Zachary Levi Opens Up About Battling Suicidal Thoughts & Depression

While promoting his memoir Radical Love: Learning to Accept Yourself and Others, the 41-year-old actor opened up about his battle with depression and overcoming suicidal thoughts

“Anybody looking from the outside might think, ‘This guy’s stoked. He’s been a lead on a TV show, he’s done Broadway and this and that—he’s checked off a lot of boxes,’” Zachary

Zachary went on to share how his struggles started at a young age, recalling how he was abused by his mouth and “relentlessly” bullied for being the “nerdy kid.”

When he was older, Zachary said he turned to sex, drugs, and alcohol to help cope – which eventually led to a three-week stint of “intensive, life-changing” therapy at the age of 37.

Zachary said that still to this day that he is a work in progress, but he by sharing his vulnerable side, he feels a lot more hopeful now.

Zachary Levi‘s memoir Radical Love: Learning to Accept Yourself and Others is out now.