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05-17-2018, 05:14 PM
'You're not alone': Famous men are talking about mental health, and it could save lives
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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, Michael Phelps, and Kevin Love all share one thing in common, and it's not their fame.*
Instead, each of these men has done something once unthinkable: They've talked publicly about their mental health struggles. *
SEE ALSO: 11 times famous men spoke up about mental health* (https://mashable.com/2018/05/17/celebrities-mens-mental-health/)
Johnson, an action hero best known for his positivity and pecs, recently described (http://Ifyou'repayingattention,youknowthatsomethingiswron gwithboysandmen.Youcouldsaythatmanhood,aswe'veknow nitinAmericaforcenturies,isbreakingapartunderthepr essureoffeminism'sdemandforequality.Youcouldalsosa ythatit'sbreakingfreefromaversionofmasculinitythat terrorizesbothmenandwomen.Somewouldhaveyoubelievet hatmanhoodisundersiege,takenhostagebyfeministswhow anttomakemenweak.) his own bouts of depression and what it felt like, as a teenager, to stop his mother from attempting suicide. Love, a power forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers, wrote an essay (https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/kevin-love-everyone-is-going-through-something) in March for the online publication Players' Tribune about experiencing a panic attack. Reynolds, star of the new sequel Deadpool 2, recently told (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/02/movies/ryan-reynolds-deadpool-2.html) the New York Times that he regularly experiences anxiety. Last December, Phelps, the most decorated Olympian in history, opened up (https://www.today.com/health/michael-phelps-struggle-depression-mental-health-issues-t119969) to Today about feeling depressed and suicidal.* Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/05/17/men-mental-health-stigma-celebrities/)
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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, Michael Phelps, and Kevin Love all share one thing in common, and it's not their fame.*
Instead, each of these men has done something once unthinkable: They've talked publicly about their mental health struggles. *
SEE ALSO: 11 times famous men spoke up about mental health* (https://mashable.com/2018/05/17/celebrities-mens-mental-health/)
Johnson, an action hero best known for his positivity and pecs, recently described (http://Ifyou'repayingattention,youknowthatsomethingiswron gwithboysandmen.Youcouldsaythatmanhood,aswe'veknow nitinAmericaforcenturies,isbreakingapartunderthepr essureoffeminism'sdemandforequality.Youcouldalsosa ythatit'sbreakingfreefromaversionofmasculinitythat terrorizesbothmenandwomen.Somewouldhaveyoubelievet hatmanhoodisundersiege,takenhostagebyfeministswhow anttomakemenweak.) his own bouts of depression and what it felt like, as a teenager, to stop his mother from attempting suicide. Love, a power forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers, wrote an essay (https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/kevin-love-everyone-is-going-through-something) in March for the online publication Players' Tribune about experiencing a panic attack. Reynolds, star of the new sequel Deadpool 2, recently told (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/02/movies/ryan-reynolds-deadpool-2.html) the New York Times that he regularly experiences anxiety. Last December, Phelps, the most decorated Olympian in history, opened up (https://www.today.com/health/michael-phelps-struggle-depression-mental-health-issues-t119969) to Today about feeling depressed and suicidal.* Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/05/17/men-mental-health-stigma-celebrities/)
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