Hill’s news comes as the actor releases a new documentary, Stutz, that he filmed in secret. Directed and written by Hill himself, the candid feature delves inside Hill’s relationship with his therapist, Phil Stutz (who inspired the title), amid his worsening anxiety attacks.

As the Guardian reports, Hill began seeing Stutz in 2017, following advice from Joaquin Phoenix, his co-star in the comedy drama Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot. As he explains in his open letter, Hill, together with his therapist, started to piece together the way in which his anxiety was “exacerbated by media appearances and public facing events” – turning his dream job into a nightmarish ordeal.

“I’m hoping to make it more normal“: Jonah Hill pens moving open letter on 20-year battle with anxiety