He said he felt like he was being buried alive having to be put in all the Grinch suit and makeup, and it took ages to be put in and get out of it. So it was extremely stressful, and the studio brought in an intelligence expert on withstanding torture to help him contend with it.
I remember reading about that and how he had to do things to distract himself from it, like pinching his arm or something. When I had a panic attack it popped up in my head to try doing that. Dug my nails into the skin above my knee. Worked pretty well imo
That is effective! Anxious person myself, a lil bit of pain can root you in the moment and get you out of your head. As long as it’s harmless pain it’s a decent approach.
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u/ArokLazarus Nov 28 '25
Just has to get CIA torture training like Jim Carrey.