Actor Ahn Jae-hyun Shares How He Deals with Melancholy
Oct 22, 2024
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Actor Ahn Jae-hyun shares how he deals with melancholy.
On the 21st, a video titled "How to Cope When Sudden Depression Hits" featuring Ahn Jae-hyun was released on a YouTube channel. In the video, Ahn Jae-hyun opened up about his experience with depression while driving along the Han River.
“I feel so down that I don’t even want to eat. Normally, I try to lift my mood by eating, but it’s not helping today,” he admitted. “The depression comes without warning. It feels like it’s going to rain even though the sky is clear. I lack motivation, time slips by, and I can’t sleep. But oddly enough, when it's time to go to work, I feel like I could sleep just fine,” he explained.
Ahn Jae-hyun shared one of his methods for overcoming these feelings: drinking sweet milk. "When I’m struggling, I drink a lot of strawberry milk. The sugar boost helps more than you’d think,” he said. He also mentioned taking walks, especially near the Han River, as another way to cope.
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“There’s no clear answer to overcoming depression,” he continued. “But staying still when you’re exhausted or feeling down can be a way to recharge. Yet, at the same time, it feels like we should be doing something about it.”
He also linked his feelings to the season: “Could this be the autumn blues? There’s that emptiness that creeps in,” he mused. “It’s hard to believe, but there’s only a month and a half left of the year. It feels like I’ve just sweated through it and now it’s gone. But I try not to worry too much about it. I accept it, spend my time as peacefully as I can, though it’s not always easy.”
Meanwhile, Ahn Jae-hyun married Koo Hye-sun, whom he met while filming 'Blood' on KBS2 in 2015, but the couple divorced in 2019.
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