The adored “Live with Kelly and Mark” presenter, Kelly Ripa, recently revealed a very intimate detail regarding her choice to begin therapy at the age of forty.

In an open and emotional conversation on her podcast, “Let’s Talk Off Camera,” Ripa revealed that her path into therapy was initiated by an apparently innocuous interaction with a friend at a bar mitzvah.

When a friend inquired about Ripa’s well-being and she started crying uncontrollably, it was the impetus behind her seeking professional assistance. Ripa chuckled when she reflected on the event, saying, “I started sobbing, and I wasn’t entirely sure why.” Her friend saw that she needed help and quickly suggested seeing a therapist.

Ripa claimed that therapy gave her deep insights into self-discovery. “I truly became aware of who I am,” she exclaimed. “I at last realised why it was that I found it so difficult to accept any kind of success.” This open and sincere statement clarifies Ripa’s continuous battles with social anxiety disorder, a subject she explores in more detail in her next book, “Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories.”

Ripa discusses the difficulties she has on a daily basis as a result of social anxiety in her memoir. She clarifies, “People assume that because I appear to be an extrovert on television, I am an extrovert in real life, which is not the case. Whoa! They refer to it as acting for this reason.

Beyond treatment, Ripa’s discoveries delve into her more general emotional issues. She admits candidly that she cries in the shower.