Reading Time: 6 minutes Below 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
Bipolar
Depression
Abraham Lincoln, Politician & Former President of the USA [Deceased] According to Amanda Green Image From & Copyright © bio.
Alanis Morissette, Singer According to Amanda Green Image From & Copyright © Alanis Morissette on Twitter .
Anne Rice, Author According to Your Dictionary Image From & Copyright © The Daily Beast .
Charles Dickens, Writer [Deceased] According to Amanda Green Image From & Copyright © bio.
Denise Welch, Actor & Presenter According to Denise Welch in the Mirror Image From & Copyright © Daily Star Sunday .
Dolly Parton, Singer According to Dolly Parton in the Mirror Image From & Copyright © Syedammaralavi1 on Pinterest .
Drew Barrymore, Actress According to Caroline Bologna on The Huffington Post Image From & Copyright © Drew Barrymore on Twitter .
Emma Thompson, Writer & Actress According to Roya Nikkhah at The Telegraph Image From & Copyright © Hamilton Hodell Talent Management .
George Michael, Singer [Deceased] According to People Music Image From & Copyright © Lynn Allaway on The Huffington Post .
Harrison Ford, Actor & Film Producer According to living in stigma Image From & Copyright © QUEERTY .
J.K Rowling, Author According to The Mighty Image From & Copyright © MTV .
Jim Carrey, Comedian & Actor According to Mental Health Daily Blog Image From & Copyright © AngelicView .
Kylie Minogue, Singer According to Amanda Green Image From & Copyright © Mirror .
Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, Princess [Deceased] According to depression-guide.com Image From & Copyright © Dr. Rebecca Hains .
Robbie Williams, Singer According to The Independent Image From & Copyright © Robbie Williams Store .
Robin Williams, Comedian & Actor [Deceased] According to The Independent Image From & Copyright © DAVID LANZILAO/REDUX on Daily Beast .
Ruby Wax, Comedian, Actress & Writer According to herself in her autobiography How Do You Want Me? and in her two books about mental health: Sane New World & Frazzled Image From & Copyright © MindBodySpirit.co.uk .
Stephen Fry, Presenter & Writer According to Stephen Fry himself on his blog Image From & Copyright © Stephen Fry .
Stephen King, Author According to Stephen King himself in an interview with The Guardian Image From & Copyright © eddymarchini on Pinterest .
Trisha Goddard, Presenter According to Amanda Green Image From & Copyright © Alchetron .
Winston Churchill, Politician and Former Prime Minister of the UK [Deceased] According to Paul Foley at the Black Dog Institute . Winston Churchill famously called his depression the black dog . Image From & Copyright © ITV News .
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.
Write soon,
Antony