Helen Flanagan reveals she’s joined celeb dating app saying meeting new men is ‘weird’
Now she has spoken about the gritty details of the brush she had with psychosis in the aftermath of the break up, admitting: "I felt like I was in danger".it felt like a divorce, and she was left traumatised for months afterwards, even though she didn't realise that herself at the time.: "Instead of processing it all, I threw myself into work and shut off my emotions. I just went into survival mode.
She added: "I was struggling. I felt terrible when I got back, I was crying all the time, I felt so low." The star turned to ADHD medication to try and achieve some stability, but this was what pushed her over the edge in the end, as she suffered an "awful reaction" to her prescription.This triggered a psychotic episode, which Helen opened up about tearfully, saying: "It was really sad and very scary. I was seeing things and I felt like I was in danger all the time."PSYCHOSIS is when people lose contact with realist.
According to the NHS website, this might involve seeing or hearing things that other people cannot see or hear and believing things that are not actually true . It may also involve confused thinking and speaking.She was also due to make her acting comeback in a UK tour of murder mystery play Cluedo 2, but pulled out because of her mental state."I was heartbroken," she admitted. "It was my dream job and I thought I’d ruined my career.
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