Ileana has been vocal about her depressions and the times when she had been low pondering on her imperfect body and looks, as per her assumptions. Speaking on the final day of 21st World Congress of Mental Health, Ileana revealed some shocking facts.
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At a point of time in her life, she even harbored suicidal thoughts and back then, it was her loved ones who suffered the most. Her mother had been by her side and we can understand how much Ileana’s mother had been upset when her daughter was going through the depression phase.
Ileana calls it ‘struggle with depression fighting against Body Dysmorphic Disorder’. She opened up about it because she felt that she wanted to help at least a handful of people to fight against depression. Ileana was conferred with ‘Woman of Substance’ Award for the way she had opened up to create awareness on mental health
