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Everyone has mental health Over the next 4 weeks during wellbeing Wednesday we will be looking at different celebrities and the struggles they have had with their mental health Why do you think these celebrities have opened up and talked about their mental health in the media?

Ryan Reynolds Ryan has recently opened up about suffering with intense anxiety during the filming of Deadpool, crediting his wife, Blake Lively, for keeping him going. ‘I never, ever slept. Or I was sleeping at a perfect right angle – just sitting straight, constantly working at the same time’, he explained. ‘By the time we were in post production, we’d been to Comic-Con, and people went crazy for it. The expectations were eating me alive.’ He added: ‘Blake helped me through that. I’m lucky to have her around just to keep me sane’. What is he famous for?

Discussion – what is anxiety? A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome.

Ellie Goulding What is she famous for? ‘I was sceptical about having therapy at first because I’d never had therapy, but not being able to leave the house because of panic attacks was so debilitating, this was when my career was really taking off. My surroundings would trigger a panic attack, so I couldn’t go to the studio unless I was lying down in the car with a pillow over my face. I used to beat myself up about it. There were a couple of times after I released Delirium when I was doing promo and thought, “Oh god, it’s coming back, it’s coming back,” but it didn’t. I think my body has become quite good at controlling them.’ What is she famous for?

Discussion – what is a panic attack? Panic Attacks Discussion – what is a panic attack? A panic attack is a sudden episode of intense fear that triggers severe physical reactions when there is no real danger or apparent cause.

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