Catherine Zeta-Jones disease

From mental disorders, no one is insured - whether you are a superstar or a supermarket dealer. That's the famous American actress Catherine Zeta-Jones overcame the disease, which is usually prefer not to tell.

What is sick Catherine Zeta Jones?

In March 2011, director Adam Shenkman decided to invite Catherine to the role in the film-musical "Rock for ages", but at a meeting could not help but notice that the actress "something is wrong." She spoke out of place, fidgeting, nervously looking around, muffling cigarettes in her hands. Yes, and the appearance was, to put it mildly, weird - incomprehensible clothes, somehow brushed hair. Finally, Adam made up his mind and asked Catherine neatly if she was feeling well. And then the actress gathered with the spirit and admitted that she had suffered from manic-depressive psychosis for a long time, but was afraid to admit to her husband and relatives. After all, with the beginning of the treatment of her illness immediately recognize the newspaper.

Despite the fear, Catherine Zeta-Jones went to the clinic, where she was diagnosed with a manic-depressive psychosis in mild form, or more precisely, a bipolar disorder of the second type (physicians now call the disease more gently so as not to frighten patients).

Catherine Zeta-Jones is not ashamed of being ill

The cause of the psychosis in the actress was probably a series of stresses: the severe treatment of her husband Michael Douglas from throat cancer, panic for children (Michael's eldest son testified against accomplices in the drug business, and Kathryn knew that the whole family could be at gunpoint). Naturally, chronic stress could not but affect the mental well-being.

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In 2011, Catherine Zeta-Jones confessed to the press that she was sick with a mental disorder and added that she now does not hesitate to talk about it and hopes that her example will help people not to be ashamed of their ailment and seek help.