‘I am still terribly awkward’: Samara Weaving reveals how she uses her job as an actress to alleviate her anxiety disorder that’s ‘never going away’
Samara Weaving has revealed how acting helps her mental health.
Speaking to The Sunday Telegraph’s Watch magazine, the 28-year-old Australian said channeling her emotions into characters helps alleviate her anxiety disorder.
Samara’s parents first pushed her towards drama classes as a child hoping she’d come out of her shell, but she still feels ‘terribly awkward’ in everyday life.
‘It’s never going to go away’: Adelaide-born actress Samara Weaving (pictured) has revealed being able to channel her emotions into characters helps alleviate her anxiety disorder
‘Oh I am still terribly awkward. I have general anxiety disorder, so that’s never really going to go away,’ said Adelaide-born Samara on Sunday.
‘But I am very grateful that I have an outlet for that, which is my job, so I can use these emotions. Sometimes it’s a way to escape that and it’s very helpful for me.
‘So that nervous, shy child I think is always there, but I have developed tools and methods to cope with it.’
‘I’m still terribly awkward’: Speaking to The Sunday Telegraph, the 28-year-old said her parents first pushed her towards drama classes as a child hoping she’d come out of her shell
Samara previously discussed her battle with anxiety with Vulture in 2019.
She said of taking on different roles: ‘It’s very therapeutic, because I am the most anxious introvert ever. I have terrible social anxiety. Press is truly terrifying. I can’t confront anyone. I can’t remember the last time I got mad at someone. It’s way too scary, and I’m in such awe of people who can.
‘It seems like such a nice thing to do. I’d just be filled with regret, like, immediately after. I’d probably say the wrong thing, and I’m one of the people who stands in the shower after talking to an annoying person and goes ‘Oh, I should’ve said that!”
‘I have terrible social anxiety’: Samara previously said of taking on different roles, ‘It’s very therapeutic, because I am the most anxious introvert ever’
Aussies will best know Samara as Indi Walker on Home and Away from 2009 to 2013.
She has since carved out an impressive career in Hollywood, with movie Ready or Not taking making a $48 million return out of a $6 million budget in 2019.
The Adelaide-born talent is currently filming Snake Eyes, which is Paramount’s G.I. Joe film series spin-off, alongside Crazy Rich Asians star Henry Golding.
Throwback! Aussies will best know Samara as Indi Walker (pictured then, in character) on Home and Away from 2009 to 2013. She has now carved out a career in Hollywood