Shahid Kapoor shares ’44th-floor’ analogy to heal trauma: ‘Problem was in the basement’

Shahid Kapoor compared his current age to residing on the 44th floor of a building during a podcast interview. He explained that while there were issues with electrical supply, the root problem was in the basement. Kapoor elaborated that an incident occurred when he was just one year old. If he didn't address the basement problem, similar issues would resurface in his later years.

Dr Rahul Chandok, a senior consultant psychiatrist, explained that childhood fears often stem from developmental milestones, temperament, traumatic experiences, or modeling others' behaviors. As children grow, they face new experiences and concepts that can be overwhelming or frightening, leading to various fears. Mental health expert Arushi Sethi Shah noted that childhood trauma can have long-lasting impacts on behavior, emotions, relationships, attachment styles, trust, self-esteem, mood swings, anxiety spikes, physical reactions, and even physical health issues.

Shah recommends mindfulness and body awareness practices, physical activities like yoga, tai chi, or dance, breathwork techniques, and specialized therapeutic approaches like somatic experiencing, EMDR, or trauma-informed massage therapy to release trauma from the body and achieve holistic healing.