What The Royals Have To Say About Their Mental Health Issues

The royal family has talked candidly about their own experiences in a bid to do their part to erase the stigma that surrounds mental illness.

Depression and anxiety are the two most commonly occurring disorders with millions worldwide experiencing either chronic or acute forms.

What do the royals have to say about their own lives and struggles with mental health? Read on to find out how they have confronted and dealt with psychological issues.

Here’s what Duchess Kate has to say – British Royal Family News

In 2018 Kate Middleton spoke to the issue by saying, “Mental health is how we feel and think, the things that can’t really be seen, but that affect us every day and talking about them can feel difficult … Sometimes, it’s just a simple conversation that can make things better.” Them in 2019 she discussed the significance of supporting mothers.

“It’s so hard,” she said at the time, “You get a lot of support with the baby as a mother, particularly in the early days, but after the age of (12 months)] it falls away. After that there isn’t a huge amount — lots of books to read. Everybody experiences the same struggle.” No doubt millions of moms can relate to her words and just knowing that you’re not alone helps.

Prince William has spoken honestly about the emotions around becoming a father

This year Prince William appears in the Football, Prince William and Our Mental Health, speaking frankly about his own experiences. The prince said that for him, becoming a father was “overwhelming.” He went on to shed some light on how fatherhood was impacted by the loss of his own mother.

“I think when you’ve been through something traumatic in life … my mother dying when I was younger – your emotions come back in leaps and bounds because it’s a very different phase of life. And there’s no one there to, kind of, help you, and I definitely found it very, at times, overwhelming.”

William also spoke about how he handles the anxiety that comes with public speaking, and his solution is one many of us can try.

“Certain days, especially certain speeches as well, when I was growing up, you definitely get a bit of anxiety about it. Weirdly the sort of thing that helped me which I didn’t actually realize at the time, was … my eyesight started to sort of tail off a little bit when I got older and I didn’t used to wear contacts when I was working. So actually when I gave speeches, I couldn’t see anyone’s face. And it helps, because it’s just a blur of faces.”

Prince Harry was devastated by the loss of his mother – Royal Family Updates

In 2017 Harry talked to the Telegraph about how he handled the death of his mother, Princess Diana. “I can safely say that losing my mum at the age of 12, and therefore shutting down all of my emotions for the last 20 years, has had a quite serious effect on not only my personal life but my work as well.”

“I have probably been very close to a complete breakdown on numerous occasions … The experience I have had is that once you start talking about it, you realize that actually you’re part of quite a big club.”

“What we are trying to do is normalize the conversation to the point where anyone can sit down and have a coffee and just go, ‘You know what, I’ve had a really s—t day, can I just tell about it?’ Because then you walk away and it’s done.”

That same year he spoke at a veterans’ mental health conference and noted, “We all have mental health in the same way that we all have physical health. It’s OK to have depression, it’s OK to have anxiety, it’s OK to have adjustment disorder.”