Here’s why you haven’t seen actress Pam Andrews on your screens

Pam Andrews has shed light on why she has decided to quit acting.

The actress, who has not been on screen since her stint on e.tv’s Rhythm City, spoke candidly about undergoing therapy for anxiety, depression and a complex of PTSD brought on by childhood trauma in a recent video. 

Andrews said she tried to take up acting again. However, her mental health was more important to her and she was grateful to have the support of her son and therapy.

“I started going to group therapy because I’ve got stuff going on with me, some trauma that happened that disrupts my life and I’ve had to give up so many things because of it,” she said.

“For example, the hardest thing I had to give up was being an actress, though I’ve tried many times to get into that space again. As soon as I try I completely struggle with my hormones, emotionally, I stress out so much my whole body ... I just start panicking and my depression and anxiety go all crazy.”

Previously, Andrews took to her timeline speaking about her life experiences, recalling how she used to do things to get validation from others.  

“Wherever I went I wanted everyone to look at me and I made sure everyone was looking at me. I was loud, I was obnoxious. I was wearing these crazy outfits, not this muffin thing that’s going on here, thank you to my child,” she said.

“I was wearing very short skirts. I looked like a slut. Everywhere I went I made it a mission that I would get attention, even if I went to the shop to buy food. So stupid.”

Andrews said she was working through it with therapy. 

“At the time all that made me happy and today we are working on things with therapy. That was probably a lot of childhood stuff I hadn’t dealt with. I was looking for validation from other people.”