CARA

DELEVINGNE
Dinuga De Silva
 Introduction
CARA JOCELYN DELEVINGNE
(BORN 12 AUGUST 1992) IS AN
ENGLISH MODEL, ACTRESS, AND
SINGER. SHE BEGAN HER
MODELING CAREER AT THE AGE OF
10 AND HAS SINCE APPEARED IN
CAMPAIGNS FOR MAJOR
BRANDSDELEVINGNE HAS ALSO
HAD A SUCCESSFUL ACTING
CAREER, STARRING IN FILMS SUCH
AS "SUICIDE SQUAD", AND
"VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A
THOUSAND PLANETS"
Illnesses
CARA HAS SPOKEN PUBLICLY ABOUT
HER SUFFERING FROM DEPRESSION,
ADHD, AND ANXIETY. AT THE AGE OF
15, SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH
DEPRESSION AFTER BEING TAKEN
OUT OF SCHOOL DUE TO A MENTAL
BREAKDOWN. SHE HAS ALSO BEEN
SUFFERING FROM ANXIETY AS A
RESULT OF NOT TALKING ABOUT HER
FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS. IN
ADDITION TO THESE, CARA ALSO
HAD TO DEAL WITH ADHD

Symptoms
DEPRESSION: DEPRESSION IS A
CONSTANT FEELING OF SADNESS AND
LOSS OF INTEREST, WHICH STOPS YOU
SOME SYMPTOMS THAT FROM DOING YOUR NORMAL ACTIVITIES.
CARA FACES FOR ANXIETY: ANXIETY IS A FEELING OF
DEPRESSION INCLUDE: UNEASE, SUCH AS WORRY OR FEAR
SUICIDAL THOUGHTS ADHD: ADHD MAY RESULT IN HAVING
SELF-LOATHING TROUBLE PAYING ATTENTION,
BLACK MOODS CONTROLLING IMPULSIVE BEHAVIORS,
OR BEING OVERLY ACTIVE.
SYMPTONS THAT SHE FACED
FOR ANXIETY:
SELF-HARM - SHE TRIED TO
KNOCK HERSELF OUT
SLEEP ISSUES

Treatment
CARA TRIED MANY TREATMENTS FOR HER MENTAL ILLNESSES:

YOGA, PARTICULARLY FOCUSING ON BREATH WORK, WAS

INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING DELEVINGNE CONNECT WITH HER BODY
AND MAINTAIN OVERALL HEALTH.
DELEVINGNE ALSO TRIED VARIOUS FORMS OF THERAPY BEFORE
FINDING BENEFITS IN A 12-STEP PROGRAM FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE,
WHICH PROVIDED A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY.

Conclusion
DELEVINGNE SAID THAT FOR HER ANXIETY, THERAPY WAS NEVER BENEFICIAL
BECAUSE SHE OFTEN FOUND IT MADE HER “TALK HERSELF INTO BEING MORE
ANXIOUS.” INSTEAD, SHE TURNED TO YOGA TO COPE WHENEVER SHE WAS “IN
HER HEAD SO MUCH.”