Lewis Capaldi: I will always be an anxious person
Lewis Capaldi has opened up about his struggles, suggesting that he'll always be an "anxious person".
Lewis Capaldi will "always be an anxious person".
The 28-year-old singer has stopped using anti-depressants and is feeling the "best [he's] felt in a long time" - but Lewis is convinced that he'll always struggle with anxiety.
The Someone You Loved hitmaker said on a livestream: "I'm not on antidepressants anymore.
"It was f****** hard to get off it. You could say I survived getting off Sertraline but let's not get into that.
"This is happy stuff, I'm trying to share less."
Lewis admits that therapy has transformed his life.
The pop star said: "I've felt the best I've felt in a long time through therapy.
"I think I will always be an anxious person, accepting that's always going to be there for me is a big thing. It's about how I respond to anxiety."
Lewis recently acknowledged that therapy has played a "massive part" in his musical comeback.
The singer performed on the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury, two years after he was forced to end his set early amid his struggles with Tourette syndrome, and Lewis now admits that therapy has changed his life.
In a video chat with BetterHelp, he explained: "Therapy is the reason why I am able to be a musician again. I don’t think I’ll ever stop going to therapy after the impact it’s had on my life over the past two years."
Lewis recently joined forces with BetterHelp, the online therapy platform, to provide 734,000 hours of free therapy to his fans.
Sara Brooks, the chief growth officer of BetterHelp, said: "To have someone as globally recognized as Lewis Capaldi share so authentically how getting help through online therapy has transformed his life is incredibly powerful. We’re grateful to have Lewis speak up and use his platform to help break down the stigma of therapy."
In 2023, Lewis struggled through his performance at Glastonbury, as he dealt with the symptoms of Tourette syndrome.
The award-winning star told the crowd at the time: "I recently took three weeks off just because I've been non-stop the past year and I wanted to take a wee break from my head for my mental health.
"I wanted to come back and do Glastonbury because it's obviously so incredible so I just want to thank you all for coming out. I was scared but you've really made me feel at ease so thank you very much for that."
