Aaron Chalmers Opens Up About Anxiety Battle: ‘I Couldn’t Leave The House’
Aaron Chalmers is the latest celebrity to open up about havingmental health issues, and we’re totally proud of the former Geordie Shore star for speaking so honestly about his struggles.
Chatting on a recent edition of the MMA Hour, he admitted that his anxiety got so bad that it was actually hard for him to leave his house.
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“Two years ago, there was a stage where I couldn’t leave the house with my anxiety. No one really knows the struggles that other people are going through,” he told interviewer Ariel Helwani.
“In two years I’ve gone from a really dark place to on top of the world. If someone told me two years ago that I’d be walking out in front of people and having a fight, I would’ve said, ‘No way’,” he added, showing just how far he’s come.
And it sounds like Aaron’s another star who has suffered at the hands of online trolls: “You put yourself in the limelight. I would get one bad comment and 20 good, but I would always focus on the bad. At the time, the way I got around things was to drink, so I drank every night and that made the anxiety worse - it was a never-ending circle,” he admits.
Thankfully, Aaron sought professional help for his anxiety and now he’s able to go out in front of a huge audience for his MMA fights.
“Eventually, I started seeing a therapist and speaking about it was the best thing I ever done. Fast forward two years, [I’ve gone] from sitting in my room not able to leave to walking out in front of Bellator in front of millions and I loved every minute of it.”
Aaron is more of a champ than ever in our eyes.
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