Jaya Bachchan Blames Internet For 'Anxiety Attacks'; Shweta Bachchan Shocked: ‘We Never Heard Of It'
Veteran actor and parliamentarian Jaya Bachchan is not one to mince words, and in a resurfaced episode of her granddaughter Navya Naveli Nanda's podcast What The Hell Navya, she once again sparked debate for blaming the internet for the rise in anxiety among young people.
In the candid conversation, Jaya Bachchan expressed concern over how excessive exposure to the digital world is affecting the mental health of Gen Z. She said that younger people today feel the need to constantly validate themselves online, which adds unnecessary stress and contributes to what she calls an epidemic of anxiety.
'Navya, what happens among your generation is that 'answer to the calls quickly, reply to texts quickly'. You get your validation from what you see on the internet and your phone," Jaya said. 'Are we looking nice? Are we thinking correctly? If you are saying the right thing? All this increases your stress levels," she added.
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When Navya asked whether her generation is more stressed because of the internet, Jaya didn't hesitate to say, 'Definitely." She also claimed that the concept of anxiety attacks didn't exist during her youth or even midlife. 'We hadn't heard of an anxiety attack when we were kids. Let alone our childhood, we never heard it in our midlife also," she said. According to Jaya, 'too much information" about appearance, beauty routines, and social comparison is what fuels anxiety in today's generation.
However, Jaya's daughter, Shweta Bachchan, offered a counterpoint. She argued that anxiety has always existed but is now more widely acknowledged. 'Anxiety was always there. It's now more identifiable. It's more spoken about," Shweta said. She also pointed out that even Jaya herself has admitted to feeling anxious, adding, 'It's just more vocal."
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July 10, 2025, 02:07 IST
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