Stars Who Have Spoken Out About Mental Health Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic: Shawn Mendes, Lili Reinhart and More

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Stars Who Have Spoken Out About Mental Health Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic: Shawn Mendes, Lili Reinhart and More

Looking inward. The coronavirus pandemic has affected people from all walks of life — and has taken its toll on all aspects of daily life. In addition to halting Hollywood productions and changing fashion houses into mask and personal protective equipment factories, celebrities and citizens alike have been battling mental health problems and the ups and downs brought about by the stress of the crisis and quarantine. Lili Reinhart, Shawn Mendes and Julianne Hough have opened up to their followers about their personal struggles while sharing tips for easing the fears of COVID-19 and the “new normal.” “It’s been an incredibly hard month for all of us,” the Riverdale star wrote via Instagram on April 17. “And although this quarantine is isolating and extremely challenging for those of us who struggle with mental health, I have learned a lot about myself during this time. I have learned to cherish the people in my life who have stood by me through my best and my worst.” The Hustlers actress opened up her journey with her new dog, Milo, who was attacked by a bigger dog, and how she’s leaned on her friends and family from afar. “At the end of the day, all we have is each other,” she explained. “And all we can offer one another during this time is love and kindness. Love as hard as you can because the people around you may need it more than you think.” [jwplayer 02KPXfm6] Mendes revealed a guide to taking care of one’s mental health during the heightened-stress times, admitting that “10 deep breaths in a moment of stress is magic.” He told Time that people shouldn’t be “frustrated” if they “feel trapped or stressed.” “This is a hard time for everyone and you deserve patience from yourself,” the Canadian singer told the outlet on April 16. “My emotions have been all over the place … some days I’m OK, and others it’s scary. Acknowledging the feelings out loud helps me process them and move forward. I am trying to be kind and compassionate to myself.” Other stars, including Jana Kramer, Christopher Wood and Josh Gad have offered fans love and support via social media. They have opted to share checklists about mental health and cried alongside their followers as they show solidarity during the turmoil-filled time. Scroll down to see how stars are working on their mental health amid the coronavirus pandemic. [podcast_block]

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Stars Who Have Spoken Out About Mental Health Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic: Shawn Mendes, Lili Reinhart and More

Looking inward. The coronavirus pandemic has affected people from all walks of life — and has taken its toll on all aspects of daily life. In addition to halting Hollywood productions and changing fashion houses into mask and personal protective equipment factories, celebrities and citizens alike have been battling mental health problems and the ups and downs brought about by the stress of the crisis and quarantine. Lili Reinhart, Shawn Mendes and Julianne Hough have opened up to their followers about their personal struggles while sharing tips for easing the fears of COVID-19 and the “new normal.” “It’s been an incredibly hard month for all of us,” the Riverdale star wrote via Instagram on April 17. “And although this quarantine is isolating and extremely challenging for those of us who struggle with mental health, I have learned a lot about myself during this time. I have learned to cherish the people in my life who have stood by me through my best and my worst.” The Hustlers actress opened up her journey with her new dog, Milo, who was attacked by a bigger dog, and how she’s leaned on her friends and family from afar. “At the end of the day, all we have is each other,” she explained. “And all we can offer one another during this time is love and kindness. Love as hard as you can because the people around you may need it more than you think.” [jwplayer 02KPXfm6] Mendes revealed a guide to taking care of one’s mental health during the heightened-stress times, admitting that “10 deep breaths in a moment of stress is magic.” He told Time that people shouldn’t be “frustrated” if they “feel trapped or stressed.” “This is a hard time for everyone and you deserve patience from yourself,” the Canadian singer told the outlet on April 16. “My emotions have been all over the place … some days I’m OK, and others it’s scary. Acknowledging the feelings out loud helps me process them and move forward. I am trying to be kind and compassionate to myself.” Other stars, including Jana Kramer, Christopher Wood and Josh Gad have offered fans love and support via social media. They have opted to share checklists about mental health and cried alongside their followers as they show solidarity during the turmoil-filled time. Scroll down to see how stars are working on their mental health amid the coronavirus pandemic. [podcast_block]

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Hunter Hayes

"I've heard it from a lot of different walks of life, a lot of different stories, and a lot of different sort of histories, and definitely felt it myself," Hayes told ET in May 2021. "I mean, I know for me what the past sort of year was, not just exclusively because of the pandemic, but also just because of big life changes."

The country singer added: "And, I think it invited me to share more of my story, share more of the things I worked through. And it also felt safe, because I think before, I may have been a little hesitant to share as much of my story as I do now. Because you're always worried — I was always worried that — I didn't want people to have a negative attachment to the conversation about mental health."

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Ariana Grande

"Here's to ending the stigma around mental health and normalizing asking for help," Grande captioned a compilation of mental health resources via Instagram in May 2021. "Healing isn't linear, fun, quick or at all easy but we are here and we've got to commit to making this time as healthy, peaceful and beautiful as possible. The work is so hard but we are capable and worth it. Sending so much love and strength."

The singer added that she would continue to share posts about the subject through the month of May, which is Mental Health Awareness Month.

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Amanza Smith

The Selling Sunset star took to Instagram in March 2021 to share a message about mental health alongside a photo of her crying. “It’s OK not to be OK. Many people are afraid to be open about mental health. You all see me very strong and I appreciate so much the support I have gotten thru [sic] fans and friends for the way I carry myself thru [sic] this difficult new journey as a full time working single mom,” the reality star wrote. “I also want to [be] honest and not pretend I’m always at the top of my game with it all. This was me last night at 4am when I couldn’t sleep because so much was on my mind. Hang in there everyone. You are not alone.”

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Hunter Schafer

"I have to be honest, I was not doing super well mentally at the time, you know, as quarantine has put a lot of us in that place," the Euphoria cowriter and star said during a January appearance on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon. "I had taken it upon myself to research mental hospitals in North Caroline. I was like, 'It might be a good decision to do that with where I was at."

Schafer turned to Euphoria creator Sam Levinson. "And then Sam called me later that day and I was like, 'Sam, I've been researching mental hospitals for, like, two hours. Like, why do they all have terrible reviews? Like, I can't find any that are good," she recalled. "And he was like, 'Well, Hunter, no one likes being at mental hospitals. No one is going to leave a good review for a mental hospital.'"

Rather than check herself into a facility, she put her energy into writing an episode of the HBO series. "I think mental hospitals are great if you need to go to them," she said. "Not to side with the reviews."

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Chris Rock

The comedian revealed in a CBS Sunday Morning interview set to air on January 3 that he increased his time in therapy to seven hours a week amid the pandemic. “I learned that I could be very hard on myself — like really, really hard on myself — and I need to relax, and I need to listen,” he said.

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Taraji P. Henson

"As Black people, we’re conditioned to push through and be strong and pray our problems away. And after a while, that … wasn’t working," the Empire alum told The Washington Post on December 14 while promoting her new Facebook Watch show. "So, I found it harder for me to get out of the dark places because I had been pushing so much, and I’m pushing through my trauma instead of unpacking it and healing it. Enough was enough.

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Jesse Eisenberg

“I’m only anxious during moments of great calm. When the world is anxious around me, it cancels out mine and I’m immediately at ease,” the Social Network star told Page Six on December 1. “I think it’s the nature of a lot of anxious people, you’re so worried about things that are most likely never going to happen that it increases the amount of anxiety you have because the world doesn’t seem to agree with you.”

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J Balvin

The “Azul” singer revealed he has recently faced some “challenges” during a tearful Instagram Story video on November 3. "This time it’s anxiety and some depression,” he told his fans. “I don't like acting or faking my happiness or that everything is perfect. I'm like any human being. I'm fragile and vulnerable, possibly more than all of you." The Colombian musician has been vocal about his mental health ups and downs over the years and assured his fans that he will get through this dark moment in time. "Soon, the storm will pass and I'll be back cracking jokes with you all," he said. "I'm not here to act but to be real and share what I'm feeling in the moment."

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Armie Hammer

During the 2020 GQ Heroes conference, the Rebecca actor opened up about his mental health issues while in lockdown. Hammer — who split with wife Elizabeth Chambers in July — said that he had “a very intense wake-up call one day” and realized he “needed” help, which led to him seeing a therapist at least once a week. He also admitted that he struggled in quarantine due to having a lack of distractions.

“There was one specific moment where I was not in my best mental state … and in the midst of this moment that was very intense, I had a very intense moment of clarity, where I sat my head up and thought, I’m not OK,” he explained on October 28. “I can’t be the best father if I’m not the best version of myself. I can’t be the best friend. I can’t be the best actor. I don’t think I’ll ever get to the point where I say, ‘I’ve nailed it. This is it. I’m happy…’ But I love the idea of struggling to get that a little bit more every day.”

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Selena Gomez

On October 11, the “Look at Her Now” singer hosted an Instagram Live discussion with Dr. Vivek Murthy about mental health amid the global pandemic. “In the beginning, I couldn’t deal with it that well,” Gomez said. “I kind of went into a bit of a depression. Then, I started going into a place where I was really writing and being active, and then I guess it just forced me to have that time.” 

The Wizards of Waverly Place alum added, “And again, I’ve been able to spend time with those people, those quality people, a lot more than I ever had and spending a lot more time with my family.”

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Kerry Washington

The Little Fires Everywhere actress responded to a fan via Twitter who asked why Washington was on social media very late at night. “I’m having a hard time sleeping,” she wrote. “Lot of anxiety and stress. Thanks for asking.”

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Demi Lovato

“I don’t think that anybody can say that they have had a breezy time,” the pop star said on Good Morning America on September 9. “I mean, I got engaged [to Max Ehrich]. Things have been going great in my personal life, but I still have had difficult times because that’s the reality of life.”

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Chrissy Teigen

In Marie Claire’s fall 2020 issue, Teigen opened up about how she’s learned to prioritize her mental health during quarantine. “I’m barely online anymore, and that was at the request of my therapist. I didn’t start therapy until quarantine,” she explained in the interview, which was released on September 8. “I used to avoid it and make fun of the idea of it, and then I found the right person and it changed my world.” 

The Cravings author continued, “People think I’m tough, but I’m such an empath, and I take on other people’s pain and sadness as my own. And when I let people down, I’m hyper-aware of it. Sometimes I feel like people aren’t going to be as hard on me as I am on myself. So it’s good for me to take a break.”

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Millie Bobby Brown

When it comes to growing up in the public eye, the Stranger Things star has tried to keep "most things private" to help calm her anxiety. "When I’m having a bad day or I’m feeling very anxious, some things like when people say, 'Oh, you looked bad at this award show because you looked like this or you looked like that,' those things make me a little bit more anxious and that hinders me a little bit more," she told Glamour UK in August 2020. "I think over quarantine I've learnt that ... I rely on myself to give myself self-love, because that's just literally the only way I can."

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Joey King

"I preach a lot about being proactive about your mental health and not feeling selfish for feeling depressed or upset," the Kissing Booth actress told Cosmopolitan magazine in their September 2020 issue. "But then when I sink into these weird moods, I immediately feel super selfish, which makes me feel worse. When it comes to taking care of yourself, there is a certain level of selfishness you have to have, but it's hard. I haven't found that balance yet. Because I in no way, shape, or form want to make any conversation that I start right now about me."

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Zendaya

In InStyle’s September 2020 issue, the Euphoria star opened up about her struggles with anxiety. “I think a lot of it stems from the pressure I put on myself, wanting to do my best and not make a mistake,” she told the magazine. “I definitely don’t have it under control yet. I don’t have the key, so if anybody does, let me know!”

She added: “I do find that talking about it is helpful, and that can often mean calling my mom in the middle of the night. Sometimes I make her sleep on the phone with me like a frickin’ baby.”

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Michelle Obama

"There have been periods throughout this quarantine where I just have felt too low," the former first lady revealed during a candid conversation on her "Michelle Obama Podcast" in August. "I've gone through those emotional highs and lows that I think everybody feels, where you just don't feel yourself ... It is unusual and it's a direct result of just being out of body, out of mind. ... I know that I am dealing with some form of low-grade depression." While speaking to journalist Michelle Norris, Obama admitted that it has been "exhausting" to witness not only a nationwide health crisis, but also to see added "strife" plaguing the Black community. "It has led to a weight that I haven't felt in my life in a while," she said.

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Jaden Smith

“I’m just stressed about everything, and it’s really crazy. It doesn’t happen to me too much, but when it does, it happens. It’s very strong,” the singer told Apple Music’s Zane Lowe on July 27. “Sometimes it’s work-related, and then sometimes you can really see that it’s that true, genuine anxiety where it’s just, like, anything and everything.”

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Tallulah Willis

The daughter of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis opened up about her battle with mental health via Instagram on July 21. “A lethal combination of untreated severe chemical imbalance/depression, harmful coping mechanisms and certain debilitating traumas has me questioning if I wanted to continue this life,” Tallulah wrote. “To have suicidal ideation to me, is to feel there is an unpredictable and unstoppable threat living within your body. In far too often moments, I felt the pain was too overwhelming to keep going. I begged to be saved from my own mind. I am unfathomably lucky that by some unseen force I did not take action on these thoughts.”

Tallulah also referred individuals who are “hurting or questioning harming themselves” to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.

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Jewel

In a town hall hosted by Washington, D.C., TV station WETA and the National Alliance on Mental Illness on July 14, Jewel opened up about her experience with mental health struggles. “Feelings and thoughts are like the weather … My tremendous anxiety, my panic attacks — not every thought and feeling is a fact,” the singer explained. “Just because it’s happening in my brain doesn’t mean it’s the truth … Learning to let it pass through my brain like the weather is a skill that really served me well.”

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Mikaela Shiffrin

The Olympian revealed that she began prioritizing her mental health after dealing with performance anxiety following the 2014 Sochi Olympics. “I would get to the start, and totally freeze,” she said via video on July 12 while virtually joining the crowd at Colorado’s Nottingham Park for the He(art) of Vail Valley’s Youth event. “My eyes would start watering. I'd feel like I had to gag or like my throat was closing and I couldn't breathe anymore. This happened almost every single race for an entire season, about three minutes before I was actually supposed to go and race my run.”

Shiffrin continued, “I never expected that I would be somebody who was completely petrified by pressure and by performance anxiety. But I went through a phase of that, and I had to learn how to control my mind and my emotions and stress.”

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Paris Jackson

Following the loss of her dad, Michael Jackson, in 2009, the California native fell into a depression. More than 10 years later, she opened up about her experience with self-harm and mental health treatment. "For me, my depression comes in waves, so even though the lows are unbearably low, I would still rather that than nothing," she said on her Unfiltered: Paris Jackson & Gabriel Glenn series. "Pain is way better than just numb because at least you're feeling something." Jackson explained that during her darkest moments, she attempted suicide "many times," and was later sent to boarding school in Utah. "I learned a lot about myself. The problems that I went there with got fixed, but I left with way more than I came in with," she said. "I'm trying to just be content. ... Self-love s--t is hard."

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Sia

The “Chandelier” singer opened up about her past mental health struggles during her rise to fame and following her short-lived marriage to Erik Anders in an interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe on June 30. “I went into wig mode and behind the scenes stuff,” she said of her musical start. “In the beginning I sent a pretty clear message, ‘Can you just leave me alone for a little while? Because I’m having kind of a nervous breakdown. I’ve put a wig on so that you know I don’t want to be famous,’ and I sent a clear message, and people have been extremely respectful of that message. Then I got married, got a divorce almost as quickly. That was super devastating. It brought up a lot of developmental trauma, and I was in bed for three and a half years.”

She explained that her childhood traumas and being thrown in the limelight also led to feelings of depression. “I had a lot of suicidal ideation over the last three and a half years. I couldn’t get out of bed. I was finally diagnosed with complex PTSD and not a bipolar two,” the musician explained. “So I thought I’d been living with bipolar two, and then I was actually correctly diagnosed as having complex PTSD from a number of childhood and developmental things, and then a bunch of adult trauma as well. And then I also think that getting famous should fall under a traumatic category, and I think that’s why a lot of our celebrities are in rehab and killing themselves. It’s the greatest disappointment.”

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Kelly Clarkson and Chelsea Handler

Kelly Clarkson and Chelsea Handler opened up about how therapy has helped them during a June 24 appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show. The comedian shared that she started therapy after the 2016 presidential election. “I had a lot of anger and I had a lot of rage about [President Donald Trump] being elected,” she explained.

Clarkson, for her part, added: “I actually, 100 percent, know and go to therapy. You think you’re past it, and although you know the situation and think you figured it out, you just don’t realize how much PTSD comes into play when something triggers you like that.”

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Tia Mowry

The Sister, Sister alum took to Instagram on June 14 to open up about her anxiety amid the pandemic. 

“Taking a breath. It’s needed. It’s really needed. My emotions have been so up and down this year. One minute I feel like I can handle things and the next I’m overwhelmed with #anxiety and #fear and #sadness about what’s going on in our world,” she wrote. “But then, I take a moment and take a deep breath and literally mediate on the #positives. I say all this to say, please take care of your #mentalhealth during these trying times. It’s important. #meditation #breath.”

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Taraji P. Henson

The Empire alum opened up about her well-being during the COVID-19 crisis while discussing her new mental health program, which is targeted at helping people of color amid the coronavirus pandemic. “When COVID happened, my heart went out and I just knew that people were suffering and they’re suffering alone in isolation,” she told CNN’s Anderson Cooper and Sanjay Gupta on May 28. “I’m blessed. I can call my therapist. I can pay for it without thinking about it, but what about those who can’t?”

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Sarah Michelle Gellar

During an E! News interview on May 29, Gellar opened up about her coping mechanisms amid quarantine. “This is definitely the most anxiety and uncertainty that I've ever experienced,” she shared with the news outlet. “While I don’t have all the answers, I’m going to share with you some of the things that have been working for me.”

The Buffy alum continued, “I’ve been exercising every day which is really important to both my physical, but also my mental health. I’ve been reading a lot. I love books and it takes my mind off what’s happening and it takes me somewhere else.”

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Lily Collins

“On the surface, this was a happy, confident girl,” Collins wrote via Instagram on May 20, alongside a photo of herself as a teenager. “On the inside, I was struggling with so much insecurity and doubt within myself. At this age throughout my late teens and into my twenties, it felt really difficult to speak out about my internal struggles — with family, with relationships, eating disorders and overall uncertainty.” The Mirror Mirror actress noted that speaking out about mental health shouldn’t be “taboo” and “we shouldn’t be afraid to speak to each other about [the topic].”

She continued: “We’re here to get each other through these moments not judge one another for having them. So if I could remind that younger me of one thing it would be that I’m never alone. We’re never alone. We need to lean on good friends and family, focus on the positives, and try our hardest not compare ourselves to others. I’m the only person who can be me. I should love myself as I am. Believe me, I know this isn’t easy and right now it may be even harder as we’re forced to face even our darkest shadows. But let’s give ourselves and each other a little boost of encouragement this week and everyday moving forward and try our hardest not to judge one another too harshly. Self care is not selfish. It’s self love.”

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Dakota Johnson

The Texas native addressed what it’s been like for her amid the coronavirus pandemic during an interview with Extra on May 20, saying that without your friends and family “you’re kind of in this costume of depression, but not really sure if you feel that way.” 

“It’s hard to feel totally positive all day, every day when the world is sad right now,” she explained. “There’s only so much you can do to help yourself, but even those little, little tiny things like meditation or going for a walk or being kind to your body and your brain and yourself. It’s those little things, I think that make a bigger difference.”

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Caelynn Miller-Keyes

The former Bachelor contestant told Us exclusively on May 19 that it’s been “tough” to stay positive amid the coronavirus quarantine. “It's been really tough at times, but luckily I'm quarantined with [my boyfriend] Dean [Unglert] who is the most positive person I know,” she said. “He helps me so much when the heaviness of all this hits. Having [our dog] Pappy helps too. Whenever I start to get upset, I just look into his sweet eyes. I've been going on a lot of walks and listening to podcasts to help clear my head as well.”

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Kendall Jenner

The model joined the “How Are You Really?” challenge on May 14, to speak about her mental health amid the coronavirus quarantine. “For me, I have some really good days, where I wake up in the morning and make a list of what I want to get done. I’ll be super productive. Then the days that I don’t really have as much going on, I tend to get a bit anxious.” The reality TV star continued, saying, “To calm myself down I usually read a book or meditate, or even sit outside and enjoy nature or something. I’m off and on. I will say my bad days aren’t the greatest. I’m trying to get through them, I’m trying to find my little remedies and not feel alone.”

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Ashley Tisdale

"I’ve been having waves of anxiety and depression while in this quarantine," the High School Musical alum captioned a black and white photo of herself via Instagram on May 13. "This morning while I was reading I realized it’s the feeling of being stuck, stuck in this moment, stuck in this quarantine and the overwhelm [sic] state of the world. I then realized we aren’t stuck, we are simply just here. Here in this moment. Not in the future, not in the past. Just here. And that made me feel a lot better, it changed my perspective which then calmed my anxiety. So if you’re having the same feelings, know that we aren’t stuck, we aren’t in this moment forever we are simply just here and that’s OK."

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Katy Perry

“Sometimes i don’t know what’s worse trying to avoid the virus or the waves of depression that come with this new norm,” the Grammy nominee tweeted on May 12 while pregnant with her and Orlando Bloom’s first child together.

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Robert Pattinson

“I’m definitely much more calm than I used to be. If this was a few years ago or whatever, it would be a whole different story,” the Twilight star said in his GQ June 2020 cover story, for which he shot his own photos while isolated in London. “I’ve definitely been trying to help my family find, like, a calm, I guess. I think I probably ended up finding a new level of patience in myself. That’s probably, that’s probably a major thing. … I think everybody thinks it’s a pretty weird time.”

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Grant Gustin

The Flash star got real about his battle with anxiety, which began when he was “probably 4 or 5” years old,” during an interview on the Inside of You podcast in April.

“Anxiety is ever-present in my life, for sure,” the actor said. “I’ve come a long way with taking a little pressure off myself … I’ve always been really hard on myself and I still am, but I put way too much pressure on myself early on and got in my way a lot and I think it shows, in my opinion at least, in the work, like how wound up I was and how focused I was on getting it right. It gets in your way for sure.”

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Kacey Musgraves

“Some days I feel really productive and I do things around the house and I have fun actually, and some days I’m a f--king mess and I’m a total bitch and I’m really irritable and I’m not in a good mood and I don’t exercise and I eat like crazy,” the country singer said during a live-streamed concert on April 20. “It’s all normal. So don’t feel crazy, don’t feel alone.”

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Lizzo

“It’s been a long ass day 😫 🍑 focus on a body part u don’t like about yourself and show it some love today,” the “Juice” singer wrote via Instagram on April 20, showing off her derriere in a video clip. “This quarantine has a lot of people suffering from mental health issues because we can’t get out and do our normal coping/self care routines.... self hatred was starting to creep up on me but I gotta remember I’m 110% that bitch 💁🏾‍♀️ love you!”

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Lili Reinhart

“To those out there who feel their depression worsening because of what’s happening, I’m right there with you,” the Riverdale actress admitted via Twitter on March 24. “What can we do to make this better? I find that listening to music and drawing/painting is calming.” The Hustlers star also adopted a puppy, and regularly checks in with her fans via social media. “I have learned to cherish the people in my life who have stood by me through my best and my worst,” she explained on April 17.

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Shawn Mendes

The Canadian crooner shared five tips for getting through the stress and hard times in a story for Time on April 16. He explained first and foremost that it’s important for people to “allow yourself to feel.” He then told his fans to take “10 deep breaths in a moment of stress” and “try and call or FaceTime friends and family daily to stay connected.” Mendes also recommended meditation and exercise or getting outside daily.

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Jessica Chastain

The California native got real about stress and mental health in honor of National Stress Awareness Day on April 16. “These past few months have been rough on us all and it's important to remember that ONE we are not alone TWO it's okay to feel the feels! & THREE please take time to find healthy habits that make you feel good,” Chastain wrote via Instagram. “We're all in this together. I love you 💞”

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Julianne Hough

“There have been some super intense highs and then the pendulum must swing to the intense lows,” Hough admitted about her at-home quarantine on April 9 via Instagram. “Staying true to the path and gradually settling in. Giving myself permission to take the space and time to find my way back to the middle- The Space Between!” A few weeks prior, the Dancing With the Stars judge told her followers to go inward amid the pandemic. “Put some music on and dance. Dance is the best thing you can do for your energy and emotional field to transform fear in to liberation,” Hough wrote via Instagram on March 14.

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Selena Gomez

The “Lose You to Love Me” singer revealed details about her mental health struggle during the April 3 episode of Miley Cyrus’ “Bright Minded” Instagram Live show. At the time, Gomez explained that she realized she was bipolar after going to “one of the best mental hospitals in the world." She noted that her diagnosis helped her to know more about herself. “When I have more information, it actually helps me,” the former Disney Channel star said. “It doesn’t scare me once I know it … When I finally said what I was going to say, I wanted to know everything about it and it took the fear away.”

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Prince William and Duchess Kate

“The last few weeks have been anxious and unsettling for everyone,” the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge said in a joint statement via Twitter on March 29. “We have to take time to support each other and find ways to look after our mental health. It is great to see the mental health sector working together with the NHS to help people keep on top of their mental well-being. By pulling together and taking simple steps each day, we can all be better prepared for the times ahead.”

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Christopher Wood

The Supergirl actor shared a “Just Checking In” checklist with his followers via Instagram on March 24, reminding everyone that it’s necessary to take some “me time” and reflect inwards. “I see a lot of ideas circulating that are ‘distractions’ for how to get through this time: what tv shows to watch, video games to play online, ideas for FaceTime hangouts... but it’s important to take a moment each day to STOP distracting ourselves and focus attention on our mental health,” he wrote at the time. “Call your people and check on them, and use these questions to make sure they’re doing okay. Tell them you’re #justcheckingin and run these questions together, then make a plan to check on someone new tomorrow. We all need some encouragement right now—take care of yourself and take care of your loved ones!”

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Hayley Kiyoko

“I had a really productive talk with my therapist today. I’ve been struggling just like many of you over trying to comprehend our new reality,” the “She” singer wrote via Instagram on March 24. “We are experiencing grief for the life that we imagined, over the life that we currently have. The timeline we thought we had control over is completely out of our hands. That life we imagined can and will happen but we are forced to appreciate the now. It’s OK to feel uncomfortable, upset, lost, frustrated, we have to go through the grieving process but once we do, we will see the beauty of now. And we will triumph.”

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Jana Kramer

“I think it’s important to voice how you’re feeling. If I’m being honest I’ve hit all the different waves,” the One Tree Hill alum wrote via Instagram on March 21. “I was naive in the beginning, terrified last week, nervous, anxious, scared and now today I’m depressed. It hit me like a damn truck this morning. Just out of nowhere I started crying. I think I shocked [my husband] Mike [Caussin].”

Kramer continued, “I was having guilt for feeling those emotions because I’m not sick, my family isn’t sick so how can I be upset? But I believe we are entitled to feeling upset because of the times right now. We are all financially stressed and it keeps me up thinking how I’m gonna support my family when I can’t work.”

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

“With everything going on, it’s a lot to take in. Many of us may feel confused. Or alone, or anxious or scared,” the couple said in an Instagram statement on March 20. “In isolation, some of us may just feel bored, or that you don’t know what to do with yourself without your normal routine. It’s perfectly normal to be feeling any of these things. Our emotional well-being is challenged everyday whether we realise it or not, but our lives are usually filled with distractions. Now with constantly changing COVID coverage, we are all adjusting to this new normal and the feelings that come with it.”

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Josh Gad

The Frozen star shared a video with his followers on March 19 and told them that “it’s OK to cry.” The actor spoke to his fans in a short clip where he reminded everyone that “we’re going to get through it.” He added: “I know it’s a struggle right now for so many people. I love you all and I am thinking of you all and we will get through this.”

If you or someone you know is struggling with their mental health, contact the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).

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