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Depression Confession: Alicia Keys

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Stars: they're just like us! From People.com:

There have been times, though, when [Alicia Keys'] tendency to hold back was emotionally draining – when she battled depression.

"I was feeling so sad all the time, and I couldn't shake it," she says. "I started burying my feelings, and it got to a point where I couldn't even tell my family or my friends, 'I'm twisted,' or 'I'm exhausted,' or 'I'm so angry.' ... I became a master of putting up the wall so that I was unreadable."

Keys recently told Uptown Magazine that she "had to learn to let go" to overcome her depression.

I love Alicia. I hope she's feeling better!

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Liz Spikol is senior contributing editor of Philadelphia Weekly. She writes the award-winning column The Trouble With Spikol, which began as a chronicle of her struggle with mental illness, and has since expanded into humorous musings on everything from graphic novels to how to use a mop. She also writes the paper's book review column, Lit Gloss. This blog -- named one of the Top 10 Bipolar Blogs of 2007 by PsychCentral -- is about mental illness policy, news, personal journeys and more.