Chad Michael Murrayis opening up about his decades-long battle with anxiety.

“The world felt like it was closing in; I was having anxiety attacks.”

He realized that a change was in order on his 25th birthday.

Chad Michael Murray at the Los Angeles special screening of Mother of the Bride held at the Bay Theater on May 8, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

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“I woke up and felt unsettled.

I didn’t like the direction that I was going in my life,” he recalled.

“It’s been the greatest chapter of my life.”