Goldie Hawn has opened up about her battle with anxiety and depression, revealing that she "wasn't very happy" despite her successful acting career. In a heartfelt resurfaced video, Hawn spoke about longing for a "normal life." The Hollywood actress admitted: "I wanted to go home, get married, open a dancing school, be happy, have children." She added: "I wanted a normal life, and it's not exactly what I was getting. My career just went boom, boom, boom and I got an Academy Award." She was referring to the Oscar she won for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Cactus Flower (1969). At age 24, she would "go back into [her] dressing room and lie down." "I was really freaked out about this anxiety coming over me," Hawn recalled. "I literally, truly lost my smile. For someone who wanted to be happy their whole life, I wasn't very happy."
Desiring to "understand more about what was going on with [her] brain," Hawn sought professional assistance. "I decided to go to a psychologist," she affirmed. "After a year I began to come back into myself. But, believe me, I know what it is to be depressed, I know what it is to be anxious."
Desiring to "understand more about what was going on with [her] brain," Hawn sought professional assistance. "I decided to go to a psychologist," she affirmed. "After a year I began to come back into myself." "But, believe me, I know what it is to be depressed, I know what it is to be anxious."
Note: The text references other figures and articles in passing, such as Dick Van Dyke and Rob Lowe, but focuses on Hawn's experiences with depression and anxiety.
Author’s summary: Goldie Hawn discusses her struggle with anxiety and depression, contrasting a booming career with a longing for normal life and happiness, and describes seeking therapy to regain herself.