Famous Actor Pedro Pascal Suffers With Anxiety: How He Overcame It

Pedro Pascal, a Chilean and American actor has performed in a lot of high-end shows and movies. His famous involvement has been Joel in “The Last of Us” season, Javier Pena in “Narcos” and Oberyn Martell in the fourth season of “Game of Thrones”.

Recently, Pedro Pascal has been in the news due to his anxiety attacks. Many fans discovered that Pedro has been suffering from Anxiety after his clip went viral with fellow actress, Vanessa Kirby. In a recent premiere of the upcoming movie “Fantastic Four,” Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby were seen to be holding hands to calm down Pedro’s anxiety.

Pedro started to feel anxious at the premiere and he gave a sign to his co-star, Vanessa, who understood and offered him a hand. Pedro immediately grabbed her hand to cool off his anxiety. This new way to calm down anxiety has been discovered by his fans and they deem the gesture shown by Vanessa as “Sweet”.

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Pedro has been quite open about his anxiety attacks and his die-hard fans already knew but this has news for the world which was revealed in the clip. Pedro has some kind of “Techniques” that he uses to keep his anxiety level down.

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One such gesture was revealed on the red carpet of the Season “Last of Us”. Pedro was seen posing for a picture with his co-star Bella Ramsey where he made a trademark pose that he had previously made in past red-carpet appearances. He keeps one hand on his chest to keep himself in check for reality. Bella asked her about why he always makes this hand gesture to which Pedro replied, “You know why? My anxiety is right here.”

Another instance was when Pedro went to the Met Gala where he was seen photographed while keeping one hand on his chest. People have begun to notice that the actor had made this gesture a lot in previous instances. People have only realized it now when it became viral once Bella asked Pedro about his anxiety.

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Pedro has never been shy about keeping his anxiety a secret, rather he aims to make it better by letting the world know how he copes with it. He needs to be in reality when he feels anxious and one way to do this is by grabbing someone to feel normal. Pedro has given his verdict on how he feels about having anxiety.

He explained that he has lived with anxiety since his childhood so it’s habitual to him. He also stated that he does not know life without anxiety and that he has learned to manage it. Anxiety has become a part of him.

This statement by Pedro has been praised by his fans who take Pedro as a ‘Brave’ man. Symptoms of anxiety include a fast-paced heart, panic attacks, mood swings, and too much tension about what is going to happen in the future. Many fans posted online videos in support of him. Some wrote, “What a great gesture, anxiety attacks are horrible.” While others commented, “As if you needed another reason to love Pedro.”

Social anxiety can be quite overwhelming so if you are facing some kind of anxiety, it is better to take inspiration from Pedro Pascal and ask for help.

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