'You're Not Alone', Ryan Reynolds Opens Up About His 'Lifelong' Struggle With Anxiety

Ryan Reynolds is getting real about his mental health.?

The Hollywood star?opened up about his "lifelong" struggles with anxiety in a?candid Instagram post?on Wednesday in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month and reaffirmed to people that anyone who feels the same isn't alone.??

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Acknowledging that the month is almost over," Reynolds explained, "One of the reasons I'm posting this so late is I overschedule myself and important things slip. And one of the reasons I overschedule myself is my lifelong pal, anxiety."??

"I know I'm not alone and more importantly, to all those like me who overschedule, overthink, overwork, over-worry, and over-everything, please know you're not alone," he continued. "We don't talk enough about mental health and don't do enough to destigmatize talking about it."??

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This is not the first time the actor has spoken about mental health. In 2016, he spoke to GQ and narrated the experience of his first anxiety attack.

"I felt like I was on some schooner in the middle of a white squall the whole time," he recalled of making the superhero film. "It just never stopped. When it finally ended, I had a little bit of a nervous breakdown. I literally had the shakes."??

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"I went to go see a doctor because I felt like I was suffering from a neurological problem or something. And every doctor I saw said, 'You have anxiety,' " Reynolds said.??

More strength to you, Ryan!