I found this article with quotes from celebrities who suffer with a mental health disorder.
From seeing celebrities on social media in photographs or short clips on the news, they are always posing for the camera with smiles and appear to be happy as they usually always have a camera on them when they step out in public but we only ever know them as these smiley/happy people because it's all we see but there is more to their lives than we know. It's always quite shocking finding out somebody has a mental illness, especially if they always appear to be happy.
Although I know of all these celebrities, I never knew they suffered with a mental illness. A couple of them (Jim Carrey, Ellen Degeneres) I have assumed were really happy and well due to the amount of comedy they do, always smiling on shows they are in and having a laugh. It's so strange to think that when they aren't in the lime light, they are suffering and it's quite upsetting to find out.
All of them are successful so it just shows that if you put your mind to it, you can succeed in life, even with a mental illness you can make something for yourself. These celebrities have tried hard to not be held back and they have spoken out about their illnesses which can help so many people especially because they are famous and people look up to them and will be interested by what they have to say. I think this is a great way to end the stigma around mental health, by speaking out, famous or not.
It shows that even if you have everything, you are not necessarily happy and that even if you are really successful you can still suffer from a mental illness just like anyone else.
Most of the time, mental illness is not broadcasted so it is quite a shock when a celebrity comes out as suffering. Recently, famous actor Robin Williams committed suicide which was a shock to everyone as he was a famous comedic actor who was laughing/happy in almost every film/show he appeared in and was well know for making people laugh.
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