Ryan Reynolds has revealed that his kids gave him the strength he needed to open up about his mental health challenges. The Deadpool superstar stated this on his Instagram page at the end of May.
The month of May which is officially the Mental Health Awareness Month saw a lot of people share their mental health struggles, and Ryan was one of them. In his post, he opened up on his lifelong struggle with mental health which he hardly ever talks about.
The superstar actor who was once labeled the sexiest man alive revealed that his mental health struggles is the reason he overschedules himself, just so he’s always busy and has can escape from his thoughts.
According to People, Ryan had more to say on the subject in a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight. He shared on the show that his three daughters alongside his wife, Blake Lively, inspired him to use his position as a public figure to speak out on the subject.
In his words, he said: “Part of it is that I have three daughters at home and part of my job as a parent is to model behaviors and model what it’s like to be sad and model what it’s like to be anxious, or angry. That there’s space for all these things.”
