![]() Norwegian author and painter, suffered from depression and other mental health issues, alcoholism, and lonelinessĪmerican football player, shot himself after killing his girlfriend X Factor contestant and member of the pop band G.R.L., hanging, due to depression over financial issuesĪmerican Enron Corporation executive, gunshot Indian actress, hanging, although her parents speculate that her boyfriend murdered her and staged her suicideĪustrian combined Nordic skier and ski jumper Iraqi-born Islamic terrorist and leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, detonation of a suicide vest Ĭast member on the reality TV series Storage Wars, asphyxiation, days after an arrest for drug charges Įgyptian member of Al-Qaeda, and leader of the 9/11 hijackers, plane crash of American Airlines Flight 11 įinnish Jokela High School shooter, gunshot to head ĭaughter of Burt Bacharach and Angie Dickinson, was diagnosed with visual impairment and Asperger syndrome, suffocated Japanese psychiatrist, intentionally getting lost in the Canadian Taiga. Japanese actress, method undisclosed Īmerican federal prosecutor and alleged child sex offender, hanging Ĭhief Financial Officer of Bed Bath & Beyond, jumping Arnal was accused of being involved in a ' pump and dump scheme' before his death Īmerican YouTuber and streamer, died by suicide after battling with mental illness for months, as well as bullying, drowned. Russian-Australian ice skater, jumped from window of her apartment Īmerican professional wrestler, hanging Ĭanadian pornographic actress and model, suffered from bipolar depression and dissociative identity disorder, hung herself after backlash to a controversial tweet. Īmerican transgender teenager, walked in front of a truck ![]() Was previously hospitalized for depression. South Korean actor, carbon monoxide poisoning īelgian film director. Scottish guitarist and singer ( Big Country, Skids), hanging after alcohol ingestion. He added that mental illness usually hampers creativity - so that when someone is in a depressed state, they are often less productive.American football player, shot himself during standoff with police a day after fatally shooting 6 peopleĪmerican former glamour model, known as the November 1992 Playboy Playmate, jumped from a 25th floor window after pushing her seven-year-old son Vincent out the same window. However, Clarke said, not every comedian is mentally ill. “We don’t know exactly why this is but it could have a biological basis in the emotional centers of the brain.” “People with a more creative side do seem to have a greater rate of mood disorders like depression and bipolar disorder,” he said. ![]() Michael Clarke, the vice chairman for clinical affairs in the department of psychiatry and behavioral science at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, said research shows that, in general, creativity and mental illness often go hand in hand. “If they are funny all the time, maybe they will be able to feel a little bit better.”ĭr. “It’s like someone who is afraid of heights but chooses to take up skydiving,” he said. He said he believes many comedians mine humor as a way to escape depression and anxiety. Rami Kaminski, a professor of psychiatry at Columbia University School of Medicine. The reason so many comedians are at risk for mental illness is because being funny is not the same thing as being happy, said Dr. ![]()
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