Jake Lloyd, who starred because the rebellious, podracing soon-to-be-padawan Anakin Skywalker in “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace,” has opened up about his battle with schizophrenia that, partly, triggered him to step away from appearing shortly after the “Star Wars” prequel launched in 1999.

After a latest 18-month stint in a Southern California inpatient psychological well being facility, Lloyd stated he’s feeling “fairly good”. He’s nonetheless receiving care from a unique therapy heart, however can come and go from there as he pleases.

“[I’m feeling] fairly good, contemplating these 20 years of time which have come to an finish,” Lloyd stated. “I can now settle for taking over continued therapy, and remedy, and my meds. Everybody’s been very supportive.”

Lloyd emphasised that “good issues” have come from his time in rehabilitation. Though he at one level hit “all-time low,” he feels it was a needed step to “truthfully participate in therapy, truthfully take your meds, and truthfully stay along with your analysis.

“I don’t have the time for feeling unstable,” the kid actor stated of taking his treatment. “It is vitally a lot a cushion.”

In March of final yr, Lloyd’s mom, Lisa, dispelled rumors that the poor reception of “The Phantom Menace” was the rationale her son give up appearing. She as a substitute pointed to his 2008 schizophrenia analysis as a part of the trigger.

“It could have occurred anyway,” Lisa stated. “I consider that it was genetic. And his psychiatrist additionally agrees that Jake was going to turn out to be schizophrenic.”

“I protected him from the [‘The Phantom Menace’] backlash,” she continued. “He was simply driving his bike exterior, taking part in together with his buddies. He didn’t know. He didn’t care. Everyone makes such an enormous deal about that. And it’s fairly annoying to me as a result of Jake was just a little child when that got here out, and he didn’t actually really feel all that stuff as a result of I didn’t let him on-line.”