Jake Lloyd is a former child actor who played Anakin Skywalker in the movies. Star Wars Episode I – The Phantom Menacefeels “pretty good” for early 2025.
Lloyd, now 35, recently completed an 18-month stay at an inpatient mental health facility in Southern California. Author Clayton Sandel reported: Wednesday, January 1st. schizophreniais celebrating the new year while receiving treatment at a rehabilitation center.
Lloyd’s mother, Lisa Lloyd, told Sandel that her son suffered from anosognosia, which is common in people with schizophrenia. This is a condition in which “the brain is unable to recognize one or more other health conditions.” cleveland clinicIt adds that people with the disease are “very likely to avoid or resist treatment for other health conditions.”
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Jake Lloyd as mother Lisa Lloyd in May 1999
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When Sandel asked how he was doing, Lloyd told him good news.
“It’s pretty good considering the last 20 years that have come to an end,” Lloyd said. “I can now accept continued treatment, therapy, and medication. Everyone has been so supportive.” (Lisa later told Sandel that it had been 20 years since she was diagnosed. (He said no.)
Lloyd was 8 years old when George Lucas cast him as Anakin in the film. phantom menaceI mean, his face was everywhere in 1999. Lisa told Sandel last year: scripps news it is negative reaction to the movie It had nothing to do with his decision to quit acting or his deteriorating mental health. She noted that there was a history of schizophrenia in his father’s family.
In 2015, Lloyd was arrested in South Carolina while on a road trip from Florida to Canada. He spent 10 months in prison, which he told Lisa: TMZ Her son was diagnosed with schizophrenia. In May 2023, Lloyd was arrested after becoming completely “insane” and switching off his car in the middle of a three-lane road.
To hit “rock bottom,” Lloyd told Sandel, he had to “enter treatment honestly, take his medication honestly, and live honestly with his diagnosis.”
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Jake Lloyd, 2011
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Lloyd today, star wars He himself is a fan and plays the classic video games of the series. Although he did not attend the fan convention, he told Sandel that the experience with the fans was “immediately therapeutic.”
“I really appreciate your time,” Lloyd said. “Thank you very much.”
Lloyd still has some catching up to do when it comes to Disney’s latest releases. star wars project. He told Sandel that he was “putting up with it.” May 4th To watch over him as much as possible.
“Jake is actually doing a lot better than he was before,” Lisa also told Sandel. “It’s a huge relief for me and for his family. We’re all just thrilled that he’s doing as well as he has been and that he’s working hard at it.” We appreciate that.”
If you or someone you know is in need of mental health help, text “STRENGTH” to the Crisis Text Line (741-741) to be connected to a certified crisis counselor.
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