Ryan Reynolds admits he’s a work in progress when it comes to mental health.
The actor was honored in New York City Monday night at Bring Change to Mind’s 11th Annual Revels & Revelations Gala, a mental health-focused nonprofit co-founded by actress Glenn Close.
Exclusively speaking to Pvnew at the event, Reynolds, 46, addressed his own mental health struggles, revealing he finds himself spinning “out of control” at times.
“Not always great, to be honest,” he replied, when asked how he maintains his mental equilibrium.
“I certainly have my own little rituals and those kinds of things that help me stay grounded and keep my mind from spinning out of control,” he added.
“Sometimes I’m really good at it, sometimes I’m not.”
Reynolds told us that when he becomes aware of those “out of control” moments, he meditates in an attempt to “take time” for himself to regroup.
“I tend to overbook myself when I’m spiraling that way,” the “Green Lantern” star explained. “I’m sort of aware of that stuff and I manage it as well as you can.”
Reynolds – who has been in the news of late after attending a Kansas City Chiefs football game with wife Blake Lively and friend Taylor Swift – has previously disclosed that he has dealt with intense anxiety his entire life.
“I’ve had anxiety my whole life really. And you know, I feel like I have two parts of my personality, that one takes over when that happens,” Reynolds said in a 2022 “CBS Sunday Mornings” interview.
The genial actor admitted that his public persona is nothing like his true self.
“When I would go out on, like, [David] Letterman [show] back in the day, I was nervous. But I remember I’d be standing backstage before the curtain would open, and I would think to myself, ‘I’m gonna die. I’m literally gonna die here. The curtain’s gonna open and I’m just gonna be, I’m just gonna be a symphony of vomit,’ just, like, something horrible’s gonna happen!” he recalled.
“But as soon as that curtain opens — and this happens in my work a lot too — it’s like this little guy takes over. And he’s like, ‘I got this. You’re cool.’ I feel, like, my heart rate drop, and my breathing calm, and I just sort of go out and I’m this different person. And I leave that interview going, ‘God, I’d love to be that guy!’”
During Monday’s event, Reynolds was on hand to accept the Robin Williams Legacy of Laughter Award, which was presented by the late comic’s children, Zak and Zelda Williams.
During his speech, Reynolds thanked Close, sharing that they had worked together in the 1995 TV movie “Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story.”
“I learned more watching Glenn for two months than I did through a decade of d–king around in school,” he quipped.
Other celebs at the starry event included Amy Schumer, Reba McEntire, Whoopi Goldberg and Steve Buscemi.
