18 Public Figures With Mental Illnesses
Anyone in the general population is susceptible to mental disorders, and celebrities are no exceptions.
How many of these public figures did you know about?
- Billy Joel (Singer) – Depression; attempted suicide
- Buzz Aldrin (Astronaut, 1969 moon landing) – Depression, alcohol dependency
- Carrie Fisher (Actress, Princess Leia in Star Wars) – Bipolar Disorder, manic depression
- Catherine Zeta Jones (Actress) – Bipolar II disorder
- Charles Dickens (Writer) – Depression
- Diana (Princess of Wales) – Bulimia nervosa, depression
- Drew Carey (Comedian) – Depression at 18 years old and again in 20’s; attempted suicide (drug overdose)
- Ernest Hemingway (Writer) – Depression
- Heath Ledger (Actor) – Substance abuse, depression
- Isaac Newton (Scientist) – Depression
- Janet Jackson (Singer) – Depression
- Jim Carrey (Actor) – Depression
- J. K. Rowling (Writer) – Depression
- Kurt Cobain (Musician) – Attention deficit disorder, bipolar disorder
- Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer) – Bipolar disorder
- Rosie O’Donnell (Comedian) – Depression
- Vincent Van Gogh (Artist) – Bipolar disorder
- Winona Ryder (Actress) – Depression
…and many more.
I often receive e-mails and messages asking for advice or help with issues that I am not capable to/ethically able to judge and give.
If you or someone you know is suffering from the symptoms of a mental disorder, please contact a mental health professional. (I am not clinically trained [yet] to offer you counseling services, and surely not able to recommend you therapy/treatment methods! All I can do is listen and respond in a non-professional context. Once again, I am not a practicing psychologist who can offer services via the internet.)
So if you’re having some trouble, there is someone out there that will listen and can help you.
If you just need a friendly ear: http://www.7cups.com/ and http://blahtherapy.com/ are great sites to have someone that you can just talk to.
Remember– rich or poor, famous or not, we are all human and susceptible to having problems from time to time.
Reaching out for help is not a sign of weakness, it is a step to getting better. So take the first step!
Responses