Jared Padalecki: 'Supernatural' star admits he felt a 'lot of sadness' about 'Walker' series cancellation

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: ‘Walker’ star Jared Padelecki has opened up on his poor mental health back in 2015 while reflecting on the future of his 'Walker' series. 

The star admitted that the cancelation of the 'Walker' show is quite a painful moment for him. 

During his recent appearance on ‘I’ve Never Said This Before With Tommy DiDario,’ the star admitted he struggled with suicidal ideation even during the heights of his career success.

Jared Padelecki talked about dropping the 'Walker' series 

Padelecki, who was joined by his wife Genevieve, shared that he sought help and spent a few weeks in a treatment facility.

“I was letting my brain, letting my thoughts, kind of take over and go into places of like dramatic suicidal ideation,” he told the host, adding “and called my wife, and she said, ‘Get home.’ And so got home, went to a clinic for a couple of weeks and looked into it and haven’t been suicidal since, not for a moment. That having been said, there are still highs and lows.”

“Today’s a low. I’m fine. Nothing to worry about, but I have a lot of sadness about Walker, the family,” he said of the show's cancellation, reports The Hollywood Reporter.

“My tears aren’t for myself. I know I’ll be fine because I’m talking to you about it. I talked to Gen about it. I talked to my friends about it,” he added.

Jared Padelecki took time off and received treatment 

“I needed a full reset. I had spent 15 years in this industry. When you go to an audition or a red carpet, they don’t want, like, ‘Jared, how are you doing today?’” he further reflected.

“Oh, man, today was rough, and I didn’t sleep.’ They want, like, ‘Oh, it’s great! Excited to be here.’ So I’ve done that for so long, trying to focus. We talked earlier about what’s best for the person who’s talking to me, as opposed to just being honest,” he added.

Padalecki contemplated other aspects of his life other than acting career as he said, “My time is spent really going like, ‘OK, these feelings and thoughts are real feelings and thoughts, but they’re not reality.’ Like, how do I put those over there and go like, ‘OK, I’m feeling really excited, that’s gonna change.’"

"‘I’m feeling really down, that’s gonna change.’ ‘I’m feeling really anxious, that’s going to change.’ So, just learning to seek help, open up,” he shared.