Ryan Reynolds
He speaks openly about his anxiety
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Ryan Reynolds speaks openly about his lifelong battle with anxiety and the unusual effects this mental disorder has had on his life.
Ryan Reynolds, 44, acts next to his wife Blake Lively, 33, he always seems happy and carefree, from his films we know him as a sympathetic film hero, whom nothing shakes so easily. But now the Hollywood star reveals a previously unknown side – he has been suffering from severe anxiety for years. The popular actor is now speaking for the first time on Instagram about the problem he has struggled with for years.
Ryan Reynolds: “I know I’m not alone with my problem”
“We don’t talk enough about mental health and we don’t do enough to break the taboo on talking about it,” writes Ryan Reynolds in his very frank Instagram post. The 44-year-old “Deadpool” star reported on his “lifelong” struggles with fear in an open Instagram post on Wednesday, May 26th in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, which is usually the month of May .
“Granted, the month is almost over,” explains Reynolds. “One of the reasons I’m posting this so late is because I put too much on myself and then important things get forgotten. And one of the reasons for that is my lifelong mate, fear. I know I am having this problem I’m not alone. More importantly for those like me who regularly think too much, worry, please know that you are not alone, “he continues.
Ryan Reynolds: “We don’t talk about mental health often enough”
Reynolds has only briefly touched on the subject in the past. In an interview with “GQ” in 2016, he revealed that he had mentally collapsed on the set of his first “Deadpool” film. The project he had worked on for eleven years to realize it being on a ship in the middle of a thunderstorm all the time. It just didn’t stop. When it finally ended, I had a nervous breakdown and literally shivered. I went to the doctor because I felt I had a neurological disorder, but every doctor I went to said, ‘You are anxious,’ “said Reynolds.” I’m scared. I’ve always been scared, “admits the Hollywood star openly.
Sources used:Instagram, People Magazine, GQ