Ryan Reynolds confesses that he suffers from anxiety: “Mental illness must be destigmatized”

Ryan Reynolds He confessed on his social networks at the end of last month that he suffered episodes of anxiety. Now, the actor has revealed in an interview for Entertainment Tonight that he opened that part of his intimate life to the world thinking of his three daughters.

“Part of this is that I have three daughters at home and part of my job as a father is be an example of behavior and what it is to be sad, anxious or angry. That there is room for all these things, “he explained Reynolds before revealing details about his childhood.

“The house that I grew up in it was not a model for me. And that does not mean that my parents were negligent, but that they belong to a different generation“, he assured, indicating that in other times parents did not talk to their children about mental health.

The actor wants to use his influence as public person to help change the general opinion about the mental diseases. “Must destigmatize things and create a conversation about mental health. I know when I feel sunken, it’s usually because I feel like I’m alone in something that I was feeling. I think when people talk about it, it is not a regret, it is important to talk about it. When you talk about it free to other people”.

“I have anxiety and I know that I am not alone”

In a post on Instagram, coinciding with the month of awareness about the mental diseases, Ryan Reynolds He confessed “one of the reasons why I am overloaded a lot is my friend anxiety. I know that I am not alone and that is the most important thing.”

Later, the actor asked his followers, all those who suffer anxiety or other type of Mental illness, Let them know that they are not alone. “We don’t talk enough about mental illness and we don’t do enough about destigmatize them“.

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