Kim Basinger Describes Depths of Her Agoraphobia Battle, Talks Ex Alec Baldwin in Rare Interview

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Kim Basinger is opening up about her battle with anxiety — specifically agoraphobia. In the latest episode of , Basinger and her daughter, Ireland Baldwin, sat down to discuss mental health, Basinger's divorce from Alec Baldwin and more.Basinger's battle with anxiety started as a child but continued into adulthood and manifested into agoraphobia — which the Mayo Clinic defines as «a type of anxiety disorder in which you fear and avoid places or situations that might cause you to panic and make you feel trapped, helpless or embarrassed.»«I wouldn't leave the house.

I would no longer go to dinner,» Basinger explained.«I had to relearn to drive, and for many years I would not go through the tunnels at Malibu,» the actress continued. «Everything used to make me nervous, like the glass [sliding] to open the door, or, 'Where do I step to open the door?' Everything became a big job to figure out how to do it.»The disorder not only affected Basinger mentally, it took a toll on her physically too.«You live with a dry mouth all the time, you're very shaky, you're just so exhausted all the time,» she shared.Her struggles with anxiety also trickled down to her daughter, Ireland, who shared some of her own experiences with anxiety in a one-on-one conversation with Willow Smith.«I had no control in anything in my life,» the 26-year-old model shared. «I was so ashamed of what I had become and how I was living. … I just became this different person.

I was emaciated in every way, lifeless, and I don’t mean in like a literal, skinny way, but just my soul. Everything was just shrunk.»It was something Ireland said started at the time of her parents' very public divorce.«Everything that happens to you, everyone can read about it,».