Ryan Reynolds opens up about struggling with anxiety

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Deadpool actor, who is well known for his comic and charismatic persona, has spoken about his mental health struggles in the past, and explained in a new interview that he has had anxiety throughout his life.“I’ve had anxiety my whole life really,” he told CBS’ Sunday Morning. “And you know, I feel like I have two parts of my personality, that one takes over when that happens.”Giving one past example, Reynolds explained: “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!“But as soon as that curtain opens – and this happens in my work a lot too – it’s like this little guy takes over,” he added. “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!'”Speaking back in 2018, Reynolds spoke about his struggles with anxiety and depression, saying: ”I tend to get pretty depressed and I have some issues with anxiety and things like that. [I exercise every day] otherwise, I start to get a little bummed.