Can Spirituality Help To Overcome Depression? This Famous Actor Jim Carrey Says Yes.
“I’m a Buddhist, I’m a Muslim, I’m a Christian, I’m whatever you want me to be …” So says Jim Carrey when he talks about how spirituality has helped him move off of prozac and into a state of peace.
Jim Carrey, full name James Eugene Carrey, was born on Jan 17′ 1962 at Ontario, Canada to homemaker and musician parents. He had 3 siblings who were elder than him.
Jim Carrey had to struggle a lot in his early career days and the stardom didn’t striked until he landed the lead role in a slap stick comedy Ace Ventura: Pet Detective in the year 1994. This film, although was not acclaimed by critics, was an international huge hit. Jim became an overnight star. In the same year, 1994, he took up two lead roles in The Mask and Dumb and Dumber. Dumb and Dumber was a huge commercial success and it had grossed about $300 Million worldwide.
Jim Carrey is a classic example of how a person can move from near poverty to smashing success both in fame and money. Still, Jim had his bowl full of issues and troubles where the depression has taken the toll on him. It is being postulated that he has been suffering from depression since long and he has himself described this feeling as having lows and highs. He also told about constant state of sadness.
Jim Carrey reveals how important his spirituality is to his well being. Watch the video:
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