CaspianXIJul 26, 2023

My name is Wil Wheaton. I Live With Chronic Depression and Generalized Anxiety. I Am Not Ashamed.

https://lemmy.world/post/2182511

My name is Wil Wheaton. I Live With Chronic Depression and Generalized Anxiety. I Am Not Ashamed. - Lemmy.world

> My life is, by every objective measurement, very very good. > > And in spite of all of that, I struggle every day with my self esteem, my self worth, and my value not only as an actor and writer, but as a human being. > > That’s because I live with Depression and Anxiety, the tag team champions of the World Wrestling With Mental Illness Federation.

Show threadastral_avocadoJul 26, 2023
Wow, I kinda feel bad for mocking his Wesley Crusher now, I wonder how much the best universal hate for that character has affected him.
Show threadI_Fart_GlitterJul 26, 2023
I’m a huge star trek fan and had a major crush on Wesley Crusher when I was a kid in the 90s. I honestly had no idea his character was universally hated. Wesley is wonderful. Reading his blog made me so sad, he hated acting so much… wilwheaton.net/…/yes-i-was-forced-to-be-a-child-s…
yes, i was forced to be a child star. it was never my dream or my idea.

I can't remember specifically when I first said "I just want to be a kid," but I can still see the late 70s smog, and smell the exhaust all around us as I begged her for what feels like years to stop making me do this, while we sat in traffic on the freeway after school, going to and from auditions, day after day after day.

WIL WHEATON dot NET
Show threadEssentialCoffee

I hated Wesley as a kid, for most of the reasons Wil has detailed in various places over the years, and also did not like Wil because of the association.

That changed after reading some of his posts from the early 00s. I’d gone specifically to laugh at him for being a failure and came away a big fan of his.

I credit Wil’s blog for helping me grow as a human. I got his books as well. Very good reads all of them.

Jul 26, 2023 at 6:56pmWeb
Show threadMeowoemJul 27, 2023
Yeah, it’s a strange feeling having a dislike for someone then realising how absurd it is and that they’re actually a pretty cool person, He was a pretty good actor too by TNG standards, I think that his character was more believable was part of what made the bad writing stand out so much.