Many celebrities admitting to bouts of depression...
Thoughts_Arrive
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I keep reading news articles on celebrities telling of their experience with depression.
Latest: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainme ... 6051450008
It is getting a bit ridiculous, are they seriously depressed or were they just feeling sad over a broken relationship or other problems I ask myself.
It is like it fashionable to admit to having or had depression.
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Latest: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainme ... 6051450008
It is getting a bit ridiculous, are they seriously depressed or were they just feeling sad over a broken relationship or other problems I ask myself.
It is like it fashionable to admit to having or had depression.
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I think it is good celebrities admit it. Cause someone who keeps it bottled up, sees someone else admit to it can save/improve lives
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He is a model and son of former Victorian premier Steve Bracks.
Real depression (clinical) is when you are depressed for no reason, there is nothing in your life that could be making you feel that way, it is all in the brain chemicals.
Then there is the other temporary depression, break ups, lose your job etc.
Yeh, I'm well aware of the various depression, and yeah, plenty of people I know, and people who I have been surprised to hear...
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You don't choose to have actual depression.
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There's so much stigma attached to having ANY kind of mental illness, but maybe if more well known people acknowledge and talk about it, it could help reduce the amount of stigma. Who in their right mind would say they had depression if they didn't. And perception is reality to a person - if you feel you are depressed, then you are. How can someone else tell you you're not if you feel you are? I can't think this is a condition anyone would choose.
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It's just that all of a sudden everyone has it or has had it.
I doubt it's all of a sudden people have it. It's more likely a case of people coming out and admitting it, as the stigma attached to it is weakening. I have pretty bad depression/anxiety. been on meds for a long time now. no reason for it. my life rocks. but my mind tells me it sucks sometimes.
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They're surprised because they have the mistaken idea that if someone has the external gifts of physical beauty and financial success that they ought to be happy. The idea that having good looks and money will make people happy is the myth that people are being fed on a daily basis!!
So, when people who have these gifts find themselves still unhappy, not only is the public surprised but they themselves are probably confused about it as well. The actual news in this situation is that happiness is not related to these external things!!
That's my opinion. :? :P
Kurt Cobain is a very good example of this. Or any other celebrity that has committed suicide.
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I read an article about Catherine Zeta Jones "battle" (the journalist described it as that) with Bi-Polar Disorder and the "expert" stated she was "very worried about her" ... this baffled me,the expert has never met her,doesn't know her so I wonder how can she be very worried about her? As humans we feel empathy for others but do we "worry" about people we don't know?
There are many ordinary non famous people live their lives everyday with their mental health disorders and we don't hear them described as brave.
Everyone with any form of mental health illness or disorder deserves to be treated with dignity and respect but I know from deep personal experience,my own and others closest to my heart that we need to be treated fairly and equally regardless of fame or wealth.
Agreed. I was diagnosed as having bipolar I about 10 minths ago. I know people may give Zeta Jones shit, but we have no idea what's going on w/ her. I think it's perfectly fine for someone to say they are worried about someone with depression of bi-polar disorder. Sometimes I still think that I have everything under control and then I can OD on sleeping pills and painkillers just in the last week. It doesn't always have to do with needing attention, it's just something in your brain takes over. I know in my heart that I want to grow old to see my son grow up, my brain tells me otherwise sometimes, and that's where it gets scary.
Depression and bi-polar are very serious. If a celebrity brings attention to it...good. I don't care if they're faking it and it brings attention to it. I think it's fucked up if they are, but the stigma attached to it is hard to get over.
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I commend ANY and ALL people that will admit to being taken by this horrible disorder. The more people/celebrities that do, the more it will be understood and accepted.
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Glad I make a decent wage dealing in human misery. No depression here.
That's really close minded, man. Seriously.
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If only these poor celebrities had access to some sort of counseling or therapy.
They probably can't afford it, though, given their usually meager salaries. I mean, shit, have you seen MTV Cribz (tm)?
What makes you think that counseling and medications are some golden cure? Do you have any idea how hard it is to get on the right medication? The pure hell you put yourself through to get everything in balance. I could get famous tomorrow and be the biggest star in the world, but I'll still be bi-polar
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So just because us as a society decide that they are worth that much money means that they should just be happy and shut up. i hate the perception that rich people should not complain and be happy. that like me saying to poor people in the west that they should be happy cause it worse to be poor in some poor country.
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no it doesn't become less serious. it becomes more in the public eye, and less stigmatized. people learn to not judge someone for being "sad". at least some people learn that. yeah, I'm talking to you, Johnny.
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depression can lead to self-destructive behaviour. believe me, I know. it is NOT an excuse for bad behaviour.
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