{"id":136712,"date":"2025-01-05T18:17:20","date_gmt":"2025-01-05T18:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/05\/star-wars-child-actor-jake-lloyd-opens-up-about-schizophrenia-struggle\/"},"modified":"2025-01-05T18:17:20","modified_gmt":"2025-01-05T18:17:20","slug":"star-wars-child-actor-jake-lloyd-opens-up-about-schizophrenia-struggle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/05\/star-wars-child-actor-jake-lloyd-opens-up-about-schizophrenia-struggle\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Wars Child Actor Jake Lloyd Opens Up About Schizophrenia Struggle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/jake-lloyd\/\" id=\"auto-tag_jake-lloyd\" data-tag=\"jake-lloyd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jake Lloyd<\/a>, who starred because the rebellious, podracing soon-to-be-padawan Anakin Skywalker in \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/star-wars\/\" id=\"auto-tag_star-wars\" data-tag=\"star-wars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Star Wars<\/a>: The Phantom Menace,\u201d has opened up about his wrestle with schizophrenia that, partially, brought on him to step away from performing shortly after the \u201cStar Wars\u201d prequel launched in 1999.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAfter a latest 18-month stint in a Southern California inpatient psychological well being facility, Lloyd stated he&#8217;s feeling \u201cpretty good\u201d. He remains to be receiving care from a special remedy middle, however can come and go from there as he pleases.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201c[I\u2019m feeling] pretty good, considering these 20 years of time that have come to an end,\u201d Lloyd stated. \u201cI can now accept taking on continued treatment, and therapy, and my meds. Everyone\u2019s been very supportive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tLloyd emphasised that \u201cgood things\u201d have come from his time in rehabilitation. Although he at one level hit \u201crock bottom,\u201d he feels it was a crucial step to \u201ctruthfully participate in remedy, truthfully take your meds, and truthfully dwell along with your analysis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cI don\u2019t have the time for feeling volatile,\u201d the kid actor stated of taking his treatment. \u201cIt is very much a cushion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn March of final yr, Lloyd\u2019s mom, Lisa, dispelled rumors that the poor reception of \u201cThe Phantom Menace\u201d was the rationale her son give up performing. She as a substitute pointed to his 2008 schizophrenia analysis as a part of the trigger.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cIt would have happened anyway,\u201d Lisa stated. \u201cI believe that it was genetic. And his psychiatrist also agrees that Jake was going to become schizophrenic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cI protected him from the [\u2018The Phantom Menace\u2019] backlash,\u201d she continued. \u201cHe was just riding his bike outside, playing with his friends. He didn\u2019t know. He didn\u2019t care. Everybody makes such a big deal about that. And it\u2019s rather annoying to me because Jake was a little kid when that came out, and he didn\u2019t really feel all that stuff because I didn\u2019t let him online.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Jake Lloyd, who starred because the rebellious, podracing soon-to-be-padawan Anakin Skywalker in \u201cStar Wars: The Phantom Menace,\u201d has opened up about his wrestle with schizophrenia that, partially, brought on him to step away from performing shortly after the \u201cStar Wars\u201d prequel launched in 1999. 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