Chad Michael Murray battled agoraphobia amid One Tree Hill fame
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While Chad Michael Murray was hitting a career milestone, he privately struggled with his mental health.
In fact, it was at the height of his fame as A tree hillIt was Lucas Scott that the actor began to struggle with agoraphobia, a type of anxiety in which a person fears certain places or situations that can cause stress.
“I was about 23 and I did an event in Miami,” he said. The cup in an interview published on May 21, “but I couldn’t leave my hotel room.”
“The world felt like it was getting closer,” Chad continued. “I had anxiety attacks.”
Two years later, on the occasion of its 25th anniversary, A Cinderella story The star decided to make a change.
“I woke up and felt unsettled,” he said. “I didn’t like the direction I was going in my life.”
“I went to church,” added Chad, who also turned to therapy, “and I got a cross tattooed on my left wrist, and I was like, I’m going to move with faith.”
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