Rebecca Gibney: ADHD, Autism, Social Media Break

0:00On April 3rd, Australian actress Rebecca Gibney, the 61-year-old star from Pack to the Rafters, just announced she's taking a break from. Social media This comes one week after she revealed her diagnoses of ADHD and autism in an interview. She's ditching the endless scroll to focus on real life. In her Instagram post on Friday, Gibney explained she's been glued to her phone, soaking up bad news, ads and strangers' highlights, calling it A, waste of precious time. She wants to reconnect with her husband, her dogs, and herself after years of misdiagnosed severe anxiety spanning 45 years, plus growing up. Amid domestic violence and battling depression, fans flooded her post with love, including singer Natalie Basingthwaite, praising her vulnerability and media personality Melissa Hoyer's sending, heaps of support. The Gibney didn't hold back on the trolls who dismissed her with lines like, get over it, or it's not cancer. She urged them to skip assumptions.

1:01Without knowing someone's full story, her diagnosis has been a mix of relief and grief, answering questions about past panic attacks and years of masking her traits to fit in. It's hit hard emotionally, even making her cry more lately, and she wonders how life might have differed if she'd known decades ago. She's part of a wave of Aussie celebs, like Amrusha No, and Secret Dorton, getting late in life ADHD and autism news. Give me signing off by a river, walking dogs, planting veggies with her hubby, and chatting with trees, urging everyone to be kind to themselves, and others. Catch her when she's back, living fully in the now. Stay in the know with entertainment and celebrity news today, AI-powered updates.