Mandel spoke about his battles with mental illness during an appearance on “The Kelly Clarkson Show.”. He acknowledged that being famous didn’t improve his mental health; on the contrary, it made things worse.
Although he occasionally appears happy from the outside, he claimed that when he is at home, especially by himself, he is not.
Kelly Clarkson was stunned when she learned this. Mandel then admitted, “I’m heavily medicated. It was difficult for Clarkson to understand why anyone would disparage her.
Howard Stern has struggled with anxiety and OCD ever since he was a young kid. He has claimed that he has experienced these conditions for almost his entire life.
He was referred to as “strange” because he didn’t have any classmates to make friends with when he was younger. Even though he thinks he’s paid to be eccentric, he now realizes that every day is difficult. Stern serves as a judge on the America’s Got Talent judging panel.
Mandel tries to ground himself while claiming to be having a nightmare. While he enjoys his job and has a lovely family, he can occasionally fall into a deep depression from which he cannot recover.
Because he is perpetually plagued by the idea that “We could die,” he expressed a lot of anxiety during the COVID-19 epidemic. The fact that everyone nearby was safe, however, would give him comfort. But [during the pandemic] the entire world was in terrible shape.
Mandel hid his illnesses from the general public until 2006. He was ashamed and worried he wouldn’t be able to find work if his instability was found out.
Mandel’s initial worry was that he had disappointed his family, but he soon realized that if it was determined that he wasn’t stable, he might lose his job.
The comedian Howie Mandel has long battled severe depression.
Mandel admits that, despite the fact that he occasionally still goes through dark and terrible times, most people might not fully comprehend the severity of his depression.
The same as other comics, he uses comedy to cope with his disability. He feels most at ease when performing and believes that comedy saved him.
Mandel asserted that the reason he is now talking openly about his struggles with mental illness is because he wants to eradicate the stigma.
Although he is aware that enduring all of this won’t be easy, he has faith that he will manage to cherish the times when his life is not overcast with gloom.
Mandel is aware that some people find his struggles with mental illness amusing, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t awful for him.
He is confident that, despite his challenges, he can eliminate the stigma attached to mental health problems. He wants to maintain his mental health, but he knows it won’t be easy.
