Coronation Street icon Simon Gregson has bravely opened up about his 20-year battle with an anxiety disorder.<\/p>\n
The actor, best known for playing Steve McDonald on the soap, sat down with Lorraine Kelly on her ITV show on Thursday (September 6).<\/p>\n
Speaking to the host, he revealed his two-decade-long struggle with the \u201cawful\u201d disorder. <\/p>\n
He explained: \u201cAbout 2015 it had come to its head, the whole anxiety thing, because I had no idea what it was.\u201d<\/p>\n
Simon then recalled: \u201cI kept getting really ill and I kept getting checked out."<\/p>\n
He went on: \u201cThey thought m one point I had some kind of vertigo, all these horrible ailments.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd eventually I saw my local GP and a psychiatrist, and he said \u2018you\u2019ve had an anxiety disorder and you\u2019ve had it for so long\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n
Branding it as an \u201cawful disorder,\u201d Simon revealed that \u201cat its worst, the side of your face goes numb, you feel sick and dizzy and your heart feels like it\u2019s coming out of your chest.\u201d<\/p>\n
He then recalled a time when he rang his boss over his struggle. <\/p>\n
\u201cI rang my boss and said \u2018look I\u2019m in the car but I can\u2019t get off the drive\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n
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