Scott Morrison says he took medication for anxiety while PM [Video]

Former Prime Minister Scott Morrison has disclosed he took medication for anxiety while in office, in a bid to de-stigmatise the treatment of mental health.

He today shared with The Australian newspaper an extract from his upcoming book about how he experienced “debilitating and agonising” anxiety while serving as the country’s leader.

In the book, Morrison says the demands of the prime ministership were taking a heavy toll on his mental health until he sought help.

“My doctor was amazed I had lasted as long as I had before seeking help,” Morrison wrote.

“Without this help, serious depression would have manifested. What impacted me was the combination of pure physical exhaustion with the unrelenting and callous brutality of politics and media attacks.

“As a politician, I know this goes with the territory. That’s not a complaint or even an …