“I didn’t know what depression was.
I just knew I didn’t want to be there.”
Dwayne Johnsonis opening up about his mental health journey.
Dwayne Johnson at the world premiere of ‘Red Notice’.Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images
“[I] didn’t want to go to school,” he said.
“I was ready to leave.
I didn’t take any midterms and I just left.
But the interesting thing, at that time, is I just didn’t know what it was.
I didn’t know what mental health was.
I didn’t know what depression was.
I just knew I didn’t want to be there.
Wasn’t going to any of the team meetings.
Wasn’t participating in anything.”
“Years later, around 2017 or so, went through a little bit.
Knew what it was at that time,” he said.
Got a little struggle happening.
I’m seeing a little gray and not the blue.'"
But years ago I didn’t know what mental health struggle was," he wrote.
“As men, we didn’t talk about it.
We just kept our head down and worked thru it.
Not healthy, but it’s all we knew.”
It can’t be fixed if you keep that pain inside.
Having the courage to talk to someone is your superpower.
I lost two friends to suicide."
Johnson concluded, “Talk to someone.
Despite how you may feel, you’re never alone.”
