Goldie Hawn revealed she struggled with anxiety and had “little panic attacks” after landing her first major acting role in Hollywood.

During the latest episode of the “Making Space with Hoda Kotb” podcast, the 78-year-old actress recalled auditioning for the sitcom “Good Morning World” in 1967, even though she believed she was too young for the role. However, Hawn said her agent called her the next day to tell her that the show’s producers had written a role specifically for her.

The ‘Overboard’ star said she became ‘depressed’ and ‘anxious’ after hearing the news.

“And that’s because I didn’t want to do that. I was a dancer,” Hawn explained. “I just got my feet wet.”

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Goldie Hawn recalled having anxiety and “little panic attacks” when she landed her first major acting role. (Getty Images)

She continued, “I called home. And I said, ‘Mommy, you’re not going to believe this. You know, they wrote a part for me.” And then I got anxious and had little panic attacks.”

“I realized that every time I went into a restaurant or some other place, I felt dizzy and wanted to go home,” she added.

“It was the scariest thing that ever happened to me.”

– Goldie Hawn

Hawn recalled that during the filming of “Good Morning World,” there were times when she “had to go back to my dressing room and pull myself together because I didn’t know when another panic attack was going to happen.”

Hawn was cast in the 1967 sitcom “Good Morning World”. (CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images)

The actress told Kotb that she decided to seek professional help and went to a psychologist.

“I went immediately because it wasn’t me,” she recalled. “I mean, I was a happy kid.”

“Nothing bothered me,” she continued. “I was happy…I didn’t know what happened to my joy.”

“I tried to fake my smile. I’ll never forget that. It was the scariest thing that ever happened to me.”

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The actress won an Oscar for her role in 1969’s ‘Cactus Flower’. (FilmPublicityArchive/United Archives via Getty Images)

Hawn co-starred with Ronnie Schell, Joby Baker, Billy De Wolfe and Julie Parrish in “Good Morning World,” which ran for one season from 1967 to 1968.

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After “Good Morning World” ended, Hawn became a regular cast member on the popular comedy sketch TV series “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In,” which aired from 1968 to 1973. She landed her first major film role in the film of 1969 comedy ‘Cactus Flower’, who earned the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance.

While speaking with Kotb, Hawn explained that being proactive about her mental health allowed her to manage her fears and learn not to be influenced by others’ opinions of her.

Hawn said she has learned not to be influenced by others’ opinions of her. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)

“When I was anxious and scared, I went to a doctor and spent nine years with him,” she said. “Why? Because I learned about myself. I learned how to forgive. And I learned – as I became extremely successful – how to control other people’s perception of me because they didn’t know me.”

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“If someone says, ‘I love you, you’re great,’ that’s great. But they don’t know me,” Hawn continued.

“And when people say, ‘Ew,’ you know, or you get bad reviews and they’re all so mean and terrible, you say, ‘Well, that was their perception, but it’s not the truth.'”