Kristen Bell Explains There Is No Shame In Feeling Anxiety & Depression

so this idea of the bad-boy guy who's instantly exciting to you and then and the you being this sort of picture even - hey love this really good went to Catholic school never did anything wrong all that and I just wonder if someone bought into that idea of you just being this this person trying to do good and having this sort of Mayberry esque upbringing what we would miss if we just bought into that story well I'm extremely codependent it is eye shadow a little bit when I think people don't like me that's part of why I lead with kindness and I compensate by being very bubbly all the time because it I don't know it really hurts my feelings when I'm not liked and I know that's not very healthy and I fight it all the time and I mean I guess I would I would looking back I would probably have been I mean I was a popular girl but I was always nervous right under the surface that someone would reject me and so I changed who I was often I changed my interests based on what my friends liked and it wasn't I really didn't realize that until I was in my 30s that I had sort of changed for everybody and I think I also struggled a lot with anxiety and depression you didn't uh-huh my mom sat me down when I was probably 18 and she said there is a serotonin imbalance in our family line and it can often be passed from female to female in your grandma my grandmother was one of the first people they tested electroshock therapy on she was nuts no she would lock herself in her bedroom and and drink for two days and they would slide food under the door and like it was it was rough I mean it certainly affected my mom and broke her a little bit but she's a nurse and she had the wherewithal to recognize that in herself when she was feeling it and when I was 18 said if you start to feel like you are twisting things around you and you start to feel like there is no sunlight around and you you are paralyzed with fear this is what it is and here's how you can help yourself and I've always had a really open and honest dialogue about that especially with my mom which I'm so grateful for because you have to be able to cope with it I mean I present this very cheery bubbly person but I also do a lot of work I do a lot of introspective work and I check in with myself when I need to exercise and and I you know got on a prescription when I was really young to help with my anxiety and depression and I still take it today and I have no shame in that Wow because my mom had said to me if you start to feel this way talk to your doctor talk to a psychologist see where how you want to help yourself and if you do decide to go on a prescription to help yourself understand that the world wants to shame you for that but in the medical community you would never deny a diabetic his insulin right of course ever but for some reason when someone needs a serotonin inhibitor they they're immediately crazy or something and I don't know it's a it's a very interesting double standard that I don't often have the ability to talk about but I certainly feel no shame about

Channel: theoffcamerashow

Views: 1,523,185

Rating: 4.9803724 out of 5

Keywords: Off Camera, bad boy, Catholic school, Sam Jones, Kristen Bell, Dax Sheppard, codependent, kindness, bubbly, popular girl, rejection, chameleon, 30 years old, anxiety, depression, mom, seratonin imbalance, electroshock therapy, nurse, psychology, crazy, emotional, paralysis, fear, honesty, mother, coping, doctor, psychologist, medication, prescription, double standard, no shame, nervous

Id: mYUQ_nlZgWE

Length: 4min 1sec (241 seconds)

Published: Wed Apr 06 2016

Reddit Comments

[u/ndatoxicity]

Very interesting, thanks for sharing! Really gives some perspective that we are all human despite what people think (ie celebrities can't have mental health issues like "normal people"). I have much more respect for her now!

[u/hmgamer]

Wow, that was awesome. I can totally relate to the fear of not being liked and the bubbly attitude.

[u/Instantflip]

Well society does not feel that way.

[u/jamc100]

Thanks so much for sharing this. When she started to describe herself I got goosebumps because it almost sounded like she was describing me. And I've always loved Kristen Bell as an actress so to put a friendly face on anxiety like that is very helpful to me.

[u/hawaiianshirtday2]

Great post from Tim Urban on understanding your authentic voice vs. complying with social norms kind of goes with what Kristen mentions earlier in the interview about changing her interests based on her friends.

[u/[deleted]]

I needed to see this this week, I am a bubbly person who is talking to my doctor about starting medicine for anxiety.

[u/knightsofgoods]

My mom approached me in a similar way when she began to notice my depressive symptoms. It sometimes takes an outside perspective to recognize your own mental health so having a supportive relationship like that is so important. Thank you for sharing. It really brightened my day.

[u/[deleted]]

You can listen to this whole interview as a podcast at www.offcamera.com. Sam Jones does a great job with these interviews- he has a lot of compassion talking to people and he has worked in the movie industry so he has some experience talking to actors.

[u/cuppitycake]

Thank you posting this. It really helps knowing someone like her takes meds and suffers from the same type of things we do.