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Mental illness is an invisible disease. It’s no surprise then, that because of its invisibility, people who haven\u2019t suffered from its effects are often likely to write it off. As if \u2018mental illness\u2019 are code words that act as convenient excuses to write off or permit our bad moods or worse behaviour.<\/p>\n

As many of us know, it\u2019s all very real, but thanks to some major celebrity heavyweights, the conversation is being opened up. And in turn, they\u2019re helping us <\/em>open up. And not that I want any of us to be going through this, because the lows are so low — (I’ve been treating my own depression by taking once-daily pills for the past six and a half years) — and at times it\u2019s hella hard to remember that that down moment will pass. But these voices are now being heard and it lets us know that we\u2019re not alone. That we\u2019re only human. That we can build a community of sorts with others in the same boat so we need not suffer in silence any longer.<\/p>\n

In the March 2018 issue<\/a> of Harper’s Bazaar<\/em>, Selena Gomez, who has struggled with mental illness<\/a>, and even cancelled a major tour in 2016 to enter rehab, was asked if she thinks 2018 will be a better year than the one we just had. And she got real AF in her response, saying, \u201cI\u2019m going to say yes because I believe that for myself. And anyone who knows me knows I will always start with my health and my well-being. I\u2019ve had a lot of issues with depression and anxiety, and I\u2019ve been very vocal about it, but it\u2019s not something I feel I\u2019ll ever overcome. There won\u2019t be a day when I\u2019m like, ‘Here I am in a pretty dress \u2014 I won!’ I think it\u2019s a battle I\u2019m gonna have to face for the rest of my life, and I\u2019m okay with that because I know that I\u2019m choosing myself over anything else. I\u2019m starting my year off with that thought. I want to make sure I\u2019m healthy. If that\u2019s good, everything else will fall into place.\u201d<\/p>\n

And I commend her for getting real and so explicitly sharing her experience. For so long, people have rolled their eyes, and made \u2018tough-life\u2019 sarcastic comments when the rich, famous or strikingly-successful talk shop about their inner demons. But by writing off peoples’ real experiences, we as a society are doing more harm than good. So we need people like Instagram’s most followed person, Ms. Gomez, to speak her truth.<\/p>\n

Other female role models like Gabrielle Union and Kristen Bell are sharing their stories too. In the March 2018 issue of ELLE Canada<\/em><\/a>, Union opened up in more detail about the issues she wrote about in her memoir We\u2019re Going To Need More Wine<\/em>\u00a0on the trauma of being raped, and the struggles of going through IVF treatments. She told Editor Vanessa Craft about women showing up in droves on her book tour because they connected with Union’s candid sharing of her experiences. “There are so many people who are suffering in solitude,\u201d she says. \u201cAnd when I started offering my story, people felt connected. It\u2019s like a reference guide for those who are suffering or feel isolated. Some stories are helpful, some are just funny, but hopefully it\u2019s that connective tissue that we sometimes don\u2019t have in our lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

Actress Kristen Bell, meanwhile,\u00a0penned an essay<\/a> for Motto<\/em> titled \u201cI\u2019m over staying silent about my depression.\u201d She wrote, “Mental health check-ins should be as routine as going to the doctor or the dentist. After all, I\u2019ll see the doctor if I have the sniffles. If you tell a friend that you are sick, his first response is likely, ‘You should get that checked out by a doctor.’ Yet if you tell a friend you\u2019re feeling depressed, he will be scared or reluctant to give you that same advice. You know what? I\u2019m over it.” (As an aside, it should go noted I wrote a piece<\/a> a few years back for HuffPo with a similar title and sentiment. Stars, they\u2019re just like us!) For her part, popstar Demi Lovato has also been remarkably candid<\/a> about her struggles with eating disorders and drug addiction.<\/p>\n

And it\u2019s that sense of community, especially coming from some of our role models, that will help put mental illness in the forefront of people\u2019s minds. Much like the #MeToo movement, we can only make changes when we speak our truth, share our tales, and look at how we can make a difference. And that a change can be made when we don\u2019t go at it alone. When we use all the tools available to us to express what we\u2019re going through, so we can be heard.<\/p>\n

For once, and for all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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