Celebrities struggling with mental health issues

Katy Perry, Selena Gomez and more stars have shed some light on what it’s really like to deal with mental health issues in the spotlight.

Being in the public eye is part of the job of becoming a star, but it can make dealing with your problems more difficult. However, many stars have used their platform to normalize mental health issues.

From sharing stories of postpartum depression to openly dealing with anxiety and suicidal thoughts, many of Hollywood’s biggest names have spoken louder about real-life struggles over the years.

Before welcoming her first child with Orlando BloomPerry got serious about his past dealing with depression and self-doubt during an interview with Apple Music in August 2020 Zane Lowe. After their split in 2017 and witness On the album release, Perry revealed that she “became clinically depressed and had to take medication for the first time in my life.”

The “Roar” singer said she was “so embarrassed” when she started taking medication. “I was like, ‘I’m Katy Perry. I wrote “Fireworks”. i take medication That sucks,” she recalled. The musician later learned how to “calm it down” when it came to public criticism and embarked on a two-year “psychological, spiritual, emotional journey.”

In April 2020, Gomez revealed that she suffers from bipolar disorder and explained that knowing this truth about herself can make her feel more comfortable.

“Having more information actually helps me, it doesn’t scare me once I know it,” the “Rare” singer said on an episode of Bright Minded: Live With Miley. “When I finally said what I wanted to say, I wanted to know everything about it and it took away my fears.”

Kristen bell shared her own mental health journey during an interview This Sunday with Willie Geist in November 2019, noting that she felt “incredibly irresponsible” for not speaking out sooner.

“Everyone thinks there’s a shame in that,” the Frozen Stern said at the time. “I’m someone who takes medication for anxiety and depression. I’m someone who needs to check myself and sometimes when I’m feeling really down, I make a checklist of good and bad things in my life to see if it’s my mental state or if we really have a problem. And that’s actually what I’m talking about [my husband, Dax Shepard].”

Demi Lovato, Catherine Zeta Jonesand Jon Hamm have also chosen not to hide their issues and instead talk about their past demons.

Scroll down to see what some stars have said about mental health.