The Rock Discusses His Battle With Depression

Former WWE superstar and current Hollywood megastar Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was recently interviewed by Express, where he discussed his battle with depression. He also discusses some potentially tragic issues that he had to deal with as a youth.

Below are some highlights from the interview:

On his mother’s attempted suicide when he was 15 years old:

“She got out of the car on Interstate 65 in Nashville and walked into oncoming traffic,” he said. Big rigs and cars were swerving out of the way.

“I grabbed her and pulled her back on the gravel shoulder of the road.”

“What’s crazy about that suicide attempt is that to this day, she has no recollection of it whatsoever. Probably best she doesn’t.”

On his girlfriend breaking up with him along with being released by the CFL:

“That was my absolute worst time,”

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On the strength to carry on:

“We both healed but we’ve always got to do our best to pay attention when other people are in pain,” he said. “We have to help them through it and remind them they are not alone.”

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