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\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Dakota Johnson<\/strong><\/a> is opening up about her struggles with depression and how boyfriend Chris Martin<\/strong><\/a> once noticed she was having a hard time, when she didn\u2019t even know herself.<\/p>\n The 34-year-old actress talked about the moment during a speech she gave at the 2023 Hope for Depression Research Foundation<\/em> annual luncheon earlier this month in New York City.<\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cA few weeks ago, I was having a low day and my partner, said to me, \u2018Are you really struggling?\u2019 and I said \u2018No?\u2019 And he said, \u2018Baby, you are wearing a Cats T-shirt.\u2019 As in Cats the music. So it turns out, I really was struggling. But that moment lifted me up and pulled me out of it,\u201d she said (via MSN<\/a>). <\/p>\n Dakota<\/strong> has talked about her depression in the past<\/a>, which she didn\u2019t realize at first.<\/p>\n \u201cI found it extremely stressful when I found out that the foundation was interested in giving me this advocacy award. At first, I was like \u2018Wait, how do you know I am depressed?\u2019\u201d she said. \u201cIt turns out I have actually spoken about depression quite a handful of times as the foundation made me aware of after I frantically emailed saying \u2018What am I going to talk about?\u2019 Then, they sent me all these snippets since 2015 so it turns out I am an advocate. If me saying one little hopeful thing or one maybe relatable thing can help one other person feel a little bit better or a little bit less alone with their experience then I am a very willing advocate.\u201d <\/p>\n She continued, \u201cI think most of the time as you can probably tell, I speak about depression or anxiety in a very self-deprecating way. Perhaps, I sometimes find it easier to look it in the eyes if I mask it in comedy. Covering my pain or anxiety with comedy has become a lifelong tool, and I don\u2019t think it\u2019s a bad thing, it works, it helps me. Because, sometimes if I don\u2019t laugh, I will cry. The biggest thing I\u2019ve learnt about depression is learning to become okay with there never really being an immediate answer, never really being an immediate end.\u201d <\/p>\n Dakota <\/strong>was spotted out for dinner with her manager<\/a> last week in NYC. <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n