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In a May interview withSelf, Bell called anxiety and depression “a generalized dark cloud over me,” adding, “I felt like my real personality was in a tiny cage inside my body.” With encouragement from her mom, she sought out an antidepressant prescription and took up regular walking to clear her mind.

In May , the actor shared an Instagram in honor of Mental Health Awareness month, calling anxiety his “lifelong pal” and leaving his fellow anxious folks an encouraging message, writing: “To all of those like me who overschedule, overthink, overwork, over-worry, and over-everything, please know you’re not alone.”

He attributes some of his anxiety to growing up with a father who was always on-edge.

“He wasn’t easy on anyone,” he told Variety in “And he wasn’t easy on himself. I think the anxiety might have started there.”