Elizabeth Olsen Reveals She Suffered Every day Panic Assaults At 21: ‘It Was So Bizarre’

Elizabeth Olsen shares her psychological well being struggles early on in her profession.

The actress, who has seen her star on the rise along with her position as Scarlet Witch in “six motion pictures and a TV present” within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, regarded again on her youthful years within the enterprise.

Olsen recalled a interval whereas dwelling in New York Metropolis when she was struggling panic assaults nearly each day.

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“I didn’t perceive what anxiousness or a panic assault was till I used to be 21. Began getting panic assaults. I keep in mind I might get them on the hour each hour,” she shared whereas chatting with Selection. “I used to reside on thirteenth Road between sixth and seventh. I used to be crossing sixth Avenue at 14th Road, and I noticed I couldn’t cross the road — I stood up in opposition to the wall, and I simply thought I used to be going to drop lifeless at any second.”

The actress did search medical consideration for her situation, however by no means actually discovered the trigger.

“If I went from chilly to scorching, scorching to chilly, full to hungry, hungry to full — any form of shift in my physique, my entire physique thought, ‘Uh oh, one thing’s incorrect!’” And I simply began spiraling,” she defined. “It was so bizarre. A ENT physician mentioned that it could possibly be vertigo associated as a result of it was all about actually spinning. So it was an attention-grabbing six months.”

She ultimately overcame her downside with the assistance of a pal’s neuropsychiatrist.

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“I had a pal who was seeing a neuropsychiatrist — or psychologist, I don’t know in the event that they medicated — as a result of she had panic assaults earlier than me. And realized loads of mind video games,” mentioned Olsen. “It really was similar to an appearing train that we did at Atlantic, which is known as repetition, the place you simply are always making observations in regards to the particular person in entrance of you and also you’re simply making an attempt to attach.”

She continued, “After I would stroll down the road, I might simply begin naming all the pieces I noticed out loud to get myself out of the spiraling ideas in my mind. That was a useful instrument. However it simply grew to become a follow that acquired me out of it. I didn’t need to be on treatment, however I had treatment in case I felt like I used to be having an emergency and simply having that in my bag felt good.”