While a lot of people suffer from anxiety, depression, and all sorts of mental illnesses, no one expects celebrities and popular faces to go through such horrific experiences. One celebrity as such who can relate to mental stress and anxiety is the MCU star, Chris Evans. Often suppressing and combating his negative thoughts, Evans openly spoke about his issue.
Appearing as a guest on the You Made It Weird With Pete Holmes podcast, Chris Evans opened up about his grueling anxiety with his listeners. Further discussing his way of coping with mental issues, the MCU actor gave out certain tips.
Chris Evans Confessed Suffering From Anxiety
When one watches Chris Evans on screen, no one expects the American action hero to hide his anxiety behind his vibranium shield. But just as humane as it gets, even Evans grapples with anxiety and trepidation. Scared of press events and public speaking, the actor even confessed feeling jittery in the past.
Falling prey to the noises in his head, Chris Evans claimed, “Everyone’s brain is noisy, and the root of suffering is following that brain noise”. However, he previously admitted how he tried to silence his mind with extreme methods. Nonetheless, the methods rarely worked for the MCU actor.
Thus, he developed his personal method for suppressing and combating his negative thoughts. Unwilling to submit to the drowning feeling and looking forward to getting over his grueling anxiety at night, Evans discussed his coping mechanism with his fans during a podcast.
Chris Evans Discussed His Coping Mechanisms
Appearing on the You Made It Weird With Pete Holmes podcast, Chris Evans spoke about his nighttime anxiety. Describing himself as someone who tends to be plagued by stressful thoughts at night, Evans discussed finding a way to train himself.
Previously failing to control the piling of thoughts at night, the actor claimed how his strategy helped him view sleep as a “little vacation”.
“When I go to bed… what I would do is just kind of say, ‘You know, Chris, we’re lying in bed. Look, there’s nothing we can do right now. There’s nothing to be done about this. There’s no actual action I can take. So we’ll go on a little vacation. All these problems will be here tomorrow morning.’” Chris Evans stated.
Although the best way to resolve anxiety is by directly addressing the thoughts, Chris Evans somehow found relief in his own strategy. Instead of obsessively worrying, and annihilating his sleep, Evans found solace by pushing away his negative thoughts.
Source: You Made It Weird With Pete Holmes
