Giving visibility to mental health problems is something so crucial in this century that talking about it is not superfluous. Ending the stigma around disorders such as depression and anxiety has taken center stage due to statistics, which show that four out of 10 young people have suffered from a related problem. It is becoming more and more normal to talk about it in public, something experts recommend, and celebrities have not remained on the sidelines.
Robbie Williams, who turns 50 today, opened up about the dark chapters of his life as he is about to celebrate half a century. The singer, who suffered from depression and addictions, recently spoke about these issues in a Netflix documentary. He confessed that he “lost control” during the early days of Take That and is still trying to “repair the damage of the past”.
“Fear. shame pain A whole range of human emotions. I’m approaching 50. I’m a father. I have four children and a lovely wife. Everything I have experienced in my life is impressive. But I feel that the past is squeezing my neck”, he explained.
While many went to the United States to succeed, the Briton had to go to cure himself in several cycles of rehabilitation in the late nineties and early 2000s. It was together with his current wife, the American actress Ayda Field, with whom he seems to have found stability. Despite the fact that he made very few happy reflections in the documentary, he acknowledged one decisive thing: “I have managed to accept myself and love myself”.
Fellow Briton Cara Delevingne spoke about how she overcame the addictions that made her star in those embarrassing images barefoot and disoriented in Los Angeles. The actress and model explained that she did not have an easy childhood due to her mother’s addictions and that she herself has suffered depression and addictions.
Among all the statements in this regard, two teachings stand out. On the one hand, for her, the only thing that can solve these problems is oneself: “I thought that the love of others was what would make me happy when, in reality, what I had to do was to love myself myself”. The other is that the treatments must be carried out at the right time. “I always thought that work should be done in bad times, but in reality, work should be done in good times. The work must be done consistently”, he assured.
Angy Fernández appeared at the last Benidorm Fest with Sé quién soy, an autobiographical song with which she addressed depression. “After years of research, bad and good times, therapy, every day I am clearer about who I am, what I want in life”, he confessed in an interview. The Mallorcan retired temporarily because she suffered from stage fright, but she has never been afraid to talk about her mental health.
The tennis player Paula Badosa also suffered from depression in one of the most exposed moments of her career: “I have always said that I go to the gym every day to work on my body: the same thing happens with the mind, you also need to work on it”. Another current athlete due to his mental health is Ricky Rubio, who retired temporarily for treatment and is about to return to the court signed by Barça.
Jorge Javier Vázquez, who will return to the screen to present the next edition of Survivors, has also suffered from several cycles of depression and has been honest with followers about the many therapies he has undergone. In his last interview he admitted that he has done therapy to accept the sadness. “I have learned to accept negative feelings. I used to shy away from sadness, now I accept it […]. The final reflection is that, in the same way that a success does not depend exclusively on you, neither does a failure,” he declared.
