Perimenopause has left me with crippling anxiety and I feel like I’ve lost my mind, says Martine McCutcheon

MARTINE McCutcheon has revealed her secret battle with crippling anxiety.

The actress took to social media to give her fans an insight into her condition that she felt was so debilitating, it left her unable to drive.

Martine, 46, posted a natural looking selfie onto her Instagram grid page.

The Love Actually star looked glam as she relaxed on her bed wearing a casual red jumper whilst sporting a simple makeup look with a light pink gloss.

But in the caption, the actress opened up in a huge essay as she told her followers about her secret battle with the mental health condition.

She wrote: "Peri menopause symptoms… Such Fun! 😆🤯🙈 I have the hot flushes, the insomnia, the brain fog and fatigue … The list goes on doesn’t it?!

"And to be honest, having lived with M.E/CFS and fibro since my 20’s, those symptoms seem to be something I can cope with… (touch wood!) 🙏🏽.

The actress continued: "However, what I’ve personally not heard mentioned as much, is the crippling anxiety you can get with the peri menopause. A kind of irrational anxiety that makes no sense whatsoever!

"You feel like you’ve lost your own damn mind! Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t seem to hear about this side of it as much."

The star then revealed that she wanted to raise awareness about the condition, and she is feeling much better.

Martine said: "I wanted to share this, just incase any of you out there feel the same and feel scared or worried - You aren’t alone! 💖.

"I’m pleased to report after going through a phase of not even feeling confident enough to drive (That’s SO not me!) that I’m now feeling much better and I’m working my way back to my own “normality.”