Fans have been worried about Dove Cameron ever since she posted a photo of herself crying
to Instagram, and now, she just admitted that she’s been feeling “pretty sad” for
“a while.”
What’s up?
It’s Sussan Mourad here with Clevver News and we all know and love Dove Cameron for
her iconic Disney acting roles, her impeccable fashion sense, and of course, her beautiful
singing voice.
But even someone who seems to have it all, has hard days sometimes.
Celebs are no different than any of us in that sense.
And I just wanted to let you know that we are going to be talking about mental health
in this story, so only continue watching if you feel comfortable hearing about this topic.
We have also included a crisis hotline down in the description for if you or someone you
know needs help.
Alright, let’s get into it.
Just last week Dove shared this pic on Instagram of herself crying and captioned it with the
crying emoji.
And if you’re a long time fan of Dove, you know that she has been super open about her
mental health issues in the past.
And this past year has been particularly challenging for her after losing one of her closest friends
and co-stars Cameron Boyce.
Back in July of last year, she told Seventeen that quote, “I would call myself incredibly
anxious, and I have dealt with depression.
And I do have episodes of absolutely what feels like mania or something that is like
I’m all of a sudden in the pits of despair.
I can’t get myself out.
I’m on the floor and I’m crying.”
She continued on and said quote, “I was scared when I was younger to talk about certain
topics because there are a lot of people in this industry that tell you not to speak about
a lot of things.
Then as you get older you’re kind of like, wait, no, maybe I know better.
Maybe I don’t care about what you think.
Maybe the risk is much less important than the gain.
And I think so much normalcy would come from demystifying a lot in our own personal lives
for younger people to look at.”
And that’s exactly what Dove has been doing with her social media.
She’s creating a community for her fans to talk about what they are going through
and she’s been honest with them about what she struggles with.
And as soon as she posted this pic, her fans flooded the comments section with love and
support.
One person wrote quote, “Hurts to see you sad, but I know it’s best to get it out.
Thank you for being human and showing it’s ok to show emotion and that there’s strength
in that!”
Another said quote, “crying is important, also you are not alone you have us.
you will feel better soon I promise!”
And another wrote quote, “Girl i feel you, keep your head up”
But the following day Dove took to Twitter to explain the meaning behind the crying photo.
She wrote quote, “i’m pretty sad. have been for awhile, i think.
and that’s ok.”
In another tweet Dove continued on and wrote quote, “if you’re sad, remember you’re
not alone.
everyone is human.
objectifying others & ourselves is so deep in our current culture, we forget that, no
matter what it looks like & what we think we know, we don’t know what someone is going
through.
we all hurt.
let’s help each heal.”
And her fans have been replying to her tweet thanking her for her honesty and vulnerability.
One fan wrote quote, “Thank you for saying this and being a guardian angel always!
You speaking about mental health is changing the world for the better and changing my life
too!
Thank you! and I know you are saying this to us but please know you are not alone too!
We love you!
I love you!”
Another said quote, “this really hit home tonight.
sending you love and hoping that we can become more self aware as a culture.
it’s okay to not be okay.”
And another fan shared where they were at and wrote quote, “needed this, was in a
good place last week but this week has been so shitty. sometimes it’s hard for me to
accept that things can change so quickly when i was doing pretty good.
thank you for reminding me that it’s okay to not be okay and i’m not alone”
And like we said before, this isn’t the first time that Dove has been open and honest
with her fans about her mental health.
Earlier this year right before walking the Oscars red carpet, Dove revealed that she
was on the phone with her psychiatrist.
She tweeted saying quote, “just had a loud 13 min phone conversation with my psychiatrist
about my anxiety/depression and mental health history in line for a red carpet next to about
50 people within ear shot and if that isn’t a metaphor for my whole life i don’t know
what is”
She followed up with a tweet saying that she realized she was at an event and that's not
usually a place to deal with your mental health issues, but health always comes first.
Dove wrote quote, “had a sec where i realized it was my psychiatrist calling, & thought,
“this is a bad time, i’m at an event” but then thought, “actually, mental health
comes first.
no matter what.” & said f*** it & had a public therapy session . i value me !! more
than what someone thinks of me”
And we completely respect that!
We love that Dove is prioritizing herself and her mental health and we should all take
a note out of her book.
But I want to know what you guys think about all of this.
Do you like when your favorite celebs are honest about their mental health and what
they are going through?
Also, feel free to leave some well wishes for Dove down in the comment section below.
And for more on Dove’s honesty and vulnerability when it comes to her mental health, you can
click right over here.
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