Kristen Stewart has this to say about her battle with anxiety
Kristen Stewart has this to say about her battle with anxiety
Kristen Stewart has literally grown up before our eyes. (Remember Panic Room, anyone?) Her love affairs are scrutinized, her fashion judged. And yet, she remains calm and collected. In other words, she doesn’t give AF. Or rather, that’s what she’d have you believe.
In a recent interview with Elle U.K., Kristen openly addressed the reality of living in the spotlight when dealing with a mental health condition, and subsequently reminded the world that she is a human being with anxiety, just like us.
As she told Elle U.K.:
“I went through so much stress and periods of strife. I would have panic attacks…I literally always had a stomach ache. And I was a control freak and I couldn’t anticipate what was going to happen in a given situation, so I’d be like, ‘Maybe I’m going to get sick’… It’s kind of remarkable. I just grew out of it, but that’s not to say I don’t get worried.”
This is not the first time Kristen has shared her experiences with anxiety. She discussed them with Marie Claire earlier this summer, recounting how she would feel panicked and debilitated when she wasn’t in control of a situation:
“Between ages 15 and 20, it was really intense… I was constantly anxious. I was kind of a control freak. If I didn’t know how something was going to turn out, I would make myself ill, or just be locked up or inhibited in a way that was really debilitating.”
Thankfully, Stewart told Elle U.K. she no longer struggles with anxiety and tries to have a positive outlook, stating:
“Obviously hope everything going on right now will work out, but I am confident that life is good and I’ll be OK whatever happens. So in moments when that is cloudy and I feel saturated and unable to engage in how good life can be, however consuming those feelings are, they are so momentary…I’m think pretty good at being happy.”
Stewart’s words bring much-needed awareness and understanding to a mental health condition that has such a negative stigma. One in five American adults will experience a mental health issue in a given year. But despite how common they are, people still judge those who admit to suffering from one.
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