“When I read this, it was eerie a little bit but very cathartic.

I see a lot of myself in the character and also the storyline.”

The “Supergirl” actor has revealed how her tumultuous adolescence and mental health journey affected her maternal relationship.

Chyler Leigh looking into the distance

However, drug and alcohol abuse in her teen years specifically put a toll on her familial relationships.

“And I know how much she loves me.”

Her mother also suffers from the disorder, having similarly been diagnosed later in life.

Chyler Leigh attending an ABC event in 2007

“I was so terrified because of my past,” she said.

I was going to make a change, or I wouldn’t be here anymore."

Overall, we’re just glad the Hallmark star is doing better these days.

Chyler Leigh posing at a Hallmark event