“Game of Thrones” star Maisie Williams recently broke down when she opened up about her traumatic childhood relationship with her Dad. Williams recently discussed her life before fame and said the trauma of her relationship with her father consumed her childhood.
The actress recalled an incident at school when she was eight years old when a teacher pulled her aside out of concern and asked what was going on at home. He said it was the incident that made his mother take him away. Williams shared that she struggled with mixed emotions for a long time but was glad she didn’t have to see her Dad again.
Williams has previously spoken about her mental health and has revealed that being famous at the age of 12 affected her self-esteem and mental health. She said many of the negative thoughts she had about herself were fueled by negative comments and harsh criticism from social media.
Read on to learn more.
Maisie Williams Discusses Her Traumatic Childhood
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During a recent interview with Steven Bartlett on the “Diary of a CEO Podcast,” Williams talked about her life before she rose to fame as Arya Stark on HBO’s “Game of Thrones.” He also discussed the impact of his childhood trauma on his mental health as he grew older.
Williams said every (HuffPost), “Well, I, as a little kid before the age of, like, 8, had a traumatic relationship with my Dad. And I don’t want to get too deep into it because it affects my siblings and my whole family. But, like, it’s really— really took up a lot of my childhood. Ever since I can remember, I’ve had trouble sleeping.”
The actress explained that at the time, she did not understand all the traumatic things that happened to her and “did not realize that it was wrong.” She said she had to deal with her feelings and experiences alone because her mother “ran away when I was about four months old.”
The situation peaked when he was 8 years old
Williams revealed during an interview that the situation at home with her Dad “reached its peak” when she was eight years old. The actor explained that one day at school, a teacher called him into the staff room and asked what was going on at home. She said, “And he said, like, ‘What’s wrong,’ you know, like, what happened? Are you hungry?’… ‘Did you eat breakfast?'”
Williams was upset at this point, becoming emotional as he said, “I said, ‘No.’ And he said, ‘Oh, why not?’ And I said, ‘We don’t have any breakfast.’ And then she said, you know, ‘Do you usually have breakfast?'” She said the teacher “asked the right questions” and after that, her mom picked her up and took her away from her Dad.
However, Williams was so used to trauma and abuse that he had mixed feelings after escaping. He said, “I still want to fight and say this is not wrong, that you are just trying to take me away from my Dad. I was indoctrinated in a way. I think that’s why I’m obsessed with cults. Because I’m, like, I get it. I understand. I was in a cult of children.”
Maisie Williams Struggles With Her Mixed Emotions
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Williams explains that even though she is finally free and doesn’t have to see her father again, she still struggles with mixed emotions about him. The actor said, “You can feel so free and free and at the same time, just like that impending doom is still there.” Williams also said that she has since battled with identity, anxiety and other mental health issues.
He said, “Honestly, I’ve thought about this a lot. It’s not that this bad thing happened to me when I was a kid. I think it is. I think there’s something wrong with me, maybe anyone who has that pain.” Williams explained he was interested in understanding his father and why he abused his own children and said, “he would make an interesting documentary.”
Maisie Williams Opens Up About Her Mental Health
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Williams has been candid about her mental health several times in the past. During a recent interview on the “Happy Place” podcast every HuffPostWilliams said that being exposed to fame at an early age had a negative effect on her self-esteem and mental health as she got older.
She said, “I went through a big period in my life where I would tell myself every day I hated myself.” Williams explained that the negative thoughts were sparked by the negative comments and harsh criticism he saw about himself on social media. Eventually, her mother had to start censoring what she read about him.
Williams continued, “It’s just a constant feed in your back pocket of what people think of you. And I think we all want to say that we’re going to close our eyes and not care, but it’s impossible to do that… It gets to the point where you almost crave something negative, so you can sit in a pit of sadness.”
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