LOS ANGELES, Dec. 3 (UPI) — Actor Colton Haynes has gotten personal on social media on his real-life struggles with “intense anxiety.”
The former Arrow and Teen Wolf star took to Twitter Tuesday and started a heartfelt discussion on the matter by sharing an article from Upvoted about how anxiety can affect social status.
“For those of you who are suffering with intense anxiety…ur not alone. It’s been a constant struggle for me since 5th grade. It’s a battle,” Haynes wrote diving deeper into how anxiety affected him both physically and emotionally.
“Anxiety had put me in the hospital a countless amount of times. Whether it be fainting, hyperventilating, or seizures…I’ve been through it,” he continued. “Just know ur not alone & it affects more ppl than you would ever know. We can overcome this. We can fight thru it & will.”
Haynes continued to open up stating that anxiety even affected his professional and personal relationships. “I’ve quite jobs because of anxiety, flaked on social events, family gatherings, birthdays, important movie/work tests,” he wrote. “Its a serious problem.”
Ultimately however Hayne’s message was one of hope, wanting fans to learn from his experience and for those that could relate to know that they are not struggling with anxiety alone.”Be there for those who struggle with anxiety & realize its a serious disorder. Its not a case of ‘being dramatic’…its a life long struggle.”
“Love those suffering. Anxiety has caused me to be extremely agoraphobic & livin in constant fear of leavin my house at times. Ur not alone,” he concluded.
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