Depression is considered a disease of the 21st century. It can affect anyone, regardless of social status. It overwhelms, paralyzes, makes everyday functioning difficult, and sometimes even impossible. Many people describe the darkness and helplessness as overwhelming and clinging. WHO estimates that in a few years depression will be the most common disease worldwide. In turn, about 1.2 million people suffer from depression. February 23 is National Depression Day. Celebrities are also more and more openly talking about the fight against this disease.
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Famous people who suffer from depression. “I’ve lost the meaning of life”
Ma³gorzata Foremniak spoke frankly about her struggle with depression. “My depression was my own business. Yes, difficult. There were times when it was hard for me to leave the house. But I was going on stage and I was in a different life space. And I focused on it – in an interview with the “Pani” monthly. – One morning in the morning I thought: Does anyone care if there is a shred of a woman in a room and bangs her head against the wall? Damn it, Foremniak, either a cart or a carriage! Every crisis is an opportunity to be reborn. I am an example that you can get out of it – in an interview for “Twój Styl”.
Danuta Stenka also spoke honestly about the disease years ago. Her confession surprised fans. “I woke up in the morning and before I opened my eyes, I wanted to cry. Like I’ve lost the meaning of life. The sadness intensified, I felt like I was falling to the bottom – she revealed in one of the interviews. – I met with the remark that I should not have done it, because it was a damage to the image. Why? Because a depressed person is a defective copy? – some time later in an interview with “Pani”, emphasizing that there is nothing shameful about depression.
In 2021, Agata Młynarska wrote about the fight against depression on Instagram. In an honest confession, she told about her struggles and how she found the courage to ask a specialist for help.
Many times it happened to me that I had no strength to do anything, even to wash off my make-up, to get out of bed. I was operating on autopilot, with a learned smile that felt like physical pain (…). At work, I was like a machine, efficient, effective, energetic. And that didn’t sit well with me, it deceived me
– confessed the presenter.
Celebrities open about postpartum depression. “I felt that she was not suitable for the role of a mother”
A few years ago, Adele talked about postpartum depression. “I felt she was unfit to be a mother. I thought the decision to have a baby was the worst decision I’d ever made in my entire life. I’m afraid of having more children, I had postpartum depression, it scared me terribly and I didn’t talk to anyone about it – the singer in an interview with “Vanity Fair”.
Katarzyna Cichopek also talked about postpartum depression. “I had a nightmare after giving birth. It took me a long time to get back in shape, both physically and mentally – the actress in an interview with “Live”. “I was blaming myself for not being as it should be. I thought I was just worse than the others – she added.
If you are experiencing difficulties, remember that you can use the 24-hour, toll-free help numbers:
- 800 70 2222 – Support center for adults in mental crisis,
- 112 – Emergency number in situations of health or life threat,
- 00 12 12 12 – Children’s Helpline of the Ombudsman for Children,
- 116 111 – Helpline for Children and Youth.
If you need help, you can call the Helpline for Children and Youth every day, 24 hours a day, at the free phone number 116 111. You can also describe your problem in a message. The Empowering Children Foundation, in addition to consultations for the youngest, also offers help to parents and teachers who are concerned about the safety of their charges. More information can be found on the foundation’s website.
Other help phone numbers can be found on the following websites:
- https://zapobiegjmysamobojstwom.pl/
- https://zwjr.pl/bezplatne-numery-pomocowe
- https://pokonackrys.pl/
Source: Gazeta
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