The news story caught my ear. I don't usually follow celebrity news. But I had just read an article about Demi Lovato in a NAMI magazine. I listened for some report of who she is and what she represents. I wondered about a recent depression, a suicide attempt, perhaps.
Nope, not a word. Celebrity drug overdose. That's the story. I swear they wrote this story thirty years ago, periodically pull up the file, change the name, and post.
She deserves better. I'll just have to write my own post.
Lovato has long been open about her mental illnesses, bipolar, bulimia, self harm, drug abuse, and alcoholism. Her celebrity as a pop star is significant to the story in one way. It has given her a voice to advocate for those who have no voice.
Celebrity is not a risk factor for substance abuse. But an alcoholic father is. She has the genetic load to develop the condition.
Celebrity is not a risk factor for substance abuse. But childhood trauma is. She was bullied as a child, to the point of resorting to home schooling.
Celebrity is not a risk factor for bipolar, either. But substance abuse and bipolar do often go together. 56% of people with bipolar struggle with addiction. Why so many? There are three potential explanations:
Nope, not a word. Celebrity drug overdose. That's the story. I swear they wrote this story thirty years ago, periodically pull up the file, change the name, and post.
She deserves better. I'll just have to write my own post.
Lovato has long been open about her mental illnesses, bipolar, bulimia, self harm, drug abuse, and alcoholism. Her celebrity as a pop star is significant to the story in one way. It has given her a voice to advocate for those who have no voice.Celebrity is not a risk factor for substance abuse. But an alcoholic father is. She has the genetic load to develop the condition.
Celebrity is not a risk factor for substance abuse. But childhood trauma is. She was bullied as a child, to the point of resorting to home schooling.
Celebrity is not a risk factor for bipolar, either. But substance abuse and bipolar do often go together. 56% of people with bipolar struggle with addiction. Why so many? There are three potential explanations:
