One of the most well-known people in the world, Mariah Carey has sold millions of records worldwide and enjoyed a phenomenally successful music career. The singer and actress has amassed wealth and made a name for herself as a leading performer in the entertainment business. However, fame and success are not the same as contentment and wellbeing. Celebrities’ hectic schedules and way of life can be detrimental to their mental health. Mariah Carey’s career was at its height in the late 1990s after the success of her album “Butterfly,” so how has she handled her current mental health crisis? Carey dated Mexican musician Luis Miguel for three years after divorcing business mogul Tommy Mottola before calling it quits in 2001.
The singer was hospitalized for extreme exhaustion as a result of one of the factors that led to her emotional and physical breakdown.
The same year, Mariah Carey received a bipolar II type diagnosis. Mania and depression symptoms are both present in this kind of bipolar disorder. Carey hid her diagnosis from everyone for a very long time. In an interview from 2018, she opened up about her struggle with bipolar disorder and said she didn’t want to carry a stigma that might hurt her career.
Carey deserves praise for having the guts to express her opinion on such a private and delicate matter. She asked for assistance, and ever since, she has received treatment. Her initiatives were intended to normalize and demystify mental health issues. There are four distinct types of bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive disorder, according to the National Institutes of Health. Why don’t people with bipolar disorder seek treatment right away?
People with these illnesses may go through unusual changes in their energy, mood, and capacity to carry out regular daily tasks or activities.
Carey suffers from type II bipolar disorder, which is a less severe variation of the illness than type I bipolar disorder, which can result in severe manic episodes. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, mental illnesses typically start after the age of 25, though they can sporadically start in adolescence and are extremely uncommon to start in childhood. Help managing this condition should be sought when the first episode occurs, but many people are reluctant to do so due to stigmas. According to psychologist Kay Jamieson in her book “Touched By Fire,” some people might not be aware of what’s going on with them and might even think the changes brought on by the illness are normal and present opportunities for productivity and creativity.
