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One of the most crucial aspects of the Deadpool star's recovery from his lifelong battle with anxiety is talking about it publicly with the hope of encouraging others to do the same.
"One of the reasons I overschedule myself is my lifelong pal, anxiety," he wrote on Instagram in May of last year. "I know I'm not alone and more importantly, to all those like me who overschedule, overthink, overwork, over-worry and over-everything, please know you're not alone. We don't talk enough about mental health and don't do enough to destigmatize talking about it. But, as with this post, better later than never, I hope..."