During an interview on “General Hospital” co-star Maurice Benard’s (Sonny Corinthos) popular podcast, “State of Mind,” Tabyana Ali, one of the soap’s younger actors, opened up about her struggles with mental health more than ever before. Her appearance was not only enlightening with regard to her own battle with anxiety and depression, but it also shined a spotlight on the disease, bringing more awareness to viewers at home potentially suffering.
Ali explained to host Benard that she has battled depression the majority of her life, saying, “I don’t know how to explain it, It was hard. Because on the outside, I felt like I was visibly fine.” Her comments are especially monumental because it highlights the reality of young people also being susceptible to the disease.
Per Soaps, at the age of 20, Ali’s unafraid to bear all and tackle such sensitive topics. She also told Benard, “Because of certain situations in my family life, I always struggled with inner turmoil. I could never figure out why because I always felt very blessed. I felt like I had a lot of stuff to be grateful for, even if there were things that were happening in my life that was kind of destructive. I had great siblings, I had a great mother, I had food, I had a house, I had this career. There was so much for me to be thankful for.”
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