is getting candid about the her multiple sclerosis diagnosis has had on her, particularly on her mental health. The actress, 52, and has virtually retired from acting since, and makes few public appearances. Still, despite her retreat from the spotlight, she frequently keeps fans up to date on the ups and downs of her health battle, and most recently opened up about the "real depression" that has been a part of it.
This week, Christina released a new episode of her and her good friend podcast — which was recorded in early 2024 — in which she admits that she is "in a depression right now." The former star confessed: "I don't think I've felt that for, like, years, like, a real [expletive] it all depression, like real depression, where it's kind of scaring me too a little bit." "It feels really fatalistic," she added, and further shared: "It feels really end of it, you know," before noting that she doesn't quite "mean that.
" She elaborated: "I'm trapped in this darkness right now that I haven't felt like [...
] I don't even know how long, probably 20 something years." Christina then shared that she had scheduled an appointment with her therapist, which was "a big thing for me to do," explaining: "I have avoided therapy since I've been diagnosed because I'm so afraid to start crying and that I'm not going to be able to end crying." The podcast episode was recorded shortly after she made an at the 75th Annual Emmy Awards in January, during which she was brought to tears by the .