The former What Not To Wear host, 56, suffers from panic attacks and anxiety and credits her husband of 23 years, Sten, with helping her cope.
Susannah – who is back on TV after signing up to the new series of the dance show – has opened up about the agony she faced looking after her mum.
She told the Sunday Mirror that she would end up with a form of depression too.
She said: "Mum made numerous suicide attempts and was in and out of psychiatric hospitals.
“It left me with a fear of abandonment and I was vulnerable to panic attacks…
"I was terrified that I had the same gene – my mother and I looked very alike – and that I would develop depression too."
She has faced her own battles with anxiety, but she says her husband of 23 years has been a huge help.
The mum-of-three also credits exercise with keeping her spirits lifted.
Susannah added: "I still have anxiety attacks now and usually it’s something you can’t put your finger on and exercise does help with that enormously…
"Quite often I wake up full of fear and I don’t know why. I have had it all my life…
"My husband Sten was very supportive and reassuring.”
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