TV and film star Jessie Buckley has told how therapy has helped her accept her feelings and not be afraid of them.

The 29-year-old actress, who starred in the hit TV series Chernobyl and is soon to appear on the silver screen in the Judy Garland biopic Judy, told that she regularly sees a therapist.

She described how she struggled with anxiety, stress and panic attacks as a teenager.

And she said that while she still has good and bad days, therapy has been a huge help.

鈥淚鈥檓 still human. I still have days when I get sad. And I get days when I get happy, and I get days when I get scared.

Not frightened

鈥淏ut now I feel the things. I鈥檓 not frightened of them. And actually they鈥檙e all important.

鈥淵ou鈥檝e just got to accept them, invite them in and say, 鈥楬ave a cup of tea and what鈥檚 going on?鈥, instead of trying to repress them. Which I probably did when I was young, 鈥檆ause I was scared of them.鈥

Jessie Buckley. Credit: Montclair Film

Jessie Buckley. Credit: Montclair Film

She said therapy was harder was harder when she was away filming 鈥渂ecause you have to build that relationship up.鈥

鈥淏ut I love it. It鈥檚 been brilliant for me,鈥 she added.

About being honest

鈥淚t鈥檚 about being honest. There鈥檚 no point pretending. If I don鈥檛 do that in my own life, how the hell am I meant to play somebody else鈥檚?鈥

The 29-year-old Irish singer and actress shot to fame after appearing on the BBC musical talent show I鈥檇 Do Anything.

She has since starred in BBC TV dramas War and Peace, Taboo, The Last Post and The Woman in White.

She played the role of firefighter鈥檚 wife Lyudmilla Ignatenko in the HBO/Sky TV show Chernobyl earlier this year 鈥 and played the lead role in 2018 film Wild Rose.

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