It was after reflecting on his many roles as an actor that he began to question his own self-identity.
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Many of us turn to music to lift us up when we’re feeling down. Positive lyrics on a catchy beat can often distract us from what’s on our mind. However, providing this relief for a matter of 3 or 4 minutes can only do so much.
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Banks is not one to let anyone or any mental illness prevent her from being her strongest self, in her song Weaker Girl off of her second album, she states, “I can’t be the weaker girl, kinda like the girl I used to be"
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Although it’s hard to believe that a Hollywood starlet could suffer from social anxiety to the point of experiencing a chronic manifestation such as Trichotillomania, that’s exactly what is happening. Mental health disorders do not discriminate, so nobody is too rich, too powerful, too beautiful, too “anything,” to be crossed off from having one.
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The few critical reviews on the Goodreads page for Lev Grossman’s The Magicians seem to echo one complaint about the wildly popular fantasy series: the protagonist, Quentin Coldwater, is miserable. The user Nataliya wrote of him in her two-star review of the first installment: “He makes Holden Caulfield look like a bundle of sunshine.
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Ultimately, Leo is living proof that having OCD doesn’t have to be burdensome, as it has actually helped him in certain aspects of his life, including the filming of this role. This goes to show that even a struggle with mental illness can have a silver lining.
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Demi Lovato was thrust in the spotlight at a young age, starring on Disney Channel before pursuing her current career as a pop singer. Of course, this publicity has been a double-edged sword.
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With a society driven by the media, it’s easy to compare yourself with the people you see on your Instagram feed or on TV. In the words of Cara, “love yourself, embrace your flaws. The cracks within us are the beautiful parts that need to have light shone on them."
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In a 2015 interview with Oprah, The Rock opened up about a spell of depression he faced in his twenties. After being cut from a Canadian football team, and thus unable to pursue his dream of being a professional athlete, his sense of purpose diminished.
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Halsey shared, “A lot of people say if you can’t take the heat you shouldn’t be a musician, and I think that’s messed up. I think I deserve to chase my dream, to do what I love, even though I have a mental illness.”
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Kendrick is showing that even though he goes through some very hard times, the positives still outweigh the negatives.
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In addition to breaking genre barriers, TOP is helping dismantle the stigma of mental health through their poignant lyrics.
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After all of the success and critical acclaim Reynolds has enjoyed, it might not seem obvious that making the film had costs other than the budget.
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Selena Gomez’s uniqueness derives from the simple fact that she strives to find human connection, without a façade. Selena opening up about having Lupus and the side effects that come with it, shows people that there is so much more that goes on besides what is publicized.
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Winona Ryder, 80’s icon and star of a wide variety of critically-acclaimed or fan-obsessed movies such as Heathers and Girl, Interrupted, has more recently opened up about her own struggles with depression.
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Lady Gaga is the most recent celebrity naming her mental illness and helping to end the stigma in the one the hardest, yet most effective, ways.
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