Charlie Sheen says hiding his HIV diagnosis was harder than living with it

• Charlie Sheen says that hiding his HIV diagnosis was "a lot worse" than managing his condition. • Although his diagnosis was "really depressing," he said he found comfort in knowing there were treatment options. • "You know, it's not the best news. But there was other news that could have been a lot worse, you know?" Sheen said.

Charlie Sheen says the weight of hiding his HIV diagnosis took a greater toll on him than managing the condition itself.

On Thursday's episode of "In Depth with Graham Bensinger," the actor spoke about his new memoir and shed light on his journey living with HIV.

"Keeping it under wraps was a lot worse than just having it. And I didn't realize that until I finally sat with Matt Lauer, and was just like, 'Here's what's going on,'" Sheen told host Graham Ben