Kirsten Dunst: Depression Or Addiction? - Page 2
Look, I'm not ragging on Kirsten, or anyone else who struggles with either drugs, alcohol, or depression. If you are someone who is having a problem with depression, there is no shame whatsoever in going to a medical professional for treatment, counseling, and/or medical intervention. Likewise, if you find yourself struggling with an addiction, there is absolutely no shame in going to a treatment center and receiving help for that addiction.
But there is a problem when someone checks themselves into a clinic specifically for addictions, and then claims it was for depression. One of the first rules of any sort of treatment is admitting you have a problem and being honest with yourself, whether that be about addiction or depression or whatever. There seems to be the implication here that treatment for depression is somehow more "accepted" and less stigmatizing than treatment for addiction, and it appears on the surface that Kirsten isn't exactly being honest with the public. She may have indeed recieved some depression therapy in Cirque, but by their own admission statement you cannot be admitted for depression alone. I ain't sayin', I'm just sayin'.
No, it's probably none of our business what she checked in there for...but since Kirsten has felt the need to make this announcement, it has now become part of the public domain to be commented on. Had she not said anything, I would not have said anything either. It is unfortunate that there is still this stigma around receiving treatment for addiction, when individuals attempting to put their lives back together should be supported.
I sincerely wish Kirsten all the best, and I hope she can emerge from this a better and happier person, whatever it is she is dealing with. It just seems to me that she needs to be honest with herself, before that can ever happen.
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