“I never realized that maybe I could get a little help,” says actress Glenn Close. We’re talking about her own experience with depression, an illness she was diagnosed with only eight years ago.
It was truly a surprise. For years, the Hollywood legend thought she probably had Attention Deficit Disorder, which can cause hyperactivity, impulsiveness or problems with concentration.
“I felt this inertia that would come over me,” she says. “You think of something and it just seems too much, too hard. That’s how it manifested in me.”
Today, Close, 68, says she takes a low dosage of medication to help with depression, which is considered a very treatable condition. Read more...
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