Ryan Reynolds says he had a ‘nervous breakdown’ after Deadpool as he reveals anxiety battle
Ryan Reynolds has opened up about his battle.
The ‘Deadpool 2’ star, who had a ‘nervous breakdown’ in 2016 after filming the first film in the superhero franchise, has revealed he’s always struggled to contain his emotions when he is put in stressful situations, but his art has helped him overcome his issues.
In an interview with The New York Times newspaper, he admitted: ‘I have anxiety. I’ve always had anxiety. Both in the lighthearted ‘I’m anxious about this’ kind of thing, and I’ve been to the depths of the darker end of the spectrum, which is not fun.’
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Candid: Ryan Reynolds, pictured here in Seoul this week, reveals he had a ‘nervous breakdown’ in 2016 after filming the first Deadpool
He added: ‘When the curtain opens, I turn on this knucklehead. And he kind of takes over and goes away again once I walk off set.’
The ‘Proposal’ star – who has two daughters, James, three, and 18-month-old Ines, with wife Blake Lively – felt it was important to go to the doctor after filming wrapped on the first movie and it was then that he was told he suffers from anxiety.
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Struggle: The actor sought medical advice after wrapping the first Deadpool movie
At the time, he shared: ‘I felt like I was on some schooner in the middle of a white squall the whole time. It just never stopped.
‘When it finally ended, I had a little bit of a nervous breakdown. I literally had the shakes. I went to go see a doctor because I felt like I was suffering from a neurological problem or something. And every doctor I saw said, ‘You have anxiety.’
‘I say this with the caveat that I completely recognise the ridiculously fortunate position that I am in.
‘But the attention is hard on your nervous system – that might be why I live out in the woods. And I was banging the loudest drum for ‘Deadpool’. I wasn’t just trying to open it; I was trying to make a cultural phenomenon.’
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Famous family: The actor has daughters, James and Ines, with wife Blake Lively. They are pictured here in December 2016
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