Vicky Kaushal revealed recently in an interview about battling anxiety and how a senior actor advised him on dealing with it. The actor said that the best way to deal with anxiety is to acknowledge it.

In an interview with Bazaar India, Vicky said, “The best thing to do for anxiety is to acknowledge it. The enemy is indulging in it. A senior actor once told me to make anxiety your friend. It’s always going to be there; you just need to master it. Acknowledging it is a great first step.”

Earlier, appearing on Nikhil Taneja’s talk show, Be A Man Yaar, Vicky opened up about being self-critical and having a low confidence in his teenage years. “I was always too thin and lanky, so I would think that I couldn’t fight someone. Until the age of 20 or 21, I couldn’t even grow a beard. I wanted to go on stage, and I enjoyed performing a lot, but I didn’t know if I could become an actor. I hadn’t even thought about playing the hero’s role. I just wanted to act. So, these inferiority complexes, I had a lot. I was damaging myself so much, why would anyone else need to bully me from the outside?”

Vicky will be seen next in Chhava, which is based on the life of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj. It is set to hit the theatres on December 6. Along with that, he also has Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Love & War in the pipeline which stars Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt.