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HELENA BONHAM CARTER RECKONS SHE’LL PROBABLY END UP MENTAL!

Posted by Adam

Friday March 5, 2010

Helena Bonham CarterHELENA Bonham Carter believes she has the “potential” to go insane.

The Alice in Wonderland actress – whose mother Elena suffered a severe breakdown 38 years ago — believes mental illness is hereditary and accepts the fact she may suffer herself in the future.

“There’s a good streak in our family of, I’d say, healthy insanity,” she said. “My mother, and I know, my grandmother and great-grandmother. I think it’s very much genetic.

“I haven’t suffered yet, but I know there’s potential there. I’ve been depressed and don’t like it. I was definitely depressed when I was 18, wondering who I was.

“I was under a lot of scrutiny but I hadn’t worked out for myself whether I wanted to act. I felt very isolated because I was out of my peer group.”

Helena, 43, sought therapy for her problems, but is unsure whether speaking to someone helped.

“I had therapy. I’m not sure if the therapy helped. It just passed. It was fine. You find a way through it, but it is hard, still, to talk about it,” she said.

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  • Bea

    Helena, it saddens me that you would allow these negative thoughts to run your life especially since you believe your family all had it. My mother had some form of depression and because of other things she did when I was growing up, I had decided I wasn’t going to be like her. A doctor once told me I was heading for depression, so I made myself get out of that evil spirit and I refused to be like her. Please think positive of yourself and who you are. You are a great person and deserve to give yourself more credit.

  • Chris

    What a Looney!

  • http://www.bellaandcissysblog.blogspot.com Helena’s Faithful Minion

    Poor poor Helena. I can’t believe she’d think that!! (although, honestly, it DOES seem likely…) I had no idea about the “family insanity” before reading this. But it IS a little interesting, I mean, the way she chooses (and is chosen) to play mentally insane characters in films…. But, she’s such a wonderful person. I truthfully love her. She’s to talented and amazing in everything she does. I hope this doesn’t plague her thoughts. We will all love her, no matter what may happen.

    ~HfM~