Fifteen Famous People Who Thrived Despite Their Mental Health Issues
From Mike Wallace to Mark Twain — they not only survived but thrived.
I have always been an anxious person.
Last year I was diagnosed with C-PTSD (Complex Post Trauma) stemming from childhood traumas. I know that I am not alone in my dealings with anxiety/panic or mental health issues. They are rampant these days, not only among the general population but also celebrities and famous people.
When I was doing research for a book I wrote recently about Creative People titled Creative People and What Makes them Tick, I found there were quite a few famous people who suffered from serious and not so serious bouts of:
Depression
Mental illness
Bi Polar disorder
Anxiety/Panic issues
Postpartum depression to
Anorexia and Eating Disorders
OCD issues
and other ‘craziness’…
but… who were still quite successful!
That’s what I want to focus on in this story. The good news — not the fact that there are many mentally ill creative people. (Hey, that goes without saying).
