Zayn Malik has felt that people have shown him more respect since he publicly acknowledged suffering from anxiety.

The pillowtalk hit maker had suffered from nervous anxiety in recent months and made it public. He now says: "My fans have always supported me in everything I did. They are wonderful people and they are always behind me. But the crazy thing for me was that people who I hadn't expected to do that with talked to me about it, some people, the elderly for example, who read the book and they said, 'I really appreciate that you speak about it, it takes a lot of strength and self-confidence to be able to say,' that's what it is, that's how it was, that's what I feel. "And it was really cool to get this reaction because I didn't necessarily do it for it. I just did it because I felt like that I have to. If you get a nice reaction to that, then that's the bonus, it's a cool feeling. "

His confession has meant that everything has developed better in retrospect and that people now perceive him differently. But it wasn't only him who finally helped to speak openly about it, also to others who, like him, suffer from anxiety. As he reveals to 'US Weekly', it is clear to him: "Just be direct. Just be honest, explain what it is that makes you feel uncomfortable, what makes you feel good."