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Ryan Reynolds

He opened up to the press that he experienced anxiety while filming Deadpool. Due to high expectations he "never,ever slept." The 40-year-old credited his wife, Blake Lively, for helping him through it.

Demi Lovato

She is determined to destigmatise mental illness by sharing her story, when she was bulimic and anorexic as well as diagnosed with bipolar disorder. At the National Council of Behavioral Health's Hill Day in Washington, D.C. she said, "I just think mental illness is something people need to learn more about. I want people to know it's okay to ask for help and it's okay to have a mental illness. I think it's important that people no longer look at mental health as something taboo to talk about..."

Cara Delevingne

She is one of the most well known and successful models, who uses that publicity for good by sharing on Twitter her battle with depression. She tweeted: "I suffer from depression and was a model during a particularly rough patch of self hatred. I am so lucky for the work I get to do buti used to work to try and escape and just ended up completely exhausting myself. I am focusing on filming and trying to learn not to pick apart my every flaw. I am really good at that."

Kristen Stewart

The actress opened up about dealing with anxiety. "Between ages 15 and 20, it was really intense. I was constantly anxious. I was kind of a control freak. If I didn't know how something was going to turn out, I would make myself ill, or just be locked up or inhibited in a way that was really debilitating,"Kristen Stewart talks about not being bale to let go.

Zayn Malik

He spoke about struggling with anxiety and an eating disorder. Even admits that "people don't expect it from a guy." His anxiety has even led him to cancel concerts. Zayn Malik said: "I have been working over the last three months to overcome my extreme anxiety around major live solo performances. I don't have it in me to feel secure in anything I do. I always strive towards something better. It's why I sometimes come across the wrong way- a bit distant. I'm stressed out trying to control how I'm perceived."

Professor Elyn Saks

This article is based off an article we had with Dr. Elyn over the phone. Her parts are summarized after the question.

Question 1: How do you tell if someone has a mental illness?

Professor Elyn responded to giving a definition of the symptoms of a mental illness by saying it is “complicated”. She gave an example of her friend who is a lawyer and is bipolar. Since there are many different types of mental illnesses, it is hard to narrow down a specific list. However, some of the common signs that you can tell are: trouble with speech, lack of motivation to continue with daily life routine, and etc.

Question 2: What kind of questions would you ask whether a person has a mental illness?

Some of the questions she would ask is: Are you anxious? Are you worried? Are you depressed? Are you seeing or hearing things that are not real? And How are you thinking and feeling?

Question 3: What are the common signs of mental illness?

Professor Elyn thinks that the most notable sign is if someone is having a out of reality experience and having sensory experiences that are not real.

Question 4: How do you help someone who has a mental illness?

Her advice to those who want to help a person with a mental illness is to not argue them out of their beliefs and to not credit them for it. Instead of taking things into your own hands, tell them of your observations of them and suggest they see a psychiatrist. She reminds those to be supportive and to keep calm in order to not rake up the fear factor.

Question 5: What was your experience with schizophrenia?

Professor Elyn describes her schizophrenic episodes as an intense nightmare. A person who suffers from schizophrenia sees illusions, disorganized thinking, and has agitated behavior. She also mentions there are positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia.

Question 6: What would you tell parents to encourage their children to see a therapist?

One of the hardest things to do for a child is knowing who and how to ask for help. Prof. Elyn wants to remind parents that getting mental help can help with their children adjust to daily life. Nowadays, seeing a therapist is not a crazy notion and is part of many people’s daily lives. It's just because not a lot of people talk about their experience.

Question 7: What are your thoughts on medication for therapy?

Medication can be extremely helpful to people who need it. There are risks and side - effects, but you need to consider the pros and cons. Most people resist because it involved their self - esteem being punched because it seems like they have an “actual disease”. There is no shame in taking medication for mental illness just like you wouldn’t be ashamed for taking hypertension medicine.

Question 8: What would you say to people who don’t think mental illness is not a real thing?

Professor Elyn puts in plain and simple terms.“Get to know someone who has it”. Mental illness has been around for a long time, and it is not the something that has just popped up in the 21st century.

Question 9: How can you make teens open up about talking to emotions?

She suggests having a mental health class. Just like how we have Sex ED, having a mental health class can inform them about the types of illnesses and to see if they themselves or others may be displaying these symptoms.