Linda Hamilton: Actress suffered 'seriously' with condition for 20-years before diagnosis
06.08.2022 - 22:09
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actress, who starred alongside and physically kept up with Arnold Schwarzenegger, revealed back in 2004 that she has bipolar disorder - a mental health condition that affects moods, which can swing from one extreme to another. In the throwback interview the star revealed that she has struggled with depression most of her life and was a compulsive eater as a child. Knowing that something was wrong it wasn't until her adulthood that the actress found out about her condition.
For 20 years, she tried different therapies and treatments in a desperate search for answers but was only diagnosed in 1994. After coming to terms with her bipolar and getting it under control, she decided to talk about it publicly, in a bid to help others and provide the tips that she has found work for her, including exercise and eating healthily. "I became this sort of iconic figure of fitness and toughness and I was like, 'Oh, no, no no, you don't want to be like her,'" Hamilton shared when discussing her "tough cookie" image in Terminator.
"She was a woman in hell, a woman that was suffering horribly. Please don't mistake who I am for who that character is. "DON'T MISS: Hair loss: 5 foods to eat for fuller and stronger locks - dietitian's recommendationsWhen asked about the difficulties of managing her undiagnosed bipolar during this time, Hamilton went on to say: "If I was suffering or angry with my husband over the smallest slight, he would suffer.
"And if we happened to be with his brother and sister-in-law, they would suffer. There was no capacity to remove myself from my condition and think about other people in the room and how they might not want to have to be dragged into this, so it was all about me. "Overall the star dealt with symptoms
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