Dakota Johnson explains how Chris Martin lifted her up when she was struggling with depression

Dakota Johnson and Chris Martin are total relationship goals, partly because despite being Hollywood’s power couple, the duo has mostly kept their relationship under wraps. Every once in a while, though, the longtime couple will give us a glimpse into their romance, making everything worth the wait, from Martin calling Johnson his ” universe ” to “partying in” her house.

Most recently, Johnson spoke at the 2023 Hope for Depression Research Foundation luncheon — where she received the 2023 Hope for Depression Advocate Award — and revealed that Martin helped her when things get tough. “A few weeks ago, I had a bad day,” she explains. “And my partner said to me, ‘Are you really having a hard time?’ and I said ‘No?'”

Despite insisting she was fine, Martin saw through her facade. “And he said, ‘Honey, you’re wearing a Cats T-shirt.’ Like in Cats the music,” she recalls. “So it turns out I was really struggling. But that moment lifted me up and pulled me out of it.”

Johnson, who has previously been open about her mental health struggles, also told the crowd that she was happy to share her own experiences if it meant she could help others. “If I say something hopeful or something relatable that might help someone else feel a little better or a little less alone with their experience, then I am a very person,” she said. willing to support”. “Mostly as you can tell, I talk about depression or anxiety in a very self-deprecating way.

Maybe, sometimes I find it easier to look it in the eye if I mask it with comedy. Conceal My pain or anxiety with comedy has become a lifelong tool and I don’t think that’s a bad thing, it works, it helps me because, sometimes if I don’t laugh, I cry.” .

Johnson revealed that she attended therapy as a child to “understand some of the complexities of my family life,” such as the divorce of her famous parents, Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson . “I kind of came across different types of people and therapy approaches growing up,” she says. “I developed an inclination and curiosity to help others and myself as my understanding deepened.”

Over the years, she had to learn to accept her illness and know that it would not go away. “The biggest thing I’ve learned about depression is learning to become okay with never having a really immediate answer, never really having an immediate end,” she said. “