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
 Charles Darwin, Naturalist & Geologist [Deceased] According to Amanda Green Image From & Copyright © Wikipedia. |
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Bipolar
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 Catherine Zeta-Jones, Actress According to Express Image From & Copyright © Wikipedia. |
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Depression
 Abraham Lincoln, Politician & Former President of the USA [Deceased] According to Amanda Green Image From & Copyright © bio. |
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 Charles Dickens, Writer [Deceased] According to Amanda Green Image From & Copyright © bio. |
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 J.K Rowling, Author According to The Mighty Image From & Copyright © MTV. |
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 Stephen Fry, Presenter & Writer According to Stephen Fry himself on his blog Image From & Copyright © Stephen Fry. |
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 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