We live in a world where every day we are exposed to stress, pressure, frustration, competition and adversity that puts our minds and bodies under a tremendous amount of stress. As a result, we often become victims of various mental disorders.
It is not just ordinary people who are exposed to this. the celebrities we love to watch are no exception to the rule. Let's take a look at some of the stars with similar problems. You may also be interested in the article 10 Most Common Causes of Mental Illness.
10. Elton John
Elton John is famous and loved for his soulful music, which always manages to raise the spirit of the audience. However, the music star herself had to fight the evils of drug addiction as well as bulimia. He experienced a drug overdose during Elton's Week in 1975.
He also fell prey to binge eating disorder, and in a fit of excessive anxiety about his weight and negative self-image, he adopted various harmful and painful ways to cleanse the body. Although a little later, he still realized that he needed help, and visited the rehabilitation center.
9. Kurt Cobain
In the last years of his life, alternative rock legend Kurt Cobain suffered from drug addiction and depression. In fact, he was also diagnosed with attention deficit disorder and bipolar disorder at an early age.
Later, he made several suicide attempts and experienced drug and alcohol overdose. He was found dead three years after he shot himself. For Kurt, who understood the importance of diagnosis, consent to treatment became a controversial issue.
8. Ashley Judd
American film actress Ashley Judd is one of the most notable actresses in Hollywood. As a child, she was the target of bullying and ridicule, which led to her long struggle with depression, which ended in seeking help in a Texas psychiatric hospital.
As Ashley herself says, she is "tired of this debilitating feeling." She was smart enough to ask for help and allow remedial treatment to cure her depression, insomnia, and social addiction.
7. Russell Brand
British comedian Russell Brand is renowned for his versatile display of talent as well as his unique fashion sense. Unbeknownst to many, he suffers from ADHD symptoms such as inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity.
Therefore, when diagnosed with bipolar disorder, he has to deal with extreme mood swings. As a child, he had weight problems and suffered from bulimia, which led to depression and indigestion, which he eventually dealt with.
6. Brooke Shields
She may be one of the most beautiful models and actresses, but motherhood plunged her into severe depression. It was not your usual postpartum depression. This serious condition drove her to the point that she did not want to live any longer.
Fortunately, the diagnosis of postnatal depression was timely enough to be cured with professional help and medical treatment. She publicly discussed her illness in order to help others who are struggling with similar problems.
5. Charlize Theron
This strikingly beautiful and exceptionally talented actress is capable of handling any role, but what she cannot handle is hidden rubbish, as the actress herself notes when talking about her neurotic predispositions. Taron suffers from OCD and calls it organizational needs.
Dirty offices make her unnerved and Taron cannot sleep, unable to stop thinking about possible trash in the room, which undoubtedly proves that this is more than a funny quirk. Each time she wants to walk around the stranger's office to make sure it is clean. It is worth noting that Charlize is one of the 10 sexiest actresses in Hollywood.
4. Herschel Walker
Herschel Walker is a former National Football League player and a professional martial artist. Long after his retirement, relatively recently, he made public his psychological breakdown.
Herschel had to deal with dissociative personality disorder or PDD in order to free himself from the symptoms of this disease, that is, from the influence of many individuals or various manifestations of his “I”, which do not allow the patient to behave as usual. Herschel received treatment and today he proudly speaks to the world of his greatest achievements.
3. Michael Phelps
Michael Phelps - Olympic champion, American swimmer, who is considered to be awarded the most medals in the history of the Olympic Games. In total, they have 22 awards. However, at an early age, he had to go through difficult times.
His mother discovered that Michael suffered from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. His struggles with ADHD interfered with his studies when Michael was 9. But he coped with the disease by following individually prescribed treatment. Swimming also played a significant role in defeating the diagnosis.
2. David Beckham
Former English footballer David Beckham, renowned worldwide for his athletic skills, is also one of the most attractive athletes of all time. Beckham has publicly stated that he suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, and admits that he has a mania for keeping everything clean and tidy.
Despite his attempts to break the cycle of repetitive behavior, he cannot stop. He needs everything to be in a straight line or in pairs. There are three refrigerators in his house, in which everything is absolutely symmetrically coordinated.
1. Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie has attracted public attention for her skill in various fields. Whether it's her outstanding acting skills, prestigious awards, community service or personal life, Jolie is the Hollywood fanatic's favorite girlfriend. But for all her success, she couldn't keep herself from falling into the trap of suicidal and deadly thinking in the late nineties. But she sought help herself and was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, after which she was able to return to a healthy and happy lifestyle.
There are many other celebrities who have experienced various forms of psychological distress. While some stars choose not to talk about their mental health, others publicly raise their concerns to encourage people with mental disorders to accept it and ask for help instead of feeling embarrassed and ashamed.
Evasion from the truth can lead a person to limitless darkness. But with accurate diagnosis, treatment and support, it is possible to control and even cope with mental disorders, as the experience of celebrities shows.
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