength is Jesus, which is above all friends, family and the world put together, therefore I am a King in my solitude.
Awesome brother
Glad to know you are going strong
Personally speaking when you find a high ideal in life to pursue, things transform totally
Only privileged people can recognize depression. Farmers who are struggling every day don't know that they are suffering from depression.
Who would educate underprivileged section about mental health?.
And for middle-class people like me
, it's difficult to afford the counsellor.
For one session it would cost 3 to 4 thousand rupees.
Well mental health should be treated on par with physical health.
A middle class person can afford 3-4K on a session but they don't because they don't prioritise it. Just want free or cheap service for serious issue like this.
Only poor can't afford it and that's understandable.
Tejaswi Teju
It is because so called privileged people blindly ape the western culture. So, they get caught in the superficial opposites of life like emptiness/meaningfulness, happy/sad, love/hate, pride/shame, beauty/ugly, lonely/popular etc
@@indianmilitary i think you need to learn to respect our celebrities ..national pride cannot be compromised
@@ChipsAndCurd middle class people cannot afford to spend 3 to 4000 thousand. Because it's not you'll see the doctor they'll prescribe you some medicine and you'll be fine after taking medication.
To treat your mental health it takes many seating with the doctor.. per seating 3k-4k is too much for a middle class family.
Illness of the rich.......
Most of the people in the comment section are showing solidarity and praising him just because he is 'robin uthappa', whereas they push off their own friends as 'overacting' and 'dramatic' when they hesitate to talk about the same.
cause their depression starts with 'bhai neha baat nahi kar rahi yaar' and ends with 'usse phirsa kaisa impress karo yaar kuch bol na' thats why i kind of ignore this kind of person who mixup depression with sadness. Depression is a mantel heath issue and if my friend can describe his issues with an open mind i will help her/him with an open mind.
Deepak Chablani
Only egoistic people get depressed. In this kaliyuga/dwapra yuga transition period 99.9% people have ego. But people reveal it in different ways. Some people don't reveal it at all. But it reflects in their lives if we look deeper. Issue is superficial ego. Our education system is very one dimensional. It just teaches us cognitive intelligence. What one needs is multiple intelligence starting with dharmic intelligence.
@@indianmilitary you're right, my friend.
And here I was being all riled up when ipl shuffled teams up every few years. As a fan I felt so emotionally invested, I can only try to imagine what you went through as a player. Full power to you Robin.
Some of the effects of depression: can feel ones heart beat every sec, disinterest in stuff which was earlier a passion, unable to sleep deep into night, constant feeling of inferiority, binge eating. I have had all of this for 7 years and at the end of it, I managed to achieve success in my professional and personal life. One has to be patient in life to see success or even to just stop seeing failures. That’s the only solution. Counseling can help but one has to help oneself. We came alone and we will go alone. Just need to remember that.
Robin Sir watched you playing from my childhood . Always loved your sky rockets hitting coming upfront .
You spoke about it - commendable.
Thank You.
Does it take someone's death for mental health to be taken seriously?
I guess so... it took a brilliant actor away from us to talk about depression.
Just too unfortunate.
He's spoken about it long before Sushants sad decision.
@@sagarikamukund6056 but we are prioritizing it now is what Mr. Prakash here is saying.
The reason for Sushant s death has completely been deflected to nepotism and everything. People still are not prioritising mental health. I mean the world will always be full of problems, you just need to learn to survive them. And that s why we need to focus on mental health awareness and understanding it's need.
Even after that, it's still going to be the same
i still remember robin skipped his debut match due to crowd fear and in the next match against england in his debut he scored 86
Is this true?
In his debut he scored 86 vs England
Utkarsh KERKETTA bro i read it in news that days and i exactly dont know the score but it was the highest score scored by an indian batsman in his debut
thankumon it was England I watched the match
shailesh hegde really i don’t remember it i thought it was west indies
I remember his 1st international match where he scored a half century, his partnership with Dravid in that match, he became my fav instantly and then after few innings he was rarely seen. I always wish him to play well even if he plays against my IPL team. Wish he played many more years in Blue. ♥️
Robin has a record of highest runs in a debut ODI by an Indian. I still remember watching that innings.. I used to go to Ranaji Matches in Mysore just to see his innings.. I would like to see some more good cricket from Robin.
Huge fan fallowig in Karnataka waiting for robin come back jai robin
If he can suffer from clinical depression then anyone can. More power to you for sharing Robin!
Thanks for sharing this...
I can completely understand what he has gone through...
Because I also went through this phase, few years back...
When I was completely suicidal...
But now after consulting a counselor, I am all ok
You're one my favourites Indian batsman since your debut and it's so unfortunate to not been able to see you in Indian team for too long , I always thought you're exceptional batsman and I was extremely happy to see your performance for KKR when you got Orange cap , I had expected for your greater comeback in the Indian team but it was again unfortunate enough that you didn't get enough opportunities..
May God bless you 🙏 Robbie 😇❣️ Don't give up , keep working hard , keep performing well .
Buddy if you are reading it. Everything happens for reason and you smashed it in KKR. You had great time with KKR. You were one of the best opener not only for KKR but in the whole IPL history. I am sure there's a lot of cricket left in you. Hope to see more in coming days.
This life is a test for the eternal afterlife.. Peace brother
"eternal afterlife"?? not if you have karma created by superficial opposite thoughts or ego like emptiness/meaningfulness, likes/dislikes, pride/shame, love/hate, happy/sad, lonely/popular etc.
More power to you, Robin. People tend to think sadness is depression, but it's not.
I've had many phases in my life where I was sad and I thought I was depressed, but realized than depression was a completely different thing when I finally met someone who was clinically depressed.
You are a champion sir 😘😘😘 fighting depression is a toughest war a person faces lots of love 💕 to you sir
bruhh you never know what someone is going through. Love you Uttu 🖤
I'm a big fan of you Robin...you were one of the most stylish batsmen...lots of love from Bengal.
Thank you Robin. For opening up. You have helped many who are still unable understand the difference between depression and having a bad day.
Great to have you back and you didn't just jump off...one of my favourite players. now pad up, walk down the pitch and whack the damn ball outta the stadium please....been long since we've seen that
So glad that influential people like him are talking about mental health! Much needed. More power to him and to anyone going through depression. 🤍
Way to go man, dealing and fighting depression is effort incomparable. If you can get yourself out of the wretched feeling of worthlessness - and telling the world how you did it - you can do anything. You don’t have balls man you have canon balls - living hero!
I have studied Buddhist and I also gone through hard life because of no identification as a refuge. But my Buddhist practice taught me how to practice equanimity, developing loving compassion to others before self particularly to those who give me shit. So right now I feel like I am so lucky for having stable peace of mind. I wish and pray people start looking within themselves before pointing finger to others
Dude. You’ve been a knight in shining armor for us cricket fans so many times. Every time you feel sad thing about the innings against England! We love you. You are awesome
I remember his cricket as that of a fearless one. Be it his fielding dives or front foot shots. This video just turns out to be another act of his fearlessness.
As humans beings we long for acceptance, emotional fulfillment and to feel valued by people we may consider close to us or someone who might mean something to us in our lives but many a times that does not happen. Really, all that a human being looks for is basic respect and to be understood by others and even that is something which many a times he or she does not gets from others. Not being understood by people in the corporate world where human capabilities and talent have little value in front of targets and numbers is understandable but a lot of times a person doesn't even gets the basic care and attention he or she is looking for in their family itself. I am not saying this is true in all cases but in some cases it certainly is. Many a times your own parents don't have the time or willingness to listen to your concerns or insecurities and you know that deep inside all your friends are waiting with bated breath to see your fall in life. What does a person do in that case ? Where does he go ? As our societies turn more and more materialistic with the passing time such cases will only rise. These are the questions that have already started to haunt our societies and will continue to haunt us even more in the times to come as people turn more and more materialistic and insensitive to the feelings of others.
Well said.
The exact reason why intensified schedule and money based private tournaments impact on players mental and physical state.
Still the players are questioned about their capability.
Robin is a successful person..represented India, followed his passion, got financial freedom. . Imagine a normal indian youth who struggled after graduation says he feels giving up. We , the society call him loser, failure..work hard.. nothing wrong in what Robin said..but when someone is slim because of hunger and another person who has no issue of hunger, still reduces his weight to look slim and advices other guy who suffers from real hunger...it doesn't matter to him..
I have been through depression. As far as money is concerned, a lot of it happens because of the lack of it. Depression do happen to people who have enough of it. But the fact remains it always comforting to sulk in a bungalow than a 10*10 meter house. Moreover, when you are in depression and if money is not an issue then you don't have the pressure of going out and earning your 3 times meal. In my case, if I would have sulked the entire day then probably I would had died because of hunger more then depression and the worst part is in depression you don't feel like talking, performing at your best, you just want to isolate and keep sulking. So, while I applaud Robin's effort yet fact remains there are many poor people who are in depression who are more vulnerable. Not to forget, all these clinical cost comes at a premium. A standard psychologist charges 1k per visit so poor gets killed before the idea of getting any treatment.
Firstly kudos to you Robin to come out and openly speak about depression. This sends a message that it Ok to treat mental illness just like any physical illness.
Secondly I think once you recover from such illness you start valuing life and enjoying it even more 😊
How come bro
Coming back home , with no loyalty....
We always wanted our Karnataka players play for RCB.... unfortunately that rarely happened post 2010....
Even though ur brave enough to cope up with it , overcome that depression
Happy for u bro
Wish we see u play for RCB again......
Stay happy champ....
Used to luv the way you walked down the pitch on fast bowlers n hit them for six.......great batsman you are Robin.
I used to wonder what happened to this amazing batsman who smashed 86 on his debut and was well on his way to a century when he just got run out. One of the cleanest strikers of the ball and a joyous personality.
Depression has taken a lot more from the world than we can imagine
Thank you Robin for sharing your journey. This is so important. It takes a lot of courage to share something so personal and dark. I hope it will encourage others to go and seek help.
This years qualifiers knock was pretty good
Family and friends play a major part in recovering stress and depression.
And everyone gets counselor like you did.
Stay strong, Robin! I say this as a fellow human who has just had a long and scary brush with depression. We are together in this.
I can only imagine how IPL saved so many lives. People just think it’s cricket but when international opportunities dry up and it’s a point of no return. It’s very depressing for a cricketer. We all face this in professional life as well.
I believe depression is a part of life, in fact most of us goes through this, in tough times n situations we all have to be more patient, mentally strong & keep fighting with the situation rather than committing suicides.
no sir !! its not a part of life . its lifestyle feel imbalance inside .. its lack of information or misinformation about depression thing .. please watch your food if u hv any issue . i respect you . best luck🙏🏼🎉
proud of you maga!
From someone who is always inspired by Namma Uthappa!
I have been in this kind of situation where u constantly keep thinking about suicide when u face failures and ur friends cousins are going ahead.
Robbin Uthappa you have my respect
Being my blood relation of Karnataka he's my inspiration. Love. Great Talents alway Disappeares.
Uthappa great person
i remember the tournament of 2009 and 2010 IPL, uttappa performed very well for the team, and was fav, he hit most number of sixes during those times. later rcb released him and its something fans always will dislike rcb management for. he later went on to win tournaments for kxip.
Retentions aren’t done based on a particular player’s likes and dislikes of being in a team. It’s a collective decision making process in consultation with the team management, coaching staff, etc. & you are forgetting the fact that, by letting go off Robbie, RCB bought the likes of Gayle, ABD, Dilshan & other players who entertained the fans even tho they didn’t win any trophy. & lastly Robbie won the trophy for KKR & not KXIP…
Thank you sir to share your story .it's important for many youngsters to go through many challenges of life.
Failures happen on a daily basis to human beings. If you feel sad one day and can not fall asleep that is not clinical depression. By definition, one has to have loss of appetite, loss of weight, loss of sleep , anhedonia ( inability to enjoy anything that is sensual pleasure) , loss of desire for sex, suicidal ideation- for more than 2 weeks consistently is depression. Feeling sad is dysthymia. That is grey. Not feeling light at the end of the tunnel is Depression. That is black. Robin Uthappa's trigger is that he could not see how he is going to play for India again if he plays for RCB, (which has never won IPL) He possibly thought that his best chance to come into a contention for a place in National squad is to play for Mumbai Indians (which won IPL 6 times so far). People just like physically- are of variable strength when it comes to Mental strength. Some people are mentally strong like Mohinder Amarnath, Saurav Ganguly etc. Amarnath had come back to national squad despite being repeatedly snubbed by selectors and getting injured on the field. Saurav had fought the ghosts of Test cricket , even though he is a giant in White ball cricket and made come backs to Test cricket. Whether religion or prayer (self talk) , one has to be mentally strong to keep the Mood disorders at bay or else you need the help of Fluoxetine or supportive psychotherapy. I am glad that Robin got it and came out of depression.
Walking down the pitch and hit the ball out of the boundary. Love it ❤ always. I always glued to my television even today when you come to bat. (like Sehwag)
I still love to watch his sixes to Michel Jhonson and that one stepping out
To all jerks who comment about Manyata, Robin's best friend and wife , you know nothing about the strength a woman can give .. Cheers Mrs n Mr Robin Uthappa...Live long ..Live happy
from one Robin to another, man, you're amazing. take care :)
Living alone also worsens it... I personally experienced that
Robin i salute you brother....
Thanks for sharing your journey @RobinUthappa. It definitely helps to break the taboo of mental health in our country. It's so nice to see you well right now.
Hope you're feeling better, sir. Lots of love. ❤️🔥🔥
We love you Robin...
That is so good for you to seek help and continue taking help when you feel aware about your health. We do that for our physical health, why not the mental right! What he said is such true words and a brave step to talk about such a private thing. I bet this will help many people to speak up or even consider that their mental health is not to be ignored.
You were a hero in 2014 kkr....❤️
Things are same when u have everything or nothing in life
Please explain and enlighten me.
U start to loose intrest in exploring and hustleling in life. Nothing feels good and the metal health is disturbed with self destructive activities.
@@samrat447 in both situations they start to loose hope.
Thank you Robin for speaking out......most are hesitant to speak up due to the stigma of what others might think.....it take courage!!
thank you for posting this video. Robin you are a man of courage with opening up with everyone and making us all feel more human. cheers buddy
Man robin. Thanks a fucking ton bro. You have saved a thousand lives with this. Love you
People close to you love you and care for you Robin.
Kudos to Robin !! For coming out discussing this topic !!
The most elegant and stylish player ever.
Period.
Love you Robin sir always!!!!!
I'm so great full had angel like counselor & ur out of this "hopeless depression".
Thank you brother for coming out and speaking up to ur fans/for ur fans. I'm one if them. Stay well be safe.
Thanks for speaking out bro.. This will stand as an example for many
I are happy you got the help you need. These options are not even available to most people in India.
Liked seeing you play, walking down and hitting the ball for a six. Take care
Great sir, it takes courage to speak. Always be blessed, dont forget sir all indians blessings are with you.
Great hitter. Robbin Utthappa. Great going. Being opening up about depression brings more ppl to talk about it. It's normal, everyone can be dealt with it once we feel conversation about it. Also someone please drop down the counseller details, it may help someone
Thanks Uthappa for sharing. It takes a lot to share this. Hope this will help others struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts to talk to therapist, friends and family. Thank you for sharing.
Keep going mate..
You are a champion in every sense of the word...
Save him, we never know he might come into news very soon
More power and strength to you, Robin☺️
I am really happy that you didn't end your life. I am a big fan, I would be depressed if it happens. You killed it in RCB. I was sad when you left RCB
Really startled seeing the video. Robin thank God u stood up n fought back. Cheers!!!
Very nice to hear your story, more power to you. I feel it is also very important that the people around you were able to identify that something was wrong. That is the first step in my opinion.
Finally people are taking mental health serious in india 🇮🇳
If humans can behave more like humans and listen to others ! Many people with depression or even without depression majorly need people who listen to them and not judge !
Salute robin.. U didn't give up
Man you have gone through a lot... I was going through the stage as well... may be still going through, but no money to see a counselor
Thanks for opening up about such a serious issue .......
Good on you Robin. This is important stuff to be talking about.
thankyou for this Robin :') 💜
Bro... Love u a lot... Ur game.. U as a person itself..happy to see u open up and this in return is motivating me. Love u and lot of support. Never think of any hasty steps please... 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
I wish I could meet you some day.
Robin was lucky to have a friend supporting him who is now his wife.
Sushant was not so lucky in having a selfish person like Rhea around him
good man good man
Love you Robin bro
Mine too same case, there are other people like me feeling . after working for 11 years in many MNC companies and earning good money now a Jobless dependent on my dad ( my father never thought me burden) but I feel burden on my dad & world. I am totally gone into depression. Feels like life is over, no more interested to live in this world feels like to end my life. Very depressed.
Your ego is the problem like others. Ego or oscillation of thoughts lead to depression. It means 99.9% get depressed but most don't reveal it publicly. Ego or oscillation of thoughts is nothing but getting caught in the superficial opposites of life eg pride/shame (in your case), happy/sad, love/hate, profit/loss, beauty/ugly, lonely/popular, emptiness/meaningfulness etc.
The best way to neutralize ego is to understand hindu/vedic metaphysics, law of karma and importance of following and defending dharma (natural law). First step is to read Baghavad Gita which is nothing but the science of absolute in the form of conversation between krishna and Arjun. Read it again and again. Every time you may perceive different meanings but in the end clarity will prevail. Nothing can touch you after that- not even your own ego.
Depression & Anxiety are two terrible terrible things to happen to you ... It's devastating both physically & mentally.
Thanks for sharing this. Depression is real and is treatable. FYI I am a big fan of your batting and fielding especially catching.