21 Celebrities That Battled Mental Illness

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9. Paula Deen

In addition to suffering from panic attacks, celebrity chef Paula Deen battled agoraphobia for almost 20 years. Deen began experiencing the symptoms of agoraphobia after two personal tragedies struck her: her parents died and her marriage fell apart.

However, she knew she had to do something. Her boys were in their teens, and she was unable to provide for her family: Deen then decided to start a home-based catering company that later launched her to stardom.

Starting a business in those conditions was definitely not easy, but Deen managed to overcome all obstacles and became one of the most famous and best-loved cooks in the world; apart from her show, Paula is the author of 14 bestselling cookbooks and a super successful bimonthly magazine named Cooking with Paula Deen.

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