Kristen Bell is an advocate for mental health awareness and often shares her own mental health journey with others. While she’s open about her journey now, it wasn’t always that way for the actress, who at one point kept her struggles to herself. The “Frozen” actress recently teamed up with telehealth company, Hers, to become their first mental health ambassador.
Kristen Bell Opens Up About Her Mental Health Journey
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Bell, 42, recently spoke with PEOPLE about her journey and why she chose to share her experience with others. “My priority is to share my personal journey. Because it gives a little authenticity to who I am,” he said. “Before sharing my struggles with anxiety and depression, I realized that my public image was the kind of cheerful actress who might not have a dark day.”
She also explained that it was her husband Dax Shepard who challenged her to open up after recovering from drug addiction, and that she was originally afraid of being judged for openly discussing her weak moments. “This is because ‘I feel sad’ is something you say to someone in private. And I don’t think that’s natural or normal,” he explained. “People need to know there are comforts and resources around them in all shapes and sizes.”
Kristen Bell Partners With Her Own Telehealth Company As Their First Mental Health Ambassador
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Hers provides access to mental health services, and with mental health care being a priority for Bell, it made sense for her to partner with the company. “Because it’s so personal, because you can do it from your computer, because it’s available 24/7, I just felt like I really wanted to be a part of amplifying that message,” he explained. “I know it can help a lot of people and it’s professional, personalized mental health care.”
Bell recently shared the news of her partnership on her Instagram page with the caption, “There shouldn’t be a stigma around talking about mental health or taking medication if that’s what you need to feel better! @hers helps women connect with licensed medical providers (from comfort your own home!) to get a customized care plan that’s right for YOU. No stigma, no judgment, and no insurance required.”
Many of her followers praised her for speaking out and advocating for mental health awareness in the comments section. “Not enough people talk about what they’re going through. We need to keep underestimating it ❤️??,” one follower wrote. Another added, “As someone who struggles with depression I really love the way you talk about it. it makes me feel so seen? love you!”
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For Bell, who has tried various approaches to help her mental health, from drugs to hallucinogenic mushrooms to meditation, therapy is something that has helped her in a big way. Since mental health care isn’t a one-size-fits-all kind of deal, Bell encourages trying different approaches until you find what works best for you.
“Everyone’s mental health journey, health journey is very individual. It is not one size fits all. There are people with anxiety and depression who don’t need medication, there are people who do, but the tools are out there,” he said. “You have the ability to put as many tools in your toolbox as you want. And having people feel empowered to take control of their mental health is very important to me.”
Kristen Bell Tried Psychedelic Drugs To Ease Her Depression And Anxiety
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After reading the book “How to Change Your Mind” by Michael Pollan, the star of “The Good Place” decided to try something new – psychedelic drugs. “He really goes into great detail about this underground academic community that continues to study the effects of LSD and psilocybin on what they call ‘healthy normals,'” he explained during a 2021 appearance on the podcast, “Hypochondriactor.” “There’s an aspect to two particular drugs that where you can go in your brain is deeper and more healing than anything else.”
Bell finally decided he wanted to try mushrooms. Knowing she needed to try it in a safe environment, her husband offered to help. “I’m very lucky to be married to a former drug addict,” he joked. “He not only knows where to get mushrooms, he gets really beautiful mushrooms, good quality, organic, set and setting, beautiful. And then…he babysat me.”
He said that the mushroom made him “very attached to my own body.” “I had gone to the bathroom, I went to pee and I came downstairs with wide eyes and I said, ‘Dax, I have to pee. I felt the sensation of having to pee and suddenly this beautiful woman – and I pointed to my leg – ‘picked me up. He led me down the hall. He sat me on the toilet. He rolled up a little roll of toilet paper for me and just put it on my lap until I finished peeing. Then he wiped me. Then he flushed the toilet and now I’m back here,’” she recalled. “But in my head, I’ve separated this body that has done so much good in my life, that has carried me through happiness and pain and exercise and laziness that I love, can’t stop touching my feet saying, ‘You’re so strong. You’re so graceful.’”
Bell encourages people who are struggling to seek professional treatment. “During your treatment, you will learn a lot about the disease, and you may or may not decide which medication is right for you,” he said. “But there are a lot of different paths to feeling better, I guess that’s what I would say, a lot.”
If you or someone you know needs mental health help, text “STRENGTH” to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 to be connected to a certified crisis counselor.
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