Tom Holland and Dwayne Johnson open up about mental health issues

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Tom Holland and Dwayne Johnson have opened up about the mental health issues they’ve had to deal with. The actors spoke to Deadline. The magazine writes that Holland often played positive characters. But his latest role is as a hero suffering from dissociative identity disorder. The Spider-Man star has starred in the new Apple TV+ series Crowded Room. It is based on the documentary novel The Many Minds of Billy Milligan by Daniel Keyes. Holland admitted that at some point he found it hard to separate himself from the character he portrayed on screen.

I was at home at the time and was upset when I realized this. I then thought: “Now I will shave my head. I need to shave my head, because I need to get rid of this character.” But since it was the height of filming, I of course decided not to do it … But I had never experienced anything like this before, – said the actor.

Holland thanked the experts with whom he discussed his mental health. He also expressed his gratitude to actress Sasha Layne, who also plays in “A Crowded Room”. Tom noted that these people especially helped him get through some difficult moments during filming.

Mentally, working in the “Crowded Room” really unsettled me, and it took me a long time to recover, to return to reality, he said.

Another star who spoke about mental problems was Dwayne Johnson. The actor noted that for many years he suffered from depression. He first encountered difficulties during his student years when he injured his shoulder. All this eventually led to the end of his sports career.

I just left. The most interesting thing is that at that time I did not even know what was happening to me. I didn’t know anything about mental health. I didn’t know what depression was. I just knew I didn’t want to be there. Stopped coming to team meetings. He did not participate in anything, he left his sports team. I didn’t even take the intermediate exams. I just wanted to disappear,” the actor said.

Later, the actor experienced another depressive episode after the divorce. Then he turned to specialists for help and realized what he had to go through.

Over the years, I have worked hard to acquire the emotional tools to overcome any heartache that might challenge me. But years ago, I didn’t even know what the fight for mental health was. We men didn’t talk about it for a long time. We just kept our heads down and tried to deal with it,” Dwayne says.

Dwayne Johnson is a happy father. He loves spending time with his young daughters Jasmine, 7, and Tiana, 4. Before the New Year holidays, he posted a series of cute pictures and let the little ones give him a festive make-up.