‘The Rock,’ has revolted against his several experiences with depression he has faced all through his life. On the podcast, The Black Adam actor stated that he first experienced depression while he was an undergraduate student.
‘Just because you are strong from the outside doesn’t mean you can’t break from the inside.’he said.
On The Pivot podcast, the actor said that he first had depression problems when he was a student at the University of Miami, where he hurt his shoulder and couldn’t play football.
He admitted,
“I didn’t want to go to school. I was prepared to depart. I dropped out of school. I did not take any midterms and simply departed. But the funny part was that I had no idea what it was at the time. I had no idea what mental health was. I had no idea what depression was. I simply knew I didn’t want to be there, that I wasn’t going to any team meetings, that I wasn’t engaging in anything.”
The voice actor went on to say that his injury prevented him from exercising, which made his situation as an athlete even more difficult.
“I had no idea what it was,” he added. “A few years later, around 2017, I went through a little bit.” I knew what it was at the time, and thankfully, I had some friends I could rely on and say, ‘You know, I’m feeling a bit unsteady today. There’s a little battle going on. ‘I’m seeing grey rather than blue.’
During his periods of despair, the actor described his three children and “being a girl dad” as his “saving grace,” adding, “You look at them, and you realize, ‘Well, I mean, really, this is what it’s all about.”
Johnson also stated that his efforts to be grateful and look for the positive in his life have assisted him in overcoming his mental health issues.
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He further talked about how he has created emotional coping mechanisms to help him manage it over the years in an Instagram post published with the podcast episode, stressing that he was unaware of the existence of mental health issues for a long time.
“As males, we didn’t discuss it. We just kept our heads down and got the job done.” It wasn’t healthy, but it was all we knew,” he wrote. “If your version of mental wellness is deteriorating into mental hell-ness, the most important thing you can do is talk to someone.” You can’t mend anything if you hold the anguish within. Your superpower is having the guts to talk to someone. Two of my friends committed suicide. Speak with someone. Regardless of how you feel, you are never alone.”
