15 Celebrities Who Struggled with Mental Illness

Sophie Turner, 23 years old, actress

Sophie Turner is an English actress who gained international fame playing the role of Sansa Stark in the TV series Game of Thrones. She was also nominated for the Young Artist Award. She recently said that one of the most important things you can do when you feel destabilized is to be open with your family and friends because they can be helpful in your struggle with improving the state of mind. 

She said that “It’s a very British thing – that idea you should just get on with it, ‘chin up.’ Therapy is seen as a bit self-indulgent, a bit soft. But therapy and medication have helped me immeasurably.”

Sophie also said that “The first step to any kind of movement is just to put it out there, talk about it and make it less of a taboo so that people can go and get help and not feel embarrassed to do so. People feel so much shame about it, so if, by talking about it, I can even have an impact on one person, that would be awesome.”