Olivia has been around for a minute now, you may have seen her on the TV series. motelor in Steven Spielberg’s science fiction odyssey ready player one.
Along with her growing career, Olivia has been open about her mental health, particularly the struggles she faces while on sets.
In a recent interview with the GuardianOlivia shared that she experienced a “total mental breakdown” at the age of 22 (she is currently 28).
He explained that his mental health problems occurred while filming ready player one and black comedy pure blood with Anya Taylor-Joy.
“It was bad, bad. Horrible, actually,” she recalled, explaining that working through what he was experiencing didn’t exactly help things.
“I was working the whole time,” she said, with the publication describing her explaining herself “with a sad laugh.” “She was very good at hiding it,” she continued. “If anything, I was like, let me get away.”
Olivia seems to be doing much better now, and in the interview she also mentions her ability to speak up for herself when something goes wrong on set.
“I’ve always been pretty protective of myself and I knew my limits, and I knew if someone was kidding me,” she said. “And no one else is going to say it, usually. … If it happens more than twice, then I speak up.”
Olivia’s story serves as a reminder that it’s always important to take care of yourself and your mental health, no matter what you’re going through. Are your number one priority, and there’s nothing wrong with taking care of yourself when you can.
read the whole interview here.
the National Alliance on Mental Illness the helpline is 1-888-950-6264 (NAMI) and provides information and referral services; goodtherapy.org is an association of mental health professionals from more than 25 countries that supports efforts to reduce harm in therapy.
