Struggling with Mental Illness, These 5 Female Celebrities Campaign for Mental Health Awareness

Kapanlagi.com - Awareness of the importance of understanding mental health is often demonstrated through social media by doctors and accounts engaged in the field. However, that is not enough to make society accept, be open, and be sensitive to the mental health of those around them.

Therefore, some female celebrities speak up and are not ashamed to admit the mental illnesses they suffer from. They often educate about mental health. This will gradually change the mindset of society so that there will be no more increase in suicide rates due to mental health disorders such as depression, anxiety, and others.

Here are 5 beautiful celebrities who often talk and educate about mental health.

1. Ariel Tatum

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The cast of the film SELESAI began to talk openly about the mental illness she has suffered since adolescence. She even took a hiatus from the entertainment world for several years to make peace with her mental health.

Through her Instagram account, Ariel often creates short videos about her experiences in dealing with what she feels and campaigns for #LetsEndTheShame to emphasize the importance of maintaining mental health. She even wants to change the stigma that consulting with professionals like psychologists is considered crazy and experiencing mental disorders.

Instead, it is important for people who feel they have mental disorders to seek help in finding solutions and receiving advice.

2. Marshanda

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Marshanda has been aware of the importance of mental health for a long time. Considering that this beautiful artist has suffered from Bipolar since 2009. She also uses her Instagram to talk about the importance of self-acceptance. Moreover, it took her years to make peace with the situation she went through.

The mother of one actively shares stories about the mental disorders she has experienced. Furthermore, she motivates everyone to be brave and confident in expressing their feelings without pretending. Not only that, she also talks about the changes in her body shape during treatment.

In her IG TV video posts, she encourages all women and anyone to accept themselves and love their bodies as they are. She also advises to normalize changes, whether it's mindset, a better life, or always acting positively.

3. Rachel Vennya

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Selebgram who is known by almost all social media users has once shared about her diagnosis of Bipolar. It makes her disturbed by the unpredictable mood swings.

Rachel admits that she has had unstable emotions since she was a child, even to the point of wanting to end her life. However, she can now accept her condition and start being open about what she feels. In her Instagram story, she has shared her experiences several times.

She invites everyone to be sensitive to the mental health of people around them, to be confident and accept the conditions as they are. Equally important, she advises that everyone needs to live their lives in their own way.

4. Selena Gomez

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World singer and Hollywood star is rumored to have struggled with mental disorders. He even canceled his concert a few years ago due to his mental health. After the release of her song Bad Liar, after undergoing therapy for a long time, she started talking about mental health awareness.

Selena also met with several great doctors to guide her through her therapy journey. On her Instagram page, she often posts quotes and invites anyone to accept themselves as they are.

5. Demi Lovato

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Just like others, Demi Lovato often posts sentences that speak out about many things, especially mental health, bullying, even self-identity and pronouns. Not only that, the singer of the song Solo also has a documentary film titled “Beyond Silence.”

The documentary film tells the story of 3 people who struggle with different mental disorders named Jeff Fink, Llyod Hale, and Lauren Burke. The documentary film has received a lot of positive responses, as it has helped campaign for mental health to make others aware of the condition of others.

This article was written by: Aditia Lestari

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