Ryan Reynolds opens his heart and says he lives in debilitating anxiety. Yes, even the sexiest man ever had a hard time coping with the stress of life. In an interview with the New York Times, the "dead end" star frankly discussed his long-term relationship with mental illness.
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- I have anxiety. I'm always anxious, he said, 41. & In a relaxed and pleasant environment, I'm worried about this kind of thing, and I've gone deep into the dark side of the spectrum, which is not interesting.
According to the Times, Reynolds was always fascinated by fear and nausea before he appeared on a talk show. Back in the late 1990s, when he starred in ABC's Two Guys, A Girl and A Pizza Place, he warmed up the audience to defuse his panic, or he just wanted to vomit.
Reynolds explains that his stress stems from his childhood and his complex relationship with his late father, which he calls our family's stress pharmacy. Reynolds, the youngest of four children, tried to keep the house clean and mow the lawn to keep screaming matches. & In the bay. & "I became a young, skin-covered micromanager," he said. & When you put pressure on children, a strange paradox occurs because they suddenly assume things that are not theirs. & quot;
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In unrestricted interviews, he also admitted that he was confused in his early 20s, calling himself a truly psychotic period when he overused drugs. & He said, "I'm at a party, just trying to make myself disappear in some way." The Times explained that he often woke up in the middle of the night, paralyzed by anxiety and distressed by the future. He survived through self-treatment.
So how does he cope with all the anxiety and stress? One of the tools he uses is meditation, which has been scientifically proven to relieve psychological stress such as anxiety, depression and pain. Reynolds & 39; The Meditation Tool Selection is an anti-anxiety application called Headspace, which teaches you how to meditate for 10 minutes a day to focus on the most important issues for you (health, relationships, work). Last but not least, he realized that his second anxiety on stage would be relieved. & He said, "When the curtain opened, I opened this knuckle. He seemed to take over my work. I walked away as soon as I left." & That's a great self-defense mechanism. I think if you want to jump off a cliff, you'd better fly. & Quote;
Reynolds'confession is a good reminder, just because a person seems confident, calm and calm does not mean that he or she does not struggle in the heart. In fact, several people you associate with every day may feel anxious. According to the American Association of Anxiety and Depression, about 18% (or 40 million people) fight it every year. Fortunately, there are several tools that can handle it. Here are 21 decompression techniques.
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