How Emma Stone deals with her anxiety

  • 7 years ago
Who would have imagined that the talented Emma Stone has dealt with anxiety since childhood? The actress revealed in an interview with Rolling Stones magazine that she's struggled with anxiety as a child and that is was pretty debilitating. Stone shared that her secret to dealing with anxiety was discovered through a writing exercise her therapist encouraged. "I wrote this book called, 'I Am Bigger Than My Anxiety' that I still have," Stone told Rolling Stone. "I drew a little green monster on my shoulder that speaks to me in my ear and tells me all these things that aren't true. And every time I listen to it, it grows bigger. If I listen to it enough, it crushes me. But if I turn my head and keep doing what I'm doing—let it speak to me, but don't give it the credit it needs—then it shrinks down and fades away."