Kim Basingeris sharing details about her battle with agoraphobia.The actress, 68, says in a PEOPLE-exclusive first look at her and daughterIreland Baldwin’s episode ofRed Table Talk, out Wednesday, that it was “really horrible” to battle the condition “as fiercely as I did during those years and not know what it was.““I wouldn’t leave the house. I would no longer go to dinner,” Basinger says.According toMayo Clinic, agoraphobia is defined as “a type of anxiety disorder in which you fear and avoid places or situations that might cause you to panic and make you feel trapped, helpless or embarrassed.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.Kim Basinger.Facebook Watch"You fear an actual or anticipated situation, such as using public transportation, being in open or enclosed spaces, standing in line, or being in a crowd,” they add.For Basinger, herexperience with agoraphobiawas “like something just completely shuts down within you and you have to relearn everything.“For more on Kim Basinger, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.“I had to relearn to drive, and for many years I would not go through the tunnels at Malibu,” theactress explains. “Everything used to make me nervous, like the glass [sliding] to open the door, or, ‘Where do I step to open the door?’ Everything became a big job to figure out how to do it.““You live with a dry mouth all the time, you’re very shaky, you’re just so exhausted all the time,” she shares.RELATED VIDEO: Ireland Baldwin Reveals Shame Over Alcohol, Substance Abuse onRTT: ‘Didn’t Talk to My Parents’During the episode, Ireland also touches on some of her own struggles, revealing she was “self-medicating with Xanax” and “drinking” a lot at one point in her life.The 26-year-old model also says she “didn’t talk to” mom Basinger or dadAlec Baldwin"for, like, a year” as a result, explaining, “I saw them here and there but I was so ashamed of what I had become and how I was living.““I just became this different person. I was emaciated in every way; I was lifeless,” Ireland says.Ireland Baldwin and Kim Basinger’s episode ofRed Table Talkairs Wednesday at 12 p.m. ET on Facebook Watch.If you or someone you know needs mental health help, text “STRENGTH” to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 to be connected to a certified crisis counselor.
Kim Basingeris sharing details about her battle with agoraphobia.
The actress, 68, says in a PEOPLE-exclusive first look at her and daughterIreland Baldwin’s episode ofRed Table Talk, out Wednesday, that it was “really horrible” to battle the condition “as fiercely as I did during those years and not know what it was.”
“I wouldn’t leave the house. I would no longer go to dinner,” Basinger says.
According toMayo Clinic, agoraphobia is defined as “a type of anxiety disorder in which you fear and avoid places or situations that might cause you to panic and make you feel trapped, helpless or embarrassed.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.
Kim Basinger.Facebook Watch
“You fear an actual or anticipated situation, such as using public transportation, being in open or enclosed spaces, standing in line, or being in a crowd,” they add.
For Basinger, herexperience with agoraphobiawas “like something just completely shuts down within you and you have to relearn everything.”
For more on Kim Basinger, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.
“I had to relearn to drive, and for many years I would not go through the tunnels at Malibu,” theactress explains. “Everything used to make me nervous, like the glass [sliding] to open the door, or, ‘Where do I step to open the door?’ Everything became a big job to figure out how to do it.”
“You live with a dry mouth all the time, you’re very shaky, you’re just so exhausted all the time,” she shares.
RELATED VIDEO: Ireland Baldwin Reveals Shame Over Alcohol, Substance Abuse onRTT: ‘Didn’t Talk to My Parents’
During the episode, Ireland also touches on some of her own struggles, revealing she was “self-medicating with Xanax” and “drinking” a lot at one point in her life.
The 26-year-old model also says she “didn’t talk to” mom Basinger or dadAlec Baldwin"for, like, a year” as a result, explaining, “I saw them here and there but I was so ashamed of what I had become and how I was living.”
“I just became this different person. I was emaciated in every way; I was lifeless,” Ireland says.
Ireland Baldwin and Kim Basinger’s episode ofRed Table Talkairs Wednesday at 12 p.m. ET on Facebook Watch.
If you or someone you know needs mental health help, text “STRENGTH” to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 to be connected to a certified crisis counselor.
source: people.com
