But at the same time, I can fall into a dark depression I can't get out of," he tells PEOPLE for one of this week's cover stories.
Wed to wife Terry since 1980, Mandel, who is dad to son Alex, 31, and daughters Riley, 28, and Jackie, 36 (who also suffers from anxiety and OCD), says the pandemic was especially triggering for his mental health.RELATED VIDEO: Howie Mandel on How His Family Gets Him Through Mental Health Struggles: "That's the Sunshine Worth This Pain".RELATED: AGT's Howie Mandel Raves About 'Perfect' Golden Buzzer-Winning Choir of Frontline Nurses: 'In Awe'.In speaking up now, "my life's mission is to remove the stigma," says Mandel