Ryan Reynolds.Photo:Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
Ryan Reynoldsis getting candid about how managing his mental health isn’t always easy.
“Not always great, to be honest,” Reynolds said of how he’s been managing his mental health. “I certainly have my own little rituals and those kinds of things that help me stay grounded and keep my mind from spinning out of control.”
“Sometimes I’m really good at it, sometimes I’m not,” he added.
In order to get his mental health back on track, Reynolds told the outlet that he turns to meditation in order to “take time” for himself.
“I tend to overbook myself when I’m spiraling that way,” theDeadpoolstar explained. “I’m sort of aware of that stuff and I manage it as well as you can.”
Ryan Reynolds.Jamie McCarthy/Getty
Jamie McCarthy/Getty
Although Reynolds often seems like one of the most confident people in Hollywood, the actorhas dealt with intense anxietysince he was a child, previously discussing the extent of his strugglesonCBS Sunday Mornings.
“I’ve had anxiety my whole life really. And you know, I feel like I have two parts of my personality, that one takes over when that happens,” Reynolds said in February 2022.
The outgoing Reynolds that people see on screen is often a last-second shift from his true self, he said.
“When I would go out on, like,Letterman, back in the day, I was nervous. But I remember I’d be standing backstage before the curtain would open, and I would think to myself, ‘I’m gonna die. I’m literally gonna die here. The curtain’s gonna open and I’m just gonna be, I’m just gonna be a symphony of vomit,’ just, like, something horrible’s gonna happen!” he said at the time.
“But as soon as that curtain opens — and this happens in my work a lot too — it’s like this little guy takes over. And he’s like, ‘I got this. You’re cool.’ I feel, like, my heart rate drop, and my breathing calm, and I just sort of go out and I’m this different person. And I leave that interview going, ‘God, I’d love to be that guy!’ "
Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively.Xavier Collin/Image Press/Splash
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Reynolds first spoke openly about his anxiety in May 2021, and has said that his family (wifeBlake Livelyand theirfour kids)inspired him to take it public.
“Part of it is that I have three daughters at home and part of my job as a parent is to model behaviors and model what it’s like to be sad and model what it’s like to be anxious, or angry. That there’s space for all these things,” he said. “The home that I grew in, that wasn’t modeled for me really. And that’s not to say that my parents were neglectful, but they come from a different generation.”
“Part of that is todestigmatize things and create a conversation around [mental health],” Reynolds continued. “I know that when I felt at the absolute bottom, it’s usually been because I felt like I was alone in something I was feeling. So I think when people talk about it, I don’t necessarily dwell on it or lament on it, but I think it’s important to talk about it. And when you talk about it, it kind of sets other people free.”
If you or someone you know needs mental health help, text “STRENGTH” to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 to be connected to a certified crisis counselor.
source: people.com
