Lili Reinhart Talked About Her Depression And Anxiety In A New Interview And I Want To Give Her A Hug
"When you hear the term ‘crippling anxiety’, that’s what I had."
Lili Reinhart is out here slaying on the digital covers of Glamour UK this month 🔥🔥🔥.
"Depression has affected me in so many ways. It’s something that never goes away," Lili shared. "I’ve experienced depression and anxiety. Not constantly, but I’m still experiencing it."
"I have spells of time where I feel completely unmotivated, I don’t want to do anything and I question myself," the actor revealed, adding, "I don’t know how to handle stress very well."
"I find that talking about it and sharing my experience with other people, and reminding myself that I’m not alone has been incredibly therapeutic."
As a teen, Lili sought out therapy to help with her social anxiety, telling Glamour UK, "I was having trouble going to school every day. I was crying before school. I would fake being sick so my mom would let me stay home."
"When you hear the term ‘crippling anxiety’, that’s what I had when I was 14 years old," Lili continued.
"Seeing the therapist allowed me to be understood. The goal for me has been to always leave therapy feeling a couple of inches taller. Feeling like I’ve alleviated myself of a problem by learning how to solve it," the 23-year-old explained.
"Not everything has a straight answer – it’s not just going to take one session – but I start to think, ‘I’ve grown, I’ve done this, I’ve figured this out, now can I go off into the world and try to put what I’ve learned into action,’" she said.
Although Lili admitted her relationship with her anxiety is "frustrating," she told the outlet she has come to accept it. "I’ve found a way to talk myself down when I’m getting super anxious."
“I will take a pen to paper and write out a list of everything that I’m feeling anxious about, then when I step back and look at my list of things I’m like, ‘That’s really not that much to be worried about and there’s really no need for it to be causing you this much turmoil.’ That’s how I’ve learned to put things into perspective.”
Healthy coping mechanisms? We love that for her 👏🏾!
