{"id":129507,"date":"2023-09-04T17:35:46","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T17:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=129507"},"modified":"2023-09-04T17:35:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T17:35:46","slug":"i-was-abandoned-and-traumatised-as-a-toddler-in-a-loveless-home-admits-the-office-star-in-rare-emotional-interview-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/tv-and-movies\/i-was-abandoned-and-traumatised-as-a-toddler-in-a-loveless-home-admits-the-office-star-in-rare-emotional-interview-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"I was abandoned and traumatised as a toddler in a loveless home admits The Office star in rare emotional interview | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

A STAR from The Office has opened up about his traumatising childhood during a rare emotional interview.<\/p>\n

A-List celebrity Rainn Wilson, who played Dwight Schrute in the US sitcom, shared that being abandoned by his mum as a toddler resulted in him experiencing mental health battles as an adult.<\/p>\n


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The 57-year-old spoke about the difficult details of his family life to Steven Bartlett on his podcast, The Diary of A CEO. <\/p>\n

Rainn shared that he was raised by dad Robert G Wilson in the jungles of Nicaragua after his mum "took off" when he was one.<\/p>\n

He referred to himself as an "abandoned toddler", saying the experience was "this weird gaslighting mind f***".<\/p>\n

Eventually the pair moved to Seattle in the US, but Rainn's dad got into an unhappy second marriage that affected the actor badly.<\/p>\n

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He called his childhood home a "loveless shell", adding: "I experienced a lot of pain in my life and a lot of suffering with anxiety and depression and addiction.<\/p>\n

"As I dove into recovery and the therapeutic process, I can pin that squarely on a lot of gross imbalances and trauma that I suffered as a child."<\/p>\n

His mental health issues were ongoing as he played fan-favourite Dwight in The Office, leaving him angry and unable to appreciate his job.<\/p>\n

"There were times where I really struggled. Here I was on the greatest job I could ever imagine but I was [angry] that I couldn\u2019t get more movies, and [more] deals," Rainn sighed.<\/p>\n

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"I spent a lot of unnecessary time in angst and anguish and discontent at a time when I should have just been enjoying it and drinking it in."<\/p>\n

Wilson's character, Dwight Schrute, was a paper salesman and a devoted assistant to regional manager.<\/p>\n

He developed a cult following for his comical act, winning two SAG awards for the role.<\/p>\n

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