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Dwayne Johnson is a public personality who candidly presents his thoughts out there. One who follows the legend would know how he tries to motivate and inspire people from his experiences every day. He makes the best use of social media platforms to do so. But a recent comment of The Rock, on the contrary subject of depression, attracted the attention of a well-known Indian actress. 

For those who don’t know much about the popular face of Bollywood, Deepika Padukone is described as the “best Earth has to offer” by Vin Diesel. The actress starred in 2017 in XXX: Return Of Xander Cage, alongside the actor with whom Johnson shared bitterness in the past. But this didn’t hold back Padukone from sharing her honest views and supporting The Rock. 

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Deepika Padukone reacts with a 3-word message to the honest story of Dwayne Johnson dealing with depression

Taking it to her Instagram story, Deepika Padukone shared a post that quotes Johnson’s statement from a recent podcast. The post highlighted The Rock’s stance on the sensitive topic of mental health and depression. 

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In The Pivot podcast, a few days back, The People’s Champion opened up about his depression. He unabashedly confessed, “I didn’t know what mental health was, I didn’t know what depression was. I just knew I didn’t wanna be there.

Before this, he also revealed the first time depression attacked his body. The onset began when the WWE legend suffered a serious injury during a football match. A reconstruction surgery took place on his shoulder due to the injury. That situation then sent him into a tailspin, as Johnson described. 

However, after that as well, after his divorce from Dany Garcia, he went into depression. And the same happened to the superstar in 2017 as well.

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After The Rock talked about his depression, Deepika Padukone, who is also known for her strong standpoint on mental health, came to support Johnson. 

She shared the post with Johnson’s statement on depression in her Instagram story with a 3-word message. The Indian actress tagged her foundation that aims to give hope to every person experiencing stress, anxiety, and depression.

Padukone wrote, “Mental Health Matters

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With her small action, the $60 million worth Indian actress advocated for Dwayne Johnson. And why wouldn’t she? The actress knows the pain of depression having battled with the disorder herself. She must have understood what Johnson felt in his early days. 

That being said, being The Rock’s fans, we must also learn what helped the legend to come out of depression. As disclosed by Johnson himself, it was her daughters that saved her. And he proudly labels them as “Saving Grace.

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So, what do you make of this message by Deepika Padukone on The Rock’s depression?

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