Dwayne Johnson is opening up about how depression has affected his life.
The 51-year-old Black Panther actor spoke candidly about his struggles with depression in a new interview with The Pivot podcast. He talked about his mental health and how he was finally introduced to taking care of himself in that aspect.
He opened up about the three major times he knew that he was experiencing depression, the first being at the end of his football career at the University of Miami:
“[I] didn’t want to go to school. I was ready to leave. I left school. I didn’t take any midterms and I just left. But the interesting thing, at that time, is I just didn’t know what it was. I didn’t know what mental health was. I didn’t know what depression was. I just knew I didn’t want to be there. Wasn’t going to any of the team meetings. Wasn’t participating in anything.”
The second was during his divorce from Dany Garcia in 2008. The third time, he said, was this:
“Years later, around 2017 or so, went through a little bit. Knew what it was at that time. Luckily, at that time, I had some friends who I could lean on and say, ‘You know, I’m feeling a little wobbly now. Got a little struggle happening. I’m seeing a little gray and not the blue.’”
Dwayne said that his three daughters have been his “saving grace” and said:
“You look at them, and you realize, ‘Well, I mean, really, this is what it’s al about.’”
