Celebrity Psychings – Taking on Mental Health Stigmas
Image from Celebrity Psychings.
A new blog has recently emerged talking about mental health and celebrities. In my research I’ve found that artists and actors are highly susceptible to mental illness. Much of it is silent. From Ned Beatty being bipolar 1 to Tony Curtis’ mother being schizophrenic, there is a plethora of diagnosed stuff out there we should be aware of. There is something about a successful, rich person who admits they have a mental disorder. People eat it up. If a trash collector or a teacher has one, no one really bats an eyelash.
If it’s Princess Leia on the other hand, all of a sudden they are lining up around the corner to get a signed copy of the book. Not that I have anything against Carrie Fisher. This blog’s name is actually inspired partly by her first memoir “Postcards from the Edge.” If any of these celebrities interest you, I read about them all tonight on a new blog sponsored by Psych Central. Check it out, it’s called Celebrity Psychings. Alicia Sparks, the author, seems to have a true vision to raise awareness and erase the false stigma of many mental illnesses. Maybe she can do it through celebrities? If she can, that is something I am definitely on board with.
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Dragon Blogger
wrote,
There is a reason why artists (musicians, actors, celebrities…etc) are more prone to mental health issues. #1 creative brained people tend to have more of a tendency toward this type of thing, I think the reason is it takes a lot of a certain way of thinking, imagination, raw creativity, tapping into emotions, and most suffer a certain level of damage at the childhood level. This manifests such things as Bipolar, Emotional Disorders..etc. This is only made worse by the pressure of society studying your ever move and being pressured to live up to your “image”.
Sensible people who don’t have mental issues are the types who stay in shadows and often don’t try to seek spot light, they don’t go clubbing, partying, red carpet parading. It is the attention seekers and cravers who have that personality type in the first place one can find. Addiction to media coverage, means your capable of being addicted to just about any substance.
Link | December 22nd, 2008 at 6:27 pm
Damien Riley
wrote,
@Dragon Blogger: That’s an interesting comment. Some would still argue these illnesses are there in the genes and therefore not affected by childhood experiences. It has been illustrated fairly clearly by science that mental illness in the family predicates it in later generations. Thanks for the comment.
Link | December 22nd, 2008 at 6:34 pm
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Link | December 22nd, 2008 at 6:51 pm
Alicia
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Aw, thanks for the kind post, Damien (and your convos over at Celebrity Psychings!). And you know, you’re so right. Oftentimes people don’t pay attention to these things (in this case, mental illness) until someone famous or well known has problems – then, suddenly, it’s “interesting.” Here’s to hoping we can raise more awareness!
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Link | December 23rd, 2008 at 9:27 pm
Business blog
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I agree with Dragon Blogger on this one having done a hypnotherapy course, which was very enlightening on all these types of subjects and the problems caused in adulthood by repressed memories and mostly aligned to sexual experiences and not just abuse.
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