1. Demi Lovato
I read this on seventeen magazine.
I started compulsively overeating at a very young age. And then I almost stopped eating altogether at the age of 12, after being harassed by kids at school, for being "fat". My eating disorder will continue to affect me for the rest of my life, but I'm proud to say that I got the help I needed, and am now the happiest and healthiest I have ever been!
Eating disorders are serious and complex problems that affect millions of young men and women all over the world. But so many people don’t actually understand them. For example, it's a common misconception that eating disorders are just about food. But they’re actually about so much more than that.
Eating disorders often stem from feelings of low self esteem, depression, anxiety, or in my case, being teased and ridiculed for my weight. I also believe that a big contributing factor to these feelings is the pressure that’s out there to meet impossible standards.
This is why I'm so proud of my partnership with the Jed Foundation for the Love Is Louder Than the Pressure To Be Perfect Campaign. Through the campaign we encourage everyone to love who they are and embrace the so-called "flaws" that actually make each of us unique.
If you or someone you know if suffering from an eating disorder, it's important to speak up and seek professional help. There are a lot of great websites out there with tips on how to deal, and more information about the disease. A great one that I recommend is The National Eating Disorders Association.
You can get help, and you can feel better.
STAY STRONG.
Love,
Further news.
Demi Lovato was every bit her father’s daughter. And now she is using that connection to honor him a month after his death.
Lovato, who has publicly explained her own battles with mental and physical issues, revealed her father too was fighting his own inner demons.
"My dad suffered from mental illnesses,” the star told E News. “He was suffering so bad that he couldn't function in society normally and he couldn't get the help that he needed.”
“So when he passed away, I thought, 'I wish there was something I could have done.'”
It was with her father in mind that Lovato decided to team up with Cast Recovery to start “The Lovato Treatment Scholarship” which will help give treatment to those suffering from mental problems who may not be able to afford it otherwise.
“Treatment is actually very, very expensive. And whether it's rehab or in-patient, out-patient—whatever it is—I wanna be there providing that service because I didn't get the chance to do it with my dad and I wanna make it up to him now that he's looking over me," the singer said.
While Lovato and her father were estranged at the time of his death, she said, "He wasn't a bad person, I didn't have the best relationship with him and for so many years I was mad at him, but when he passed away I realized none of it was even his fault. He had mental illnesses."
Read more: http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/entertainment/2013/07/11/demi-lovato-creates-mental-health-foundation-in-honor-her-late-father/#ixzz2Zxl3jCda
I started compulsively overeating at a very young age. And then I almost stopped eating altogether at the age of 12, after being harassed by kids at school, for being "fat". My eating disorder will continue to affect me for the rest of my life, but I'm proud to say that I got the help I needed, and am now the happiest and healthiest I have ever been!
Eating disorders are serious and complex problems that affect millions of young men and women all over the world. But so many people don’t actually understand them. For example, it's a common misconception that eating disorders are just about food. But they’re actually about so much more than that.
Eating disorders often stem from feelings of low self esteem, depression, anxiety, or in my case, being teased and ridiculed for my weight. I also believe that a big contributing factor to these feelings is the pressure that’s out there to meet impossible standards.
This is why I'm so proud of my partnership with the Jed Foundation for the Love Is Louder Than the Pressure To Be Perfect Campaign. Through the campaign we encourage everyone to love who they are and embrace the so-called "flaws" that actually make each of us unique.
If you or someone you know if suffering from an eating disorder, it's important to speak up and seek professional help. There are a lot of great websites out there with tips on how to deal, and more information about the disease. A great one that I recommend is The National Eating Disorders Association.
You can get help, and you can feel better.
STAY STRONG.
Love,
Further news.
Demi Lovato was every bit her father’s daughter. And now she is using that connection to honor him a month after his death.
Lovato, who has publicly explained her own battles with mental and physical issues, revealed her father too was fighting his own inner demons.
"My dad suffered from mental illnesses,” the star told E News. “He was suffering so bad that he couldn't function in society normally and he couldn't get the help that he needed.”
“So when he passed away, I thought, 'I wish there was something I could have done.'”
It was with her father in mind that Lovato decided to team up with Cast Recovery to start “The Lovato Treatment Scholarship” which will help give treatment to those suffering from mental problems who may not be able to afford it otherwise.
“Treatment is actually very, very expensive. And whether it's rehab or in-patient, out-patient—whatever it is—I wanna be there providing that service because I didn't get the chance to do it with my dad and I wanna make it up to him now that he's looking over me," the singer said.
While Lovato and her father were estranged at the time of his death, she said, "He wasn't a bad person, I didn't have the best relationship with him and for so many years I was mad at him, but when he passed away I realized none of it was even his fault. He had mental illnesses."
Read more: http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/entertainment/2013/07/11/demi-lovato-creates-mental-health-foundation-in-honor-her-late-father/#ixzz2Zxl3jCda
2. Nelson mandela
I found this on the net.
Nelson Mandela. Campaigned for justice and freedom in his South Africa. Spent 20 years in jail for his opposition to apartheid. After release he became first President of democratic South Africa and helped heal the wounds of apartheid by his magnanimous attitude to his former political enemies.
http://www.biographyonline.net/people/inspirational/
Nelson Mandela. Campaigned for justice and freedom in his South Africa. Spent 20 years in jail for his opposition to apartheid. After release he became first President of democratic South Africa and helped heal the wounds of apartheid by his magnanimous attitude to his former political enemies.
http://www.biographyonline.net/people/inspirational/
3. Nick Vujicic
i found this on the net
Nick Vujicic was born in Melbourne, Australia with the rare Tetra-amelia disorder: limbless, missing both arms at shoulder level, and having one small foot with two toes protruding from his left thigh. Despite the absence of limbs, he is doing surf and swimming, and playing golf and soccer. Nick graduated from college at the age of 21 with a double major in Accounting and Financial Planning. He began his travels as a motivational speaker, focusing on the topics that today's teenagers face.
Read more at http://www.oddee.com/item_96763.aspx#yrt8PBSQbdEsLYZj.99
Nick Vujicic was born in Melbourne, Australia with the rare Tetra-amelia disorder: limbless, missing both arms at shoulder level, and having one small foot with two toes protruding from his left thigh. Despite the absence of limbs, he is doing surf and swimming, and playing golf and soccer. Nick graduated from college at the age of 21 with a double major in Accounting and Financial Planning. He began his travels as a motivational speaker, focusing on the topics that today's teenagers face.
Read more at http://www.oddee.com/item_96763.aspx#yrt8PBSQbdEsLYZj.99
4. Liz murray
Elizabeth "Liz" Murray was born September 23, 1980 the Bronx, New York, to poor, drug-addicted, HIV-infected parents. She became homeless just after she turned 15, when her mother died of AIDS, and her father moved to a homeless shelter. Murray's life turned around when she began attending the Humanities Preparatory Academy in Chelsea, Manhattan. Though she started high school later than most students, and remained without a stable home while supporting herself and her sister, Murray graduated in only two years. She was awarded a New York Times scholarship for needy students and accepted into Harvard University, matriculating in the fall semester of 2000. She left Harvard in 2003 to care for her sick father; she resumed her education at Columbia University to be closer to him until 2006 when he died of AIDS. As of May 2008, she was back at Harvard working towards her degree with plans to graduate with a degree in Psychology in June 2009.
Her life became a movie in 2003 and she now works as a professional speaker, representing the Washington Speakers Bureau. That same gutsy strength that pulled her from the streets now transforms the lives of others, from student groups to business audiences in need of inspiration to overcome their own obstacles.
Read more at http://www.oddee.com/item_96763.aspx#yrt8PBSQbdEsLYZj.99
Her life became a movie in 2003 and she now works as a professional speaker, representing the Washington Speakers Bureau. That same gutsy strength that pulled her from the streets now transforms the lives of others, from student groups to business audiences in need of inspiration to overcome their own obstacles.
Read more at http://www.oddee.com/item_96763.aspx#yrt8PBSQbdEsLYZj.99
5. Angelina jolie
I found this on the net.
The beautiful Academy Award-winning actress, globe-trotting U.N. Goodwill Ambassador and mother of six may seem to have her act completely together, but throughout her teens and early 20s, Angelina Jolie suffered bouts of depression.
After the death of her mother in 2007, she began sliding into another depression and couldn't stop dwelling on negative thoughts. When asked to star in the stunt-packed thriller "Wanted," she jumped at the chance.
"My mother had just passed away, and I wanted to do something physical to get it out of my head for a while," Contact Music quotes her as saying in July 2008. "I felt I was going into a very dark place, and I wasn't capable of getting up in the morning, so I signed up for something that would force me to be active."
It was a good decision, says Carol Landau, Ph.D., iVillage wellness expert and a clinical professor of psychiatry and medicine at Brown University's Alpert Medical School in Providence, R.I.
"The stress and grief that come with the death of a loved one can easily turn into depression, and it can be really hard to break the pattern of ruminating about the loss. Distracting activities, especially physical activity, can be helpful in breaking that cycle," Landau says.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/31/celebs-with-depression_n_942771.html#s344898title=Angelina_Jolie_
TODAY
TODAY SHE SUPPORTS THE FOLLOWING CHARITIES OR ORGANIZATIONS
The beautiful Academy Award-winning actress, globe-trotting U.N. Goodwill Ambassador and mother of six may seem to have her act completely together, but throughout her teens and early 20s, Angelina Jolie suffered bouts of depression.
After the death of her mother in 2007, she began sliding into another depression and couldn't stop dwelling on negative thoughts. When asked to star in the stunt-packed thriller "Wanted," she jumped at the chance.
"My mother had just passed away, and I wanted to do something physical to get it out of my head for a while," Contact Music quotes her as saying in July 2008. "I felt I was going into a very dark place, and I wasn't capable of getting up in the morning, so I signed up for something that would force me to be active."
It was a good decision, says Carol Landau, Ph.D., iVillage wellness expert and a clinical professor of psychiatry and medicine at Brown University's Alpert Medical School in Providence, R.I.
"The stress and grief that come with the death of a loved one can easily turn into depression, and it can be really hard to break the pattern of ruminating about the loss. Distracting activities, especially physical activity, can be helpful in breaking that cycle," Landau says.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/31/celebs-with-depression_n_942771.html#s344898title=Angelina_Jolie_
TODAY
TODAY SHE SUPPORTS THE FOLLOWING CHARITIES OR ORGANIZATIONS
- Afghanistan Relief Organization
- Alliance For The Lost Boys Of Sudan
- Cancer Schmancer Movement
- Care to Learn
- Cinema For Peace
- Clinton Global Initiative
- Daniel Pearl Foundation
- Direct Change
- Doctors Without Borders
- Global Action for Children
- HALO Trust
- Human Rights Watch
- Jolie-Pitt Foundation
- Kids in Need of Defense
- Millennium Promise
- Millennium Villages
- Motion Picture and Television Fund Foundation
- Muhammad Ali Center
- ONE Campaign
- Peace One Day
- Reporters Without Borders
- Sophie's Gift
- SOS Children's Villages
- UNHCR
- UNICEF
- UN Millennium Project
- Vital Voices
- Women in the World Foundation
- Yéle Haiti Foundation
6. CATHERINE ZETA JONES
I found this on the net.
Last spring, actress Catherine Zeta-Jones checked into a Connecticut mental health facility to be treated for bipolar II disorder, which is characterized by swings between depression and hypomania (a mildly manic state).
Previously, Zeta-Jones had described her bouts with depression, telling theSunday Times in the U.K., "I'm lucky ... but that's not to say I don't get down on myself ... I don't just bring myself down, I bring everyone around me down. It's like a dark cloud, 'Uh-oh, here we go,' and I have to snap out of it."
This time around, stress seemed to contribute to the flare-up: The year before, her husband, actor Michael Douglas, had been diagnosed and treated for stage IV throat cancer. Meanwhile, the couple had been battling a lawsuit in which Douglas' first wife, Diandra, was suing Douglas for a percentage of the royalties from his movie "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps."
While there's often a genetic vulnerability to bipolar disorder, "Episodes can occur at any time, and they're often triggered by extreme stress," Landau says. "There's no question that Zeta-Jones was under enormous stress. I think it's great that she sought treatment and went public with this."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/31/celebs-with-depression_n_942771.html#s344901&title=Catherine_ZetaJones
The fact that she is such a brilliant actor and could go public about her mental illness considering the stigma attached to bipolar is amazing.
Last spring, actress Catherine Zeta-Jones checked into a Connecticut mental health facility to be treated for bipolar II disorder, which is characterized by swings between depression and hypomania (a mildly manic state).
Previously, Zeta-Jones had described her bouts with depression, telling theSunday Times in the U.K., "I'm lucky ... but that's not to say I don't get down on myself ... I don't just bring myself down, I bring everyone around me down. It's like a dark cloud, 'Uh-oh, here we go,' and I have to snap out of it."
This time around, stress seemed to contribute to the flare-up: The year before, her husband, actor Michael Douglas, had been diagnosed and treated for stage IV throat cancer. Meanwhile, the couple had been battling a lawsuit in which Douglas' first wife, Diandra, was suing Douglas for a percentage of the royalties from his movie "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps."
While there's often a genetic vulnerability to bipolar disorder, "Episodes can occur at any time, and they're often triggered by extreme stress," Landau says. "There's no question that Zeta-Jones was under enormous stress. I think it's great that she sought treatment and went public with this."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/31/celebs-with-depression_n_942771.html#s344901&title=Catherine_ZetaJones
The fact that she is such a brilliant actor and could go public about her mental illness considering the stigma attached to bipolar is amazing.