DID YOU KNOW........

Sometimes it seems we are all alone in our battle and we convince ourselves that no one could POSSIBLY understand
what we are going through.

What if I told you some very famous - and very successful people - have also dealt with depression and mental illness?  
For me personally, it gave me hope to see the success these individuals had obtained in spite of their illness.

Here is just a short list of people YOU MAY KNOW who have dealt with mental health issues:

Buzz Aldrin (astronaut),   Depression
Roseanne Barr (comedian),   Depression
Ludwig van Beethoven (composer),   Bipolar Disorder
Halle Berry (actress),  Depression
Terry Bradshaw (Quarterback),   Clinical Depression
Marlon Brando  (actor),   Depression
Delta Burke (actress),   Depression
Jim Carrey (actor),   Depression
Dick Clark,   Depression
Princess Diana,  Depression
Charles Dickens (author),   Depression
Patty Duke (actress),   Bipolar Disorder
Carrie Fisher (actress),  Bipolar Disorder/Manic Depressive
Linda Hamilton (actress),  Depression
Ashley Judd (actress),   Depression
Abraham Lincoln, Depression
Michelangelo  (artist),  Depression
Marie Osmond (singer),  Depression
J.K. Rowling (author),  Depression