Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner has spoken candidly about her mental health issues, crediting therapy and medication for making her feel “so much better”.
The 23-year-old opened up about the pressure she feels to be starring as the lead in the upcoming superhero blockbuster X-Men: Dark Phoenix, describing herself as a “nervous wreck”.
Turner stated she has suffered from depression and anxiety in the past, and continues to experience mental health issues.
“Definitely. Depression for sure, anxiety, all those things,” the actor tells Rolling Stone magazine.
“I still experience it, but I had therapy, I’m on medication, and I feel so much better. The fact that I spoke to someone changed my life.”
Turner has spoken openly about her views concerning mental health on several occasions in the past.
In January, the actor replied to a tweet posted by Piers Morgan in which the Good Morning Britain co-host said that he agreed with the view that celebrities are trying to make mental health problems “fashionable”.
“Or maybe they have a platform to speak out about it and help get rid of the stigma of mental illness which affects one in four people in UK per year,” Turner wrote in response.
“But please go ahead and shun them back into silence,” she added… Read more