Celebrities Mental Health: What works for Them

Celbrities Reveal Their Mental Health Stories

Pink has opened up about her mental health journey, speaking to Carson Daly on Today. The US singer said she's struggled with anxiety and depression and is an advocate for therapy, sharing that she and husband Carey Hart "have been in couples counselling almost our entire 17 years that we've been together." "And I get that, I fully understand that and I've been depressed; I have anxiety. I overthink everything."  

Pretty Little Liars star Troian Bellisario has opened up about her battle with mental illness in a moving first-person account for Lenny Letter. "There is a part of my brain that defies logic," she writes. "Once, it completely convinced me I should live off 300 calories a day, and at some point, it told me even that was too much. That part of my brain is my disease, and there was a time when it had absolute authority over me...even though I have lived in recovery for ten years now, it still finds loads of fun, insidious ways to thwart me to this day." But Bellisario has overcome her eating disorder thanks to "hard introspection, intense medical and mental care, a supportive family, friends and a patient and loving partner."

Sarah Michelle Gellar is the latest celebrity to open up about her battle with mental illness. The star took to Instagram to share the postpartum depression diagnosis she received after the birth of her first child, Charlotte, now seven years old. Charlotte now has a little brother, Rocky, aged four. "Having kids is wonderful, and life-changing, and rarely what you're prepared for," she writes. "I love my children more than anything in the world. But like a lot of women, I too struggled with postpartum depression after my first baby was born." "I got help and made it through, and every day since has been the best gift I could ever have asked for. To those of you going through this, know that you're not alone and that it really does get better." "If you believe that postpartum depression should be covered by healthcare, please take a moment and go to callmecongress.com today, find your rep's numbers and let them know #NotAPreExistingCondition."

Kendall Jenner  "Anxiety was a huge hurdle for me to deal with this past year (and security concerns didn't help), but I think I'm finally learning how to cope," she writes. She then links to another post, where she credits breathing exercises and mindfulness to helping her handle her anxiety. 

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