Famous People With Depression

Kristen Bell

Whether you recognize Kristen Bell for her voice, advertisements, or her confident role in “Bad Moms”, one aspect you probably don’t know about her is her significant depression. Bell confessed that she has been taking medicine for anxiety and depression for a long time in an appearance on YouTube’s Off-Camera Show. Her confession, on the other hand, is devoid of any sense of shame. Bell’s mother and grandmother both had serotonin imbalances, so she learned early on that getting treatment and taking medication is not a sign of weakness. “You would never deny a diabetic his insulin,” Bell wisely observes, “but for some reason, when someone needs a serotonin inhibitor, they’re immediately ‘crazy’ or something.”

Jim Carrey

Jim Carrey is arguably among history’s most renowned comedians, but in an appearance with 60 Minutes, the comic stunned many when he revealed that he had struggled with depression for much of his life. Carrey sought help from a doctor after the latter of his 2 unsuccessful marriages, and he was given a prescription of Prozac. Carrey confesses that the antidepressant got him out of a jam at first, but he also understood that he couldn’t continue on it indefinitely. “I had to get off [Prozac] at a certain point,” Carrey remarked. “You need to get out of bed every day and say that life is good. That’s what I did, although at times it was very difficult for me.” Carrey attributes his improved mental health to natural supplements and a nutritious diet.

Johnny Depp

On-screen, star actor Johnny Depp may appear to be a chameleon, but during any interview talk, you will see just a man whose sagging posture, garbled words, and facial gestures reveal what was formerly a major secret: Depp deals with extreme anxiety. Certainly, Depp’s anxiousness has been a big cause of depression and discomfort, to the point that he has regular access to therapists, also on set, who counsels him on how to effectively deal with his worry and prevent it from driving him into serious depression.

Anne Hathaway

Since her breakthrough role in Disney’s The Princess Diaries at the age of 19, Anne Hathaway’s career has rarely slowed. However, in a 2007 interview with Tatler magazine, Hathaway claimed that she struggled from melancholy and anxiety in the years leading up to her big break. Hathaway claims she was able to get through her pain without the use of drugs during that period. Hathaway has noted that when she thinks back to her problematic younger self, “I am sorry she was hurting for so long. It’s all so negatively narcissistic to be so consumed with self.”

Chris Evans

He might not be afraid of much as Captain America. However, star Chris Evans has struggled with depression as a result of his crippling anxiety. Evans expressed how he feels when he’s in the spotlight in an interview: “A red carpet lasts, what, 30 minutes, tops? But that to me is like 30 minutes of walking on hot coals. It’s not like a junket — junkets you sit in a room and they bring them in. I can do that all day and not have a meltdown. But the premiere — that’s overwhelming. It’s the volume of it: You’re in the center of this thing. You can fight a whole army if they line up one at a time. But if they surround you, you’re f-ed.”

Jon Hamm

Jon Hamm, a well-known actor, suffered his first bout of serious depression when he was 20 years old, shortly after the death of his father (his mother already died 10 years ago from stomach cancer). Though Hamm credits his rehabilitation to the disciplined environments of work and college, he also cites therapy and antidepressants with  “changing his brain chemistry enough to think: I want to get up in the morning. I don’t want to sleep until 4 in the afternoon.”  Despite the fact that Hamm rose to prominence as Mad Men’s Don Draper over a decade ago, it appears the Golden Globe and Emmy winner is still battling his problems. He enrolled in a 30-day luxury rehab center in Connecticut in May 2015.