Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson opens up about mental health: ‘You gotta ask for help’
Actor Dwayne Johnson attends the “Black Adam” premiere at Cine Capitol on October 19, 2022 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Aldara Zarraoa/WireImage)
With 21-inch biceps and 10 WWE World Wrestling Championship belts, “vulnerability” is not a word many would associate with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
But vulnerability has been a superpower of sorts for the wrestler, actor and “Black Adam” star, he revealed in a recent interview with Men’s Health magazine. And he’s encouraging other men to find their vulnerable side, too.
“Oh, man, I think one of the defining, seminal moments in my life was when I really realized the power and the value of asking for help,” he said. “You know, really kind of checking your ego at the door. As guys, we have a tendency to not ask for help. Ego gets in the way, and we start stuffing things deep down in our guts, which is not a good thing. I’ve become an advocate for asking for help.”
Johnson, a third-generation wrestler whose movies have grossed nearly $10 billion worldwide, said he grew up as “that guy who would stuff things down and not talk about them, and I’d figure it out all by myself.”
