Today’s Carson Daly shares about his ‘crippling anxiety’ and ‘falling apart’ after mysterious absences from show
CARSON Daly has shared that he is struggling with crippling anxiety.
The Today host has been absent from the morning show in recent weeks after talking about falling apart.
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Carson Daly shared posts about falling apart and experiencing crippling anxiety in recent postsCredit: X/today show carson daly
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The host was absent from Today for multiple days in February, sparking concern from fansCredit: NBC
On Thursday, Carson, 50, shared two concerning posts to his Instagram Story.
The first was a quote that he shared from another page.
It read, “It’s ok if you fall apart sometimes.”
“Tacos fall apart all the time and we still love them.”
While the first message was a bit lighthearted, the second was more serious.
“For those battling with crippling anxiety,” it began.
“I see you. You are not alone. Breathe. This is only temporary. I am right there with you.”
Carson also posting about overthinking and being strong.
He has been very open about his mental health in recent years and had admitted to suffering from anxiety.
DALY ATTENDANCE
Carson has been on Today every day this week.
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He typically leads the POPStart segment each day and reports on the daily pop culture news.
Carson has been on the morning show every day this month so far.
However, he was absent for multiple days in February.
During that time, Sheinelle Jones filled in for him during his segment.
Typically, she or Dylan Dreyer will lead POPStart when Carson is out.
The reason for Carson’s absence was not known.
However, he is the host of The Voice and may have to film episodes in California when Today takes place in New York.
IS CARSON OK?
Earlier this month, Carson admitted to being anxious ahead of his return to work.
The Sunday before he was appearing on Today, he shared a cryptic quote to his Instagram Story.
On a plain white background with stark black text, the host shared a quote about the weekend.
“Weekends are a scam, you spend one day exhausted & the other day anxious…like what was that??” it read.
Carson also followed up with a quote on Monday in the same format.
“I overthink, overlove, overstress and overfeel,” the quote read.
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The reason for his absence is unknown, however, he could be filming episodes of The Voice, which he is the host ofCredit: Getty
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The host has been very open about suffering from anxiety and depressionCredit: Instragram/usanetwork
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Carson recently talked being anxious and exhausted on the weekendsCredit: Instagram carsondaly
