Reese Witherspoon revealed she had to rewire her brain because of an abusive relationship.
The actress, 49, in a Sept 20 episode with The Interview podcast, opened up about overcoming the experience.
“I was very good at being a professional and showing up, and doing the right thing,” the Sweet Home Alabama star told host Lulu Garcia-Navarro.
“But I wasn’t emotionally mature when I was young, and you get into relationships that don’t work for you and sometimes you don’t even see the dynamics that are happening.
“When I got out of that, it took me a while to reconstitute myself. My spirit had been diminished because I thought all those awful things that person said about me were true.”
What made it even more difficult, Witherspoon said, was going through her personal battle while being in the public’s eye.
“I had to rewire my brain,” she added.
“I was really insecure because I’ve talked to a lot of people who’ve been in abusive relationships, and they can’t see it. You know? And I couldn’t see it. It took me a long time to be this woman that I am now.
“I have a lot of compassion for people who live public lives and maintain privacy. It’s nearly impossible at this point with everybody dehumanising you in a certain way, like taking pictures of you like you’re an animal in the zoo instead of a person with their children or having a private moment.” – Advance Local Media/Tribune News Service
