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Carson Daly Opens Up About His Struggles with Mental Health

Carson Daly Opens Up About His Struggles with Mental Health

Carson Daly is speaking out.

The 47-year-old got candid about managing his generalized anxiety disorder in an interview with DailyMailTV on Monday (March 29).

Carson shared that he’s trying to destigmatize anxiety by talking about it openly and honestly. He’s also partnering with an organization called Project Healthy Minds to help people confront their struggles head on.

“I think it’s the most urgent problem that faces our country today, especially young people,” he said.

The Today Show host also revealed that he was partly inspired to address his mental health issues publicly after reading an article NBA star Kevin Love wrote for The Tribune.

“And he was being very vulnerable and honest about a panic attack he had had before an NBA game, and as he was describing it during the piece, I was like, ‘Oh, my god, that’s me,’” Carson said.

He added that one of the most surprising things he’s learned through Mind Matters, his special series on Today that tackles issues surrounding mental health, is how many people are quietly suffering with mental illness.

“I mean, the numbers are astronomical when you think about mental health in this country,” he explained. “People aren’t talking about mental health and if they are talking about it, they don’t know how to get help.”

Carson shared that he suffered his first panic attack while working for MTV during his days on TRL and that it took him a while before he sought professional help for the issue.

Despite that, Carson still loved his time on the show.

“I miss it all. I love it,” he laughed. “I took my my 12-year-old son Jackson by Times Square and I was looking I was like, “Man, this used to be a sea of kids holding up Eminem signs.”

Carson welcomed a baby girl with his wife Siri a year ago. Find out the meaning behind her name!

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