Depression and Celebrities...
Celebrities Who
Battled Depression
Heath Ledger
The whole truth behind Ledger's tragic death in January 2008 will likely never be known: The troubled actor, 28, accidentally overdosed on sleeping pills, painkillers, and anxiety drugs not long after revealing to the New York Times that he'd been suffering from insomnia.
After his death, People reported that sources spoke of his depression and reckless behavior after his breakup with actress Michelle Williams, the mother of his then 2-year-old daughter.
Catherine Zeta-Jones
David Arquette
Demi Lovato
Paulina Porizkova
Owen Wilson
Ashley Judd
Jon Hamm
Amanda Beard
Wayne Brady
For a more in-depth look at these celebrities and thier battle with depression visit: www.healthcom.com
www.buzzfeed.com
Being Famous Does Not Grant You Immunity From Depression...
Depression is a serious illness that can happen to anyone, even people who seem to have it all. I am always amazed at how fans have this notion that celebrities do not get sick nor have personal problems. As a matter of fact, sometimes I get the impression that celebrities are cast as these non-human entities that can weather all storms. This is so far from the truth. When in fact celebrities are human and more suffer from depression than the public may be aware of.
In the midst of my research on how depression affects celebrities, I was not surprised to learn that many of them are speaking out about the illness in hopes of helping others and bringing awareness to this disease that some do not have the mental strength to handle, so they take a more aggressivie way out...suicide.
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Andre Waters
Former NFL player Andre Waters shocked family and friends in November, 2006 when he took his own life at age 44.
Posthumous studies suggest he'd been suffering from brain
damage and depression, both related to concussions sustained during football games.
Since then, more than a dozen football-player deaths have been linked to this condition, known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. Fellow ex-football star Dave Duerson, 50, also committed suicide in 2011. Duerson believed that he was suffering from CTE as well.
Articles Credit: healh.com, buzzfeed.com