<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/dwayne-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson</a> recently opened up about experiencing <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/depression" target="_blank" rel="noopener">depression</a> multiple times in his life.
The “Jumanji” actor and former professional wrestler discussed his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mental-health" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mental health</a> during an <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVc0592Je_o" target="_blank" rel="noopener">appearance</a> on the podcast “The Pivot.” Johnson said his first experience with depression occurred after a shoulder injury derailed his football career at the University of Miami.
&#8220;[I] didn&#8217;t want to go to school,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I was ready to leave. I left school. I didn&#8217;t take any midterms and I just left. But the interesting thing, at that time, is I just didn&#8217;t know what it was. I didn&#8217;t know what mental health was. I didn&#8217;t know what depression was. I just knew I didn&#8217;t want to be there. Wasn&#8217;t going to any of the team meetings. Wasn&#8217;t participating in anything.&#8221;
The Rock said he became depressed again after going through a divorce from Dany Garcia in 2008. Those first two times helped Johnson identify what was happening when he became depressed again in 2017.
&#8220;Years later, around 2017 or so, went through a little bit. Knew what it was at that time,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And luckily, at that time, I had some friends who I could lean on and say, &#8216;You know, I&#8217;m feeling a little wobbly now. Got a little struggle happening. I&#8217;m seeing a little gray and not the blue.'&#8221;
The 51-year-old actor said his three daughters were his “saving grace” to help him get through tough times.
&#8220;You look at them, and you realize, &#8216;Well, I mean, really, this is what it&#8217;s all about,’&#8221; Johnson said of being a father. 
The “Black Adam” star promoted the podcast interview on social media. 
He wrote in his Instagram post <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/CsIUVWLPSuG/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">caption</a>, “I&#8217;ve worked hard over the years to gain the emotional tools to work thru [sic] any mental pain that may come to test me. But years ago I didn&#8217;t know what mental health struggle was,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;As men, we didn&#8217;t talk about it. We just kept our head down and worked thru it. Not healthy, but it&#8217;s all we knew.&#8221;
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&#8220;If you&#8217;re going thru your own version of mental wellness turning into mental hell-ness, the most important thing you can do is talk to somebody,” Johnson wrote. “It can&#8217;t be fixed if you keep that pain inside. Having the courage to talk to someone is your superpower. I lost two friends to suicide.&#8221;
&#8220;Talk to someone. Despite how you may feel, you&#8217;re never alone,&#8221; he concluded.
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a free hotline for individuals in crisis or distress or for those looking to help someone else. It is available 24/7 at 1-800-273-8255.

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