Liam Payne told KISS FM: "When the band started our break I struggled with the idea of becoming famous again, it scared the living daylights out of me. Because the last time it nearly killed me, frankly."
He added: "So I had to figure out a way to make it work for me - rather than me work for it."
But he also spoke about having a "fantastic life" now.
'I love my life, it's been fantastic but there have been a lot of struggles to get to this point. It's about having good people around you. They don't have to be a psychologist - just people who are friendly, someone to talk to."

Who's ready to get famili famili famili #Familiar?? My new single with my guy @JBALVIN is out now! Go stream it, download it, turn it up loud! https://t.co/RrRWNmeyr4 pic.twitter.com/Cx1NAWlRCn

— Liam (@LiamPayne) April 20, 2018