Mental health can be a very tough subject. It is the spot of big controversy, and many people tend to get offended and/or defensive over these topics. However, there is one thing that I know to be true. Coming from someone with mental health issues themselves, I know that I am not alone.
It can be difficult to believe that rich and famous people suffer from mental health issues as well. You're probably thinking, 'What do they have to be worried about?' 'They don't have any problems to deal with.' 'They have their whole lives figured out.' This is not, in fact, true. In the past years, so many celebrities have been coming out with their issues, from Dwayne Johnson to Demi Lovato. Let's take her, for example. Demi has revealed that she has struggled with eating disorders, cutting, and depression, which led to alcoholism and drugs. That is a LOT for only one individual to go through.
She has also revealed that she wanted to take her life, at the young age of 7. SEVEN years old. How can a child that young feel so strongly about themselves that they want to leave this earth? Demi got the help she needed, and she has been sober for a while now. Today, she is a huge advocate for mental health. She still has those days where she may call herself fat, or ugly, but she knows to ignore it; those voices in our heads are false.
Personally, I live with generalized anxiety disorder and social anxiety, as well as body dysmorphia and OCD. My mind is a constant, ugly, gray storm of self-criticism and comparison to others. Sometimes, when I'm at my lowest, I truly believe that I am alone and that no one else will be able to understand my struggles. However, since the increase in advocation for mental health, I now know even the most perfect people (at least to me) struggle with the same things.
There are celebrities who don't like the way they look. There are celebrities who constantly worry. There are celebrities who spent days locked up inside, unable to leave their beds. They actually have more in common with us than we think. So, next time that you're in tears under your covers unable to leave the house, just remember that these celebrities have gone through the same thing. They aren't always as happy as you think, and deep inside, they are just like you.
Hey celebrities, keep doing what doing. You are so amazingly strong, and you all rock. Keep being your inspirational selves.
