If you have anxiety it can seem like everyone else is happy,,,
stress-free, and bursting with confidence—particularly celebrities. And why shouldn't they be? They're gorgeous, talented, and have the wealth and resources to make magic happen in their lives every day. But anxiety isn't like that. It can strike anyone, at any time, and for no apparent reason. Anxiety disorders affect about 18% of adults in the United States, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. That means more than 40 million people have problems—panic attacks, social phobias, and obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms—severe enough to be classified as a disorder. Millions more feel anxious, but fall short of an actual diagnosis. Over the years, celebrities have been more open about their own anxiety, helping to fight stigma and let fans and viewers know they’re not alone. Here, 15 celebrities who have talked about their own anxiety and depression..
Kristen Stewart, best known for her roles in movies like Twilight and Snow White and the Huntsman, had panic attacks and stomachaches when she was younger. Now, she says, she’s grown out of the symptoms but still worries they could return at any time. “I obviously hope everything going on right now will work out, but I am confident that life is good and I'll be OK whatever happens. So in moments when that [life] is cloudy and I feel saturated and unable to engage in how good life can be, however consuming those feelings are, they are so momentary…I'm think pretty good at being happy,” she told Elle in 2016.
Kristen Bell, best known for her starring role on Veronica Mars, has a family history of serotonin imbalance, and she's not the only one in her family to suffer from anxiety and depression. The actress hid her battle for the first 15 years of her career, but has recently spoken out about taking medication for depression, which she has done since she was young. “I still take it today and I have no shame in that, because my mom had said to me, ‘If you start to feel this way, talk to your doctor, talk to a psychologist, see how you want to help yourself,” she said on Off Camera, an interview-based television show, in 2016.
Demi Lovato, who got her start on the Disney Channel and in the movie Camp Rock, is now best known for her music, with hit singles like “Heart Attack” and “Cool for the Sumer.” The songstress, who checked into a rehabilitation facility in 2011, has been vocal about her struggles with substance abuse, eating disorders, anxiety, and depression. “I think the more people vocalize what they’re going through — their experience or just simply educating themselves so that they can learn more about what they’re talking about — that’s going to be the key to creating a conversation about mental illness and making it more understood. There’s a lack of compassion for people who have mental illnesses and there’s a lot of judgment. Once you make people realize that mental illness can happen to anybody — and it’s not anybody’s fault — then I think they’ll become more understanding of what mental illness really is," she told Huffington Post in 2015
Lady Gaga, best known for her pop hits like “Bad Romance” and “Poker Face,” among others, says she’s suffered from anxiety and depression her whole life. The singer launched the Born This Way Foundation to help her fans cope with their own mental health problems. In a talk at Yale University in 2015, she spoke about how she changed her decision-making to help overcome negative feelings. “I started to say no. I'm not doing that. I don't want to do that. I'm not taking that picture, I'm not going to that event, I'm not standing by that because that's not what I stand for. And slowly but surely, I remembered who I am. And then you go home, and you look in the mirror, and you're like, 'Yes. I can go to bed with you every night.' Because that person, I know that person.”
Adele is best known for her powerful singing voice and big hits that include “Someone Like You” and “Hello.” But the songstress told Rolling Stone in 2011 that she has had anxiety attacks and even thrown up before taking the stage. "I just think that nothing's ever gone horrifically wrong. Also, when I get nervous, I try to bust jokes. It does work."
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