Global celebrity and actress Jennifer Lawrence seems to walk onto every set with effortless confidence and humor. But in a recent interview, she spoke with surprising honesty about what has been happening beneath the surface.
She said, \u201cI\u2019ve struggled with anxiety for most of my life,\u201d and talked about how worry and depression often come as twins\u2014wearing her down until she \u201cplummets into sadness.\u201d After the birth of her second child, she described postpartum anxiety like this: \u201cI felt like a tiger was chasing me every day\u2026 nonstop intrusive thoughts\u2026 they controlled me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even her early years in Hollywood, when she was winning Oscars and starring in blockbusters, were filled with fear. When people told her, \u201cEveryone loves you,\u201d she answered, \u201cIt feels precarious. It\u2019s going to come down.\u201d And looking back on her past interviews, she winced and admitted, \u201cI regret everything I\u2019ve ever done or said.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Preaching Angles:<\/strong> Most of us aren\u2019t movie stars, but many of us know what it\u2019s like to feel anxious, insecure, or haunted by regret. Success doesn\u2019t silence fear, applause doesn\u2019t cure anxiety, and fame doesn\u2019t calm the human heart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"template":"","tax_ctp_audience":[],"tax_ctp_authors":[],"tax_ctp_categories":[165],"tax_ctp_format":[171],"tax_ctp_illustration_types":[],"tax_ctp_multimedia":[],"tax_ctp_point_editor":[],"tax_publications":[140],"tax_ctp_tags":[3422,3786,3959,4873,4911,4917,4923,5304],"tax_ctp_topics":[],"class_list":["post-65342","sermon-illustrations","type-sermon-illustrations","status-publish","hentry","tax_publications-ct-pastors","tax_ctp_tags-anxiety","tax_ctp_tags-disappointment","tax_ctp_tags-fame","tax_ctp_tags-sadness","tax_ctp_tags-self-confidence","tax_ctp_tags-self-esteem","tax_ctp_tags-self-image","tax_ctp_tags-worry"],"acf":{"scripture_references":[{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null}]},"yoast_head":"\n