MUMBAI: Badshah has opened up on his struggles with clinical depression and anxiety disorder and revealed that he also suffered from sleep apnea. He was speaking on Shilpa Shetty's new fitness chat show, Shape of You.

Talking about the trauma, Badshah asserted, "The priority of my life is mental health. Mental peace is a luxury for me, because of the pressure we feel every day. I have been through the darkest of times. When it comes to my mental health, I have been through clinical depression, I have been through severe anxiety disorder. So, I know I do not want to go there (again). And, to avoid that, you have to be selfish in a good way.

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“When I went up on the stage, I realised I do not have the stamina. My work requires me to be active for 120 minutes or so when performing on the stage. I did not have the stamina, I started panting in just 15 minutes,’ he added.

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As a performer, I have to give my best. That was a major reason. Another reason was that I suffered from sleep apnea. That got more intense with time, and it is dangerous. For people who do not know, sleep apnea is a major snoring problem. I had the problem, now it is not there.”

Badshah and Shilpa work together on the TV show, India's Got Talent. They are both on the judges' panel along with Kirron Kher.

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