#MentalHealthMonday – A list of Famous People who have experienced Mental Illness
By AntonyHealth, Inspiration, ThinkingNo CommentsBelow are a list of famous people who have experienced mental health illness (in alphabetical order and by condition):
Anxiety and depression often coexist. Bipolar is characterised by episodes of mania which can include anxiety and episodes of depression. So although many of these people could fit under more than one mental illness, I have placed them in the condition that I feel bet fits.
Anxiety
 Charles Darwin, Naturalist & Geologist [Deceased] |
 Heath Ledger, Actor [Deceased] |
 Matt Haig, Author |
 Vincent van Gogh, Painter [Deceased] |
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Bipolar
 Ben Stiller, Comedian & Actor |
 Britney Spears, Singer |
 Carrie Fisher, Advocate & Actress [Deceased] |
 Isaac Newton, Mathematician & Physicist [Deceased] |
 Russell Brand, Comedian |
Depression
 Abraham Lincoln, Politician & Former President of the USA [Deceased] |
 Alanis Morissette, Singer |
 Anne Rice, Author |
 Charles Dickens, Writer [Deceased] |
 Denise Welch, Actor & Presenter |
 Dolly Parton, Singer |
 Drew Barrymore, Actress |
 Emma Thompson, Writer & Actress |
 George Michael, Singer [Deceased] |
 Harrison Ford, Actor & Film Producer |
 J.K Rowling, Author |
 Jim Carrey, Comedian & Actor |
 Kylie Minogue, Singer |
 Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, Princess [Deceased] |
 Robbie Williams, Singer |
 Robin Williams, Comedian & Actor [Deceased] |
 Ruby Wax, Comedian, Actress & Writer |
 Stephen Fry, Presenter & Writer |
 Stephen King, Author |
 Trisha Goddard, Presenter |
 Winston Churchill, Politician and Former Prime Minister of the UK [Deceased] |
I know there’s loads of famous people who have experience of mental illness who are not on these lists. If you feel compelled to tell me whom I’ve missed off, please leave a comment below.
The point of this blog post is to show someone experiencing mental illness that they are not alone. That they are among the great and the good.
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Last year I wrote a series of blog posts with a Mental Health Focus. You can read them here: 5 Brilliant TED Talks About Mental Health, I’ve Been One of the 1 in 4, A List of Common Conditions and Treatment & Recovery. |
Write soon,
Antony
Monday 23 January 2017
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Since the release of The Hunted by Charlie Higson, I’ve had loads of visitors to my blog post The Latest Book in The Enemy Series: The Hunted by Charlie Higson. While I appreciate the hits, I don’t appreciate people looking for a free download of the book.
Charlie Higson has spent at least a year of his life working on this book. Carefully writing, editing and crafting this story. Writing a book is hard work. Consider that he has probably spent at least a year on each book in the series. That’s six years of his working life telling this story. I don’t think the prices of the various formats are unreasonable for the amount of work he’s put into the book: |
The publisher has probably considered that this is a children’s book and as such children may have a limited amount of pocket money. This is because they have provided the book in various formats and with varying price ranges. All of the formats being published at the same time, so that children who can only afford a Paperback copy or Kindle version don’t have to wait an additional year for the story – unlike most mainstream publishers.
So support Charlie Higson and buy the book! There’s a format in everyone’s price range.
Write soon,
Antony
Sunday 7 September 2014
Advice About Writing From Anne Rice: ‘Kick Out The Pages!’
By AntonyBooks & Authors, CreativityNo CommentsIn this video Anne Rice gives some advice about writing:
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I recommend you turn your speakers up as the audio is very quiet. Anne Rice is a passionate Writer and an inspirational woman.
I liked that she pointed our that there’s “no rules” when it comes to writing and that she says:
“Don’t take no for an answer from anybody. No matter how many rejections you get keep going, keep going.”
I’ve had a few short stories rejected recently and because of this I found this piece of advice really useful:
“Never revise that book because you got a rejection from an editor with a bunch of negative advice. Never do that. Any editor who rejects your book doesn’t get it.”
But by far, the most important piece of advice Anne Rice gives is that a Writer needs to: ‘Kick Out The Pages!’
So with that in mind, guess what I’ve been up to recently? You got it, writing. I hope to share more Creative Writing soon.
Take care,
Antony
Friday 17 May 2013
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