Brad Pitt Says He Suffered From 'Low-Grade Depression' For Years!
23.06.2022 - 01:03
/ perezhilton.com
Brad Pitt is opening up about his mental health struggles.
The 58-year-old actor got real about a wide range of topics in a new interview with GQ, covering everything from his recurring nightmare of being stabbed (!!!) and learning some new things about himself over the years – including that he suffered from “low-grade depression” for a long time. As he explained:
And it wasn’t until he was able to “embrace” all the parts of himself that he even started to feel that sense of happiness:
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Another thing that helped him feel less alone in the world? Art. He shared:
Along with this new self-discovery about his mental health, the Fight Club star also made some changes with his overall health, such as quitting smoking. Brad explained that after trying to just cut back on the number of cigarettes he smoked each day, he soon realized he needed to quit it altogether during the pandemic:
While the Academy Award winner sometimes misses having a smoke “in the morning, with the coffee,” he acknowledged that it was ultimately not “good” for him:
This is just one of the many changes he has made over the years, too. After Angelina Jolie filed for divorce in 2016, he got sober even attending Alcoholics Anonymous for a year and a half where he found a great support system:
However, that time in his life didn’t come without its challenges. Every night he went to bed for a while, he actually dream of being jumped and stabbed by someone. WTF?! As Brad explained:
He would then wake up “in a terror” and for the longest time, he did not know why they wouldn’t go away:
Damn! We could not imagine having to go through the same horrifying dream over and over again. And we