Nina Dobrev struggled with depression after bike accident NBC Bay Area [Video]

Originally appeared on E! Online

Nina Dobrev suffered more than physical injuries from her electric dirt bike accident months ago.

The “Vampire Diaries” alum detailed the emotional toll from the May crash, sharing how the lengthy recovery time for her ACL and meniscus tears as well as a broken knee left her feeling in a difficult place with her mental health.

“With the pain meds and the physical pain that you’re going through and not being able to walk and seeing everybody gallivanting across Europe on Instagram, enjoying the summer and I’m sitting in bed,” Dobrev told E! News during the Shiseido Blue Project Beach Clean-Up at the 2024 US Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach, Calif., Aug. 7. “It was just mentally, it was really challenging. Even the pain meds mess with your head.”

The 35-year-old continued, “I definitely was in a depression. I had a really hard time.”

After all, Dobrev and boyfriend …