Dwayne Johnson opens up about his depression battles

Hollywood star Dwayne Johnson recently got candid about his personal lifeDuring an appearance on The Pivot podcast the Black Adam actor opened up about his battles with depression He explained that he first felt depressed when he was at the University of Miami and he injured his shoulder which kept him from being able to play on the football team The Hollywood Reporter reportedI didnt want to go to school he said I was ready to leave I left school I didnt take any midterms and I just left But the interesting thing at that time is I just didnt know what it was I didnt know what mental health was I didnt know what depression was I just knew I didnt want to be there wasnt going to any of the team meetings wasnt participating in anythingHe also explained that he couldnt work out due to his injury which made what he was going through even tougher as an athleteYears later I went through it again when I got a divorce Didnt know what it was he continued Years later around 2017 or so went through a little bit I knew what it was at that time and luckily at that time I had some friends who I could lean on and say You know Im feeling a little wobbly now Got a little struggle happening Im seeing a little grey and not the blueAlso ReadThank You God Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock after his mother survives car crashThe actor said that his saving grace during his bouts of depression has been his three daughters and being a girl dad sharing You look at them and you realize Well I mean really this is what its all aboutJohnson also expressed that he tries to apply gratitude in his life and find the good things which has helped him through his mental health strugglesHe also shared how emotional tools helped him cope with it again stressing that he didnt know what mental health struggles were for several yearsAs men we didnt talk about it We just kept our heads down and worked through it Not healthy but its all we knew he wrote If youre going through your own version of mental wellness turning into mental hellness the most important thing you can do is talk to somebody It cant be fixed if you keep that pain inside Having the courage to talk to someone is your superpower I lost two friends to suicide Talk to someone Despite how you may feel youre never alone Johnson shared on InstagramThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever