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Behind The Laughter
Behind The Laughter: Samay Raina Opens Up About His Battle With Anxiety And Mental Breakdown
There is a moment many of us recognise but rarely pause to question. The funniest person in the room, quick with a comeback, always ready with a joke, somehow carries a quiet weight no one sees. Think of Chandler Bing from Friends, you already know exactly what I’m talking about.
When Samay Raina recently returned with his comeback special ‘Still Alive’, over a year after being embroiled in the India’s Got controversy, and how his life changed after January 2025. Known for his sharp wit, he stepped away from punchlines and spoke about feeling alone, judged and misunderstood during his school years. The laughter faded, replaced by a kind of silence that felt more attentive than awkward. It was a reminder that humour and hurt often exist side by side.
The comedian revealed he was in a state of “psychosis" after three FIRs were filed against him following a controversial episode featuring Ranveer Allahbadia. Recalling the period before the controversy, he said, “I sometimes wonder if I should’ve edited that video. I had such a great life going on till January 2025. Every YouTube video of mine had 5 to 6 crore views. Every reel, every podcast is talking about me. I’m in all their thumbnails. All other comedians are jealous of me. They were struggling to make similar content. It was so much fun. I was king, man."
How Humour Becomes A Shield
Psychologically, humour is not just entertainment, it can be what therapist call, a coping mechanism. It allows people to reframe difficult emotions, to create distance from pain, and to process experiences that may otherwise feel overwhelming.
Chandler Bing made us laugh for ten seasons straight, but his sarcasm and one-liners weren’t just for entertainment. They were his way of surviving heaviness — a clever shield he built to protect himself from insecurity, abandonment, and emotional pain. It is a pattern many people relate to, using humour to navigate situations they do not fully know how to sit with.
At the time of India’s Got Latent controversy, Raina had just announced his biggest US tour, selling over 50,000 tickets across arenas. But what followed was a sharp shift. What began as online criticism quickly escalated into something far more intense.
Raina’s story also highlights something deeper. At the peak of his career, with millions of views and sold-out shows, he found himself dealing with intense pressure following controversy. He revealed being in a state of “psychosis" and facing anxiety, even as his professional life appeared to be thriving.
Raina shared that he has dealt with anxiety attacks before, but during this phase, it intensified. Before one of his shows, he began experiencing physical symptoms, shivering, a racing heart, excessive sweating, and breathlessness, similar to vertigo. Even after consulting his therapist, who advised him to skip the performance, he chose to go on stage.
The Loneliness Behind The Laughter
There is a quiet loneliness that often accompanies those who are expected to be “on" all the time. When someone is known for making others laugh, it becomes harder for them to express when they are not okay.
Raina’s recollection of his early struggles, feeling isolated and misunderstood, reflects a reality many people experience but rarely articulate. The difference is, not everyone has a stage to talk about it.
When Samay Raina described himself as being in a state of “psychosis," it was not a casual exaggeration. It reflected a period where stress, fear and pressure seemed to blur his sense of stability.
In clinical terms, psychosis can involve losing touch with reality, but in everyday conversation, people often use it to describe feeling mentally overwhelmed to the point where thoughts become difficult to manage. In Raina’s case, it pointed to an intense psychological state triggered by sudden backlash, legal pressure and public scrutiny, all unfolding at once.
Alongside that, his experience of anxiety was not abstract, it was physical, immediate and hard to ignore. He spoke about shivering before going on stage, his heart racing, sweating heavily, and struggling to breathe. These are classic signs of an anxiety or panic attack, where the body reacts as if it is under threat, even when there is no immediate physical danger.
Humour can help, but it has limits. It can ease discomfort, but it cannot replace addressing it. Raina’s journey highlights that balance, continuing to perform while also acknowledging the toll.
It is like saying the joke is only one part of the story. The rest often stays unspoken, until moments like these bring it to the surface. And perhaps that is why it resonates. Because behind every laugh, there might be something deeper, waiting to be understood.
Source: News18
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