In honor of May’s Mental Health Awareness Month, Drake Bell is opening up about overcoming his mental health and substance abuse struggles and not letting them “destroy” him.
“There’s two options: you either let it destroy you or you overcome it,” the 'Drake & Josh' star saidinvestigative docuseries, which explored some of the toxic culture of children’s television shows that young actors and others endured in the 1990s and 2000s,“Substances are always temporary, no matter what,” he told host Justin Crawford. “You are always going to crash and burn out. Temporary fix. And then when you’re out of it, you’re left with a mess that you gotta clean up.
“In those moments where I think it’s over and I don’t want to continue, I really want to see what tomorrow holds,” the Nickelodeon alum explained. “When you’re in that darkness, people tell you, ‘Hey, tomorrow will be a better day.’ You’re like, ‘You don’t get what’s in my brain. You don’t get the hurt that I’m holding inside of me. You don’t understand what’s going on.’”
If you or someone you know needs mental health help or has been a victim of sexual abuse, text "STRENGTH" to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 to be connected to a certified crisis counselor.
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