Twitter has also brought to my attention some people of note who suffer from mental illness, the most recent being Peter Serafinowicz.
Peter "is an English actor, comedian, writer, composer, voice artist and occasional director," who was the voice of Darth Maul in "The Phantom Menace," and played Pete in "Shaun of the Dead." For Anglophiles: he's also been in "Spaced," "The IT Crowd," and "Black Books." [IMDB entry]
Today, Peter shared via Twitter a blog post written by Amy Jane Smith (whose name makes me think she's the offspring of The Doctor & River Song) along with sharing that he, too, suffers from Depression and Anxiety. [For DW reference explanation, see: John Smith, Sarah-Jane Smith, Amelia Pond, River Song]
I wouldn't wish Depression and Anxiety on anyone, but it does me good to see that there are others battling mental illness and are still successful in life. Also, I am grateful that they are willing to share their experiences with us so that we can find hope ourselves.
So, a big thank you to everyone who chooses to share with the world that they've struggled. Hopefully someday the stigma will be gone.
Update: Turns out Peter wrote a load of tweets on the subject! Busy compiling them now.
Update 2: Here they are...
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