Game of Thrones actress Sophie Turner aka Sansa Stark opened up about her
mental health and how she managed to overcome it.
Actress Sophie
Turner, who battled with weight at a young age, has learnt that she has to
put her mental health first, beyond anything "otherwise I'm screwed and then
I might actually end up in rehab".
The 23-year-old became a popular name after starring as Sansa
Stark in the show Game Of Thrones.
While talking to The Sunday
Times, the newlywed opened up about her mental health and how she managed to
overcome it. "Everyone's metabolism slows down at 17, 18 and then that's
documented. My skin and everything. People commenting on it. I was too aware
of my body at a young age. And it just kind of took over my mind, it was all
I would think about. Calorie counting, everything. Oh, I'll just eat nuts
today," she said.
She confessed that she started to get medical help after not
having period for a year, reports metro.co.uk. "I've learnt that I have to
turn down jobs if I need to lose weight for them because it's not good for
my mental health at all,' she admitted.
"You feel so much
pressure to say yes, but I've learnt that I have to put my mental health
first, beyond anything, otherwise I'm screwed and then I might actually end
up in rehab."
The star revealed she was saved by her husband Joe
Jonas during the time she was mentally unwell as he helped Turner to love
herself.