15 Celebrities Who Struggled with Mental Illness

Lady Gaga, 33 years old, singer and actress

Lady Gaga started her musical career by singing at karaoke events at school. The singer’s accomplishments include numerous records in the Guinness Book of World Records, three Brit Awards, eleven Grammys, an Oscar and awards from the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Council of Fashion Designers of America.

“I began to notice that I would stare off into space and black out for seconds or minutes,” Lady Gaga explained. “I would see flashes of things I was tormented by, experiences that were filed away in my brain with ‘I’ll deal with you later’ for many years because my brain was protecting me, as science teaches us. These were also symptoms of disassociation and PTSD and I did not have a team that included mental health support.”