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Star Wars’ Daisy Ridley Reveals Health Issues Caused By Intense Anxiety


Daisy Ridley opened up about developing holes in her gut because of intense anxiety she faced after joining ‘Star Wars’

Ridley, 31, shared how drastically her life changed after being offered the role as Rey by J.J. Abrams in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, in an interview with Inverse published on Thursday, January 25. Ridley — who is currently promoting her new movie, Sometimes I Think About Dying — went on to explain that while she was filming, she convinced herself she was “coping fine” with the pressure, but the experience still felt isolating to her. Demi Lovato, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jon Hamm, Carrie Fisher, and Ashley Judd are among the many celebrities who've admitted to struggling with depression, anxiety, or bipolar disorder

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