Mental Illness
Famous People and how they dealt with it
Jim Carrey
Jim Carrey is an actor who has appeared in numerous movies such as Dumb & Dumber. He has had to cope with depression and ADHD during his entire career. The main ways that he tries to deal with it is through acting, staying busy, and avoiding alcohol and drugs. He has been pretty clear about his conditions to the public.
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Jean-Claude Van Damme is a martial arts expert. He has battled with bipolar disorder throughout his career. He has taken medications and is very open about his conditions to the public.
Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs was one of America's greatest entrepreneurs and business leaders. He battled with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder throughout his life. He used his mental illness's strengths, such as being obsessed to make something perfect, to make his company the best it can be. He had been pretty private about his mental illness condition to the public so he earned a reputation of being closed off.
Ezra Pound
Ezra Pound was a famous American poet. Ezra Pound had battled with narcissistic personality disorder throughout his career. He used poetry to deal with npd. He was very open about his condition and feelings in his writing.