Carrie Fisher’s death shines a light on an underrated health problem
By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. | June 17, 2017 | WashingtonPost.com Actress Carrie Fisher was unabashedly vocal about her lifelong battles with mental illness and drug abuse. She once defiantly told ABC News, “I am mentally ill. I can say that. I am not ashamed of that. I survived that, I’m still surviving it. But bring it on.” Her candor inspired a generation of women. If a cool and funny Hollywood icon could be so open about getting help for her struggles, then so could they. But a disorder that ultimately contributed to Fisher’s death was something she hadn’t publicly …
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