Stray Kids 9th Member ~ Shine Pt.1

Sammy's Health Issues

As you all know Sammy has said multiple times that he's suffered with mental health and physical health issues.

On his Beaver Live a fan asked if he still suffered from mental health or physical health problems: He said this-

"Yes, I still do. Anxiety and PTSD being the mainly reoccurring issues. My depression though has been dormant... I guess is the best way to describe it. It's not that I don't feel it it's that it's not like it was back in 2014 to 2018. Anxiety is just a disorder I have to deal with since it's a hereditary thing in my family and PTSD as you all know from my childhood. Recently though I was diagnosed with a mild case of ADHD or ADD whatever you feel like calling it. I think I had always known I had ADHD but didn't admit it because my brain was just like, 'Another reason you're worthless.' I will admit that nothing has really been effected in my life. I'm doing what I love so I rarely get bored or loose attention of something. It's not a big deal though. I can zone out from time to time though. That's always happened. (chuckles) I understand other people suffer severe symptoms of PTSD, ADHD, anxiety, depression, etc, but they are human just like you and me. We are all different and those things will not stop us."

When talking about his physical health he started to talk about his trainee days-

"Oh? Physical health well I have broken a bone before. I fell down the stairs at my school. It has those steep steps so I fell and broke my ankle. Besides broken bones I have experienced extreme levels of exhaustion when I was a trainee. During the beginning days of the survival show I remember barely getting two hours of sleep per week and sometimes falling asleep at the studio. Sometimes at home while working. That lead to my insomnia and being more of a night owl than anything. I'd sleep during the day mainly if I could find time. I looked like a wreck I bet. I can barely remember it because of how exhausted I was. I was so set on showing JYP that I was what Stray Kids needed rather than focusing on my own health. Even before, during my modeling and acting career I'd work really hard to perfect whatever I did. I'm a perfectionist I'll admit that. So I'd end up spending hours on perfecting one line or multiple lines on the mirror and striking poses for a photoshoot. I'd also focus on matching clothes and making outfits for when I was in the public eye. Even now I still focus on what kind of clothes I'll wear, is there a meaning behind a certain word or words or a picture. I'd try to stay as far out of the controversial line and if I did cross that line I'd reflect on the thing wrong and correct it. So that kind of messed up my mental health too as well as physical."

He went on to say-

"I've always struggled with taking breaks and even when Stray Kids do have time to have breaks and what not I'm always trying to find a way to finish something or my mind is running a million miles an hour."

If this upsets anyone I'm sorry I'm not exactly the best at explaining mental health and physical health problems. Although I deal with social anxiety and insomnia.