Although the world was shocked by Michael Douglas’ cancer diagnosis in 2010, no one was hit harder than Catherine Zeta-Jones. “When Michael was diagnosed with cancer I really thought, ‘You are going to have to wipe me off the floor,'” she told The Telegraph, admitting that she’d never experienced a health scare so close to home. “This happens to people all the time, but it’s still a huge shock when the cards start to fall and you realize, “My God, it really is happening to us.”‘
As she recalled, Douglas kept his spirits up throughout chemotherapy and radiation therapy, but Zeta-Jones had to be hospitalized over her mental health during the stressful period. “When you get sideswiped like that, it’s an obvious trigger for your balance to be a little bit off — not sleeping, worry, stress. It’s a classic trigger,” she explained.
Eventually, the actor was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. In an interview with Good Housekeeping, she shared that knowing more about the condition had been valuable. “There are amazing highs and very low lows. My goal is to be consistently in the middle,” she said.
If you or someone you know needs help with mental health, please contact the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741, call the National Alliance on Mental Illness helpline at 1-800-950-NAMI (6264), or visit the National Institute of Mental Health website.
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