<p class="title">Hollywood action star Dwayne Johnson, who recently opened up about his secret battle with depression, has encouraged people, especially men, to share their experiences.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 45-year-old star said men have a predisposition to keep their feelings bottled up due to the fear of shame in the society, which is not healthy.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Got tons of responses to this. Thank you. We all go through the sludge/sh*t and depression never discriminates. Took me a long time to realize it but the key is to not be afraid to open up.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Especially us dudes have a tendency to keep it in. You're not alone," Johnson tweeted alongside the link to his interview in which he first talked about depression.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" actor said he first went through a bout of depression at the age of 15 when he saw his mother trying to commit suicide, months after they were evicted from their apartment.</p>
<p class="title">Hollywood action star Dwayne Johnson, who recently opened up about his secret battle with depression, has encouraged people, especially men, to share their experiences.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 45-year-old star said men have a predisposition to keep their feelings bottled up due to the fear of shame in the society, which is not healthy.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Got tons of responses to this. Thank you. We all go through the sludge/sh*t and depression never discriminates. Took me a long time to realize it but the key is to not be afraid to open up.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Especially us dudes have a tendency to keep it in. You're not alone," Johnson tweeted alongside the link to his interview in which he first talked about depression.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" actor said he first went through a bout of depression at the age of 15 when he saw his mother trying to commit suicide, months after they were evicted from their apartment.</p>