Winona Ryder admits she couldn't 'take care' of herself after Johnny Depp split

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Winona Ryder has opened up about the devastating effect her break-up with Johnny Depp had on her health.MORE: Winona Ryder defends ex-fiancé Johnny Depp: 'He was never abusive at all'The Stranger Things star revealed in a rare personal interview that she struggled to "take care" of herself and called their split her "Girl, Interrupted real life", likening her state of mind to her character, Susanna Kaysen, in 1999's Girl, Interrupted, who spends 18 months at a psychiatric hospital after a suicide attempt.WATCH: Inside Johnny Depp's family lifeJohnny and Winona broke off their engagement in 1993 and at the time the actress was starring in the drama The House of the Spirits. "That was my Girl, Interrupted real life.

I remember, I was playing this character who ends up getting tortured in a Chilean prison," she told Harper's Bazaar."I would look at these fake bruises and cuts on my face, and I would struggle to see myself as this little girl. 'Would you be treating this girl like you're treating yourself?' I remember looking at myself and saying, 'This is what I'm doing to myself inside.' Because I just wasn't taking care of myself."READ: Johnny Depp posts cryptic new message following trial victory – and divides fansREAD: Amber Heard shares fears for women's rights after trial verdictThe 50-year-old continued: "I've never talked about it.

There's this part of me that's very private. I have such, like, a place in my heart for those days. But for someone younger who grew up with social media, it's hard to describe." Winona and Johnny split in 1993Winona revealed that she sought help from "an incredible therapist" and was also offered some words of advice from her Age of Innocence co-star Michelle Pfeiffer, who assured her.