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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Opens Up on His Mental Health Issues: “Someone Who Always Kept All My Sh*t Inside”

Published 02/03/2022, 12:17 AM EST

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Even the toughest need someone to rely on when their mental health is at stake. So, when Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock got the chance to talk about mental health, he didn’t shy away.

Recently, Johnson spoke to Jay Glazer about his book on mental health, Unbreakable: How I Turned My Depression and Anxiety Into Motivation and You Can Too. This book focuses on the gray where one finds it difficult to talk about their anxiety and other emotions.

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As a result, one of the fans appreciated Dwayne Johnson and Jay Glazer for talking about mental health and normalizing it. More often than not, people do not talk about their issues lest someone takes advantage of their vulnerability or views them as weak.

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The Rock responded to the fan’s appreciation and revealed why it was important for him talk about mental health.

When someone like Johnson opens up about mental health, it helps his massive fan following to open up or step up to help someone else in need.

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The Rock works on his mental health everyday

Everyone has their own way of keeping themselves calm, focused, and happy. For some it could be travel, for some it could be binging on series, but to Johnson, it’s hitting the iron.

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Dwayne Johnson has almost always been open about how being in the gym helps him disconnect with the world. No matter where he is, what he’s doing, which schedule he’s on, Johnson always finds the time to workout.

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He prefers beginning his day with a strong workout but there are times he ends up working out after a hectic day. But, he makes it a point to workout and hit the iron everyday!

Dwayne Johnson doesn’t plan to return to WWE soon

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The first time the fans witnessed Johnson’s ripped physique, it was at WWE.

So, naturally, the fans want to see him back in the ring. Unfortunately, Johnson isn’t yet ready to come back considering he has quite a bit on his plate.

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Hopefully, he might take a return under consideration after his Hollywood schedule lightens. But, he’ll definitely keep his physique, mental health, and spirits high!

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Shuvangi is a senior WWE and AEW author at EssentiallySports. She has over 1000 published WWE articles and also has experience in content operations with Forbes. Having completed her undergraduation from Royal Holloway, University of London, Shuvangi is closely aligned to the fitness industry, having amateur skills levels in tennis and basketball while rowing at a regatta level.
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