Dwayne Johnson Encourages Checking on Friends Who Are Going Through Bouts of ‘Mental Hellness’: ‘I’ve Been There’

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  1. > “Everybody is fighting demons and a lot of people keep it in. A lot of people don’t talk about it and I learned that, in many cases, the hard way over the years,” he said. “So when I check in with my friends I don’t check in and say, ‘Hey what’s wrong?’ I check in and say, ‘How’s your heart? How are you feeling?’ And you’d be surprised what that means to people.”

    > “I know what it’s like to struggle with mental health. I know what it’s like to spiral… I’ve been there,” he said, noting that he calls it bouts of “mental hellness.”

    > Johnson then explained that a few weeks ago, he was struggling. He recalled waking up on a beautiful day and “seeing and feeling gray.” He said that though he’s used to being alone as an only child, the “consistent loneliness” caught up to him and by the end of the day, he was reaching out to his friends for support.

    > “So just a reminder to check in on your friends,” he stressed. “Check in on your loved ones because when you don’t… I’ve lost friends over the years who decided to check out and just couldn’t handle the stress and the pressure of life. The mental hellness all became too much for them.”

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    Yeah dude I had a buddy who killed hisself I ain’t been checking in on his ass for a while that shit felt not good man

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