{"id":1156,"date":"2008-05-15T09:15:17","date_gmt":"2008-05-15T09:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\/2008\/05\/celebrity-depression-and-their.html"},"modified":"2008-05-15T09:15:17","modified_gmt":"2008-05-15T09:15:17","slug":"celebrity-depression-and-their","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondblue\/2008\/05\/celebrity-depression-and-their.html","title":{"rendered":"Celebrity Depression and Their Lessons"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nAnother feature on “Living with Depression”<\/a> is my gallery of celebs who are battling depression and the spiritual lessons they afford us. To get to that gallery, click here.<\/a> It begins:<\/p>\n

When it comes to depression, I search everywhere for guides–people who can teach me how to live with it, or at least how to give it meaning. And when a celebrity–some Hollywood type or important politician–joins the crusade to end discrimination against the mentally ill, I take copious notes on how she has managed to stay both sane and successful. Here are some spiritual lessons I’ve gleaned from courageous celebrities that have “come out” to help other depressives, like me.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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? Another feature on “Living with Depression” is my gallery of celebs who are battling depression and the spiritual lessons they afford us. To get to that gallery, click here. 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