Inside Brooklyn Beckham's 'Overwhelming Anxiety' Amid Increasingly Intense Family Feud

Brooklyn Beckham is no longer quietly distancing himself from his famous parents — he is putting his feelings out there in a very public way.

As we’ve been reporting, when Brooklyn took to social media earlier this month, the gloves were off. He didn’t just hint at tension with parents David and Victoria Beckham. He laid the blame for years of emotional turmoil right at their feet and made it clear this family feud is not some petty misunderstanding.

But now, we are learning there is a LOT more at play psychologically behind all this…

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As Perezcious readers will recall, at the time, Brooklyn wrote in part:

“I have been controlled by my parents for most of my life. I grew up with overwhelming anxiety. For the first time in my life, since stepping away from my family, that anxiety has disappeared. I do not want to reconcile with my family… I wake up every morning grateful for the life I chose and have found peace.”

Yikes.

That’s not the kind of thing you post if you’re hoping for a cozy family dinner. And now, per psychotherapist Jonathan Alpert who spoke to People about the deeper meaning behind all that anxiety talk, Brooklyn’s emotional spiral is sadly not shocking when you consider the world he grew up in:

“What Brooklyn seems to be experiencing is actually very common among children who grow up in the public eye. When a child is raised in an environment where they are constantly watched, photographed, and fodder for tabloids, it can interfere with the normal process of developing a stable sense of self… they lack psychological privacy.”

And honestly, can you blame him? Brooklyn has been photographed since birth, analyzed since childhood, and compared to one of the most famous soccer players on the planet. Alpert explained that the pressure doesn’t let up, even during the most awkward, confusing years of life:

“Normal mistakes, identity exploration, and growing pains happen under observation. That pressure can lead to a constant fear of disappointing others. Being compared to extraordinarily successful parents can make it difficult to build confidence or a sense of independence.”

Brooklyn’s career path certainly reflects that struggle to find his own lane. Soccer, photography, modeling, cooking, hot sauce entrepreneur. It has been a lot. A source close to the family insists David and Victoria always supported him, too — but support doesn’t automatically cancel out pressure.

Alpert put it this way:

“For many celebrity children, their identity is shaped long before they ever have the chance to discover who they are. That can create anxiety, confusion, and a strong desire later in life to step away from the family narrative.”

Importantly, this is NOT about bad parenting, according to the expert:

“This doesn’t suggest bad parenting. Even loving, supportive parents can’t fully protect a child from the psychological pressure that comes with global fame. When that attention begins in infancy, as it did for Brooklyn, the lack of privacy becomes the backdrop of their entire development. We saw this play out with the Royal family, too.”

As Brooklyn grows into adulthood, the emotional distance makes sense. Alpert said:

“It’s not unusual to see periods of anger, distance, or efforts to redefine themselves. That separation is often less about rejecting their parents and more about trying to establish independence on their own terms.”

That independence seems to be rooted firmly in his marriage to Nicola Peltz Beckham.

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About that, one insider close to the situation didn’t mince words:

“Brooklyn has felt more support from his wife in these past three years than from his parents in his entire life.”

Alpert agrees that the shift can look ugly from the outside:

“Often what’s really happening is a shift in loyalty. A spouse becomes the primary relationship. From the outside, that can look like control, but psychologically it’s usually about feeling supported and understood.”

As for a reunion? Don’t hold your breath. And if it ever happens, it better be behind closed doors. The psychotherapist said:

“Situations like this are incredibly delicate, and they’re usually best handled away from public view. When family conflict plays out on social media, it can lock people into positions they might not otherwise take and complicate matters even more.”

Oof.

Sounds like not only is this Beckham family feud far from over, but that the fallout may only be getting started.

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