10 celebrities who suffered the effects of depression
On countless occasions we envy, desire or long for the way of life of those who have had a worldwide recognized success. We talk about the celebrities, celebrities or stars of the entertainment world; whether in the sports, audiovisual or artistic sector, there is a mantra that is often not met, and is the one that proclaims that celebrities have no problems.
In recent decades we have had the opportunity to discover that it is not all happiness and red carpets for this group. The suicide of some Hollywood characters or singer-songwriters reveals a disturbing trend. Therefore, it is good to know some examples of celebrities who have suffered depression at some point in his life to check to what extent money is not everything.
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The celebrities who have suffered depression
We will see cases of celebrities who have gone through a process of depression. Of course, the causes of this experience depend on the particularities of each of their lives, but in general it is appreciated how beyond the objective elements that we usually associate with happiness, such as money and fame, there are many other elements that they matter
1. Jim Carrey
Sounded is the case of the actor who made us laugh until weep. For a few years, he has been seen on television sets with a somewhat melancholy and embarrassed attitude . He suffered the failure of two sentimental relationships. In the last, his partner died of an illness. Currently, the "mask" actor claims not to be in earthly life.
2. Heath Ledger
Many remember the tragic outcome of this famous actor who delighted us with the new character of the Joker in the saga of Batman, by Christopher Nolan. And is that the premiere of Dark Knight, occurred in parallel with the news of the suicide of his star actor. Heath had been suffering for a long time from a long depression. It is hypothesized that she could be favored in part by the stress of her work, as well as by family problems.
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3. Britney Spears
The American singer, famous for her successes of the beginning of the new millennium, has also suffered depression. He achieved so much fame that he did not know how to manage such a situation. The debacle came the moment she became a mother. He fell into drugs , something usual among people with depression, and their public appearances began to be a scandal. He came to shave his head and walk half-naked in California.
4. Robin Williams
Another famous who apparently should have "forbidden" to be sad. His most famous films are comic, and always responsible for making half the world laugh. He committed suicide at age 63, in 2014, for no apparent reason. After a few months, it was known that he was going through a period of depression that led him to drugs and alcohol.
5. Jean Claude Van Damme
Because a complicated childhood , the Belgian actor suffered hard stages of depression. That was what motivated him to dedicate himself to training and professionalization in the world of martial arts, a fact that led him to Hollywood. At that stage of his life, the fame harvested by his flying kicks and impossible jumps did not earn him to have a fully happy life. In fact, for a few years now, he has been diagnosed with severe depression, and he is medicated on a regular basis.
6. Mel Gibson
Braveheart, Lethal Weapon, Payback. Mel Gibson always played tough guy, brave, cheeky. In addition, he has starred in controversial public appearances where he is seen in a state of intoxication and under the effects of cocaine, confronting the police on several occasions.
7. O.J. Simpson
Perhaps it is the most peculiar case of the whole list. The football player, Orenthal James Simpson, killed his wife in a fit of jealousy in the early nineties. The bizarre trial acquitted him in the first instance, declaring him innocent. Years later they would find evidence of their authority in the homicide.
The player spent a period of depression having withdrawn from the sport, although the fact that he murdered his wife is not an irremediable product of this situation. Violence is not considered something that depression naturally leads to and irremediable, as long as it is not the result of hallucinations (in psychotic depression). Of course, the social and cultural elements also had to have a very important role in this murder.
8. Halle Berry
The famous actress suffered a severe depression in the late nineties.The divorce of her first husband, as well as the mistreatment she endured, resulted in traumatic episodes for the promising artist who, despite the success she was already achieving, was forced to face a serious setback on a personal level. He tried to commit suicide by inhaling carbon monoxide locked in his car.
9. Michael Jackson
The King of Pop was not free from this problem. He reached unsuspected popularity levels, he was a pioneer in the world of music for his choreography, his video clip formats, and his style. All this was not enough to avoid periods of depression as his daughter said, to the point that it is speculated on the possibility that his death was due to an overdose of anxiolytic drugs.
10. Kurt Cobain
The case of Kurt Cobain was another of the tragedies favored by this psychopathology . In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Nirvana group, led by Kurt Cobain, broke the success charts worldwide. But at the moment in which the leader of the band stopped interested in music, he fell into a hard stage of depression that led him to commit suicide with a shotgun.
