{"id":1997,"date":"2017-01-29T22:54:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-29T22:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/depressionhelp\/?p=1997"},"modified":"2017-01-29T22:54:00","modified_gmt":"2017-01-29T22:54:00","slug":"five-famous-depressed-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/depressionhelp\/2017\/01\/five-famous-depressed-people.html","title":{"rendered":"Five Famous Depressed People"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Depression and anxiety can affect anyone. Even famous people suffer depression or anxiety. It&#8217;s important that you reach out for help. Talk to someone. Tell someone you trust how you&#8217;re feeling.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t be ashamed, embarrassed or afraid. There are others out there suffering from depression. Maybe not the same way as you are, but that&#8217;s not the point. The point is everyone who is depressed shares some common feelings and thoughts. That familiarity is what unites us, what brings us together to heal ourselves.<\/p>\n<h3>Here are five famous depressed people.<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Lady Gaga<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/depressionhelp\/e2ladygaga\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-347\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/376\/2015\/02\/e2ladygaga-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"lady-gaga, beliefnet, terezia-farkas, famous depressed\" width=\"455\" height=\"322\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Brad Pitt<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/depressionhelp\/e5bradpitt\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-349\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/376\/2015\/02\/e5bradpitt-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"brad-pitt,beliefnet,terezia-farkas,famous depressed\" width=\"458\" height=\"305\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jim Carrey\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/depressionhelp\/e4jimcarrey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-348\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/376\/2015\/02\/e4jimcarrey-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"jim-carrey,beliefnet,terezia-farkas,famous depressed \" width=\"466\" height=\"309\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ashley Judd<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/depressionhelp\/e6ashelyjudd\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-350\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/376\/2015\/02\/e6ashelyjudd-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"ashley-judd,beliefnet,terezia-farkas,famous depressed\" width=\"481\" height=\"321\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Robin Williams<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/depressionhelp\/2015\/04\/10-things-not-to-say-to-someone-who-is-depressed.html\/depression2\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-463\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-463\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/376\/2015\/04\/depression2-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"famous depressed | robin williams | terezia farkas | author | beliefnet | depression help\" width=\"481\" height=\"317\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 7\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Visit me on Twitter @tereziafarkas. Toss me a comment or two below. I\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\" fb_reset\" style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/depressionhelp\/\">*Click here to learn more about Terezia Farkas and Depression Help<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Depression and anxiety can affect anyone. Even famous people suffer depression or anxiety. It&#8217;s important that you reach out for help. Talk to someone. Tell someone you trust how you&#8217;re feeling. Don&#8217;t be ashamed, embarrassed or afraid. There are others out there suffering from depression. 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