Celeb with ADHD and making awareness - Justin Beiber PDF

Preview

Summary

This was all about justin and his struggle with ADHD throughout his life. His struggles, accomplishments, and all that he has been through with this disorder. I got a great grade on this assignment so it is a great one to use!...

Description

Celebrities Justin Bieber, Simone Biles and Michael Phelps display of vulnerability about their journey with ADHD sheds awareness to society about ADHD.

Justine Bieber Through Justine Bieber’s vulnerability, he was never afraid to admit he has metal health issues and struggled with ADHD for years. He is open to his fans about his feelings and even explains his need to stop “meet in greets” for a time because they are mentally draining (Us 2019). In 2016, Justine opens up about his use of Adderall to keep him going through the day. He mentions that Adderall gives him anxiety and that he will be getting off medications soon, this gives society insight into this disorder (People, 2019). Thankfully, Justin’s wife is very supportive and wants the best for him. She explains to Vogue in February 2019, “I just wanted him to be happy and be good and be safe and feel joy,” (Us, 2019). Justine’s support from his family, friends, and fans has really helped Justin in his daily battle with ADHD. Justin’s emphasis of ADHD has highlighted the disorder and brought attention to how to care for those with ADHD.

Simone Biles Another celebrity that has shared her story is Simon Biles after being accused of cheating during the 2016 Rio Olympics. Hackers got into her medical files and saw she takes Ritalin to continue her day with complete concentration. The hackers exposed Simone and blamed her of cheating because of her use of medications during the Olympics (Espn, 2016). Simone then tells fans her story of her fight with ADHD and explains how she was diagnosed as a child. Her brave words to the media “I have ADHD and I have taken medicine for it since I was a kid. Please know, I believe in clean sport, have always followed the rules, and will continue to do so as fair play is critical to sport and is very important to me.” (Espn, 2016). Her words are truthful and admirable. Simone also mentions in a tweet “Having ADHD, and taking medicine for it is nothing to be ashamed of nothing that I’m afraid to let people know.” (Espn, 2016). She has been great at showing awareness in her fight with ADHD.

Michael Phelps Another man who is great at showing awareness for ADHD is Michael Phelps. He has had ADHD since he was a kid and was taking Ritalin for years until Michael decided he wanted to focus and control his ADHD on his own. Hearing a child say he would like to stop medications all by himself seams very difficult. His own teacher says "He'll never succeed at anything" hearing this made him push harder to stop taking Ritalin (Psychology Today, 2016). Michael started swimming because it pushed him to concentrate. Now Michael has stopped taking Ritalin and is a retired Olympic Swimmer with many gold metals to prove it. Michael is a great demonstration of perseverance and awareness towards ADHD....