Celeb News: Gaga: "I take medication for mental illness/depression" - Page 3

Skywalker

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Originally posted by J a y

At least Gaga takes medication, realises there's a problem and tries in every way possible to get help.

Amy Winehouse was diagnosed manic depressive and she refused to.

Some people suffer from depression and other forms of mental illnesses and aren't even aware.

The stigma and discrimination towards such illnesses is also part of the problem.

Exactly. The whole world (especially the western world) can all take a minute and remove their stigma towards people with mental illness. I love that she is so candid about her struggles, especially since she has a large, impressionable fanbase.

HausOfCarlos

Poor her.She just can't handle the industry, I'm fearing she might go down the Britney 2007 way and I don't want that to happen to one of my faves again, or anyone tbh

_DeviouS_

She won't need to be on it for long. As long as she becomes stable and is around the right people she will be great.

She is probably one of the strongest people in the history of the Music industry, but no human is unbreakable. She's a true survivor .

Going through depression is like dying inside so I feel her pain and I love her even more.

Revel

This explains a lot.

Vin

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Originally posted by HumanitySector

I am SO heartbroken and sad for her. Poor her, I can't imagine the horrors she has to endure every day

I know. Poor Gaga. I feel so sorry for her and her hard life. She's been through so much. She's such a strong person. Thanks for volunteering the information and telling us all you take medication for mental illness and depression, Gaga. Now your strength can help so many others.

...Vin

Buddy!

People's transparency is nauseating in this thread. Disgusting.

JUST because you're rich does not mean you can't have depression.

Depression does not discriminate

People fail to understand that depression can last a long time, and she's likely been suffering since she was a young girl.

MissedTheTrain

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Originally posted by HausOfCarlos

Poor her.She just can't handle the industry, I'm fearing she might go down the Britney 2007 way and I don't want that to happen to one of my faves again, or anyone tbh

I think she can handle the industry just fine, she's been a big star for 6 years now. She just went through a lot last year, most of which was behind the scenes stuff. Millions of people suffer from depression and other mental illnesses, whether its anxiety, depression, or something more extreme. Sometimes the anxiety and depression isn't really brought on by a specific incident or thing, its just there. It's common and I think Gaga is strong enough to handle it....she has seemed so happy over the past few months.

Good for her for talking about it. She's on a platform and saying things like this are helpful, because it lets people see that its a normal thing and that it isn't something to be ashamed of.

Rusty

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Originally posted by retromaury

She honestly needs a break from the industry.
It's destroying her inside because I don't think she is strong enough for the business

The irony and transparency of this comment.

OT: I hope she's doing well.

Auraeolux

I'm not surprised, she has been sounding like a typical person who does for a while.
Hope she finds peace within herself.

romonster

She is such a down-to-earth person, she doesn't deserve any of the **** people say about her

Gladion

aw gaga

Dylangaga

Love you gaga!

GypsyLife

I don't see why she should be ashamed or keep it under the rug. This is an illness of the brain.
Why is it diabetics take insuline every day or asthmatics can take their inhaler without having ever to feel ashamed of their illness.
But if we talk depression then all of the sudden people think they need to treat you like some kind of paria as if being depressed is not bad enough on it's own.

GhostHaus

Gaga

stay strong queen!

Doesn't she have lupus too

Sensation

I'm not surprised.

I hope she's getting the help she needs.

LeonaSlays

That's sad

Gazing Ball

Glad she's taking medication - and I hope it's working! Gosh if anything happened to her.

Ya'll stop being too hard on ha. She's the most refreshing thing to have come along for a long time and EVERYONE is always checking on what Gaga is up to whether they admit it or not.

Come through legend!

Ivory.

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Originally posted by TikiMiss

she has money. she'll be fine

StephenNYMonster

Can people please stop saying that she needs to take a long vacation. First of all, it is clear that she likes to work. Trying to strip that away from her can lead her into a depression. Stress, such as work, can lead her into a depression. Either way, if she doesn't manage herself, she will slip into a depression.

At least she is talking about her depression openly. The stigma and shame around mental illness is disgusting. The stress of feeling alone is another thing that can lead someone into a state of depression. There has already been two celebrity deaths, this year, surrounding people who were in deep in depression and had to fake their happiness to friends, family, and the public. Their money did not make them happy.

Can we please get it together and be happy that she is open about her condition. The sarcastic post and the blatant give no ****s is absolutely disgusting, especially considering the subject manner.

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