Depression Confession: Kirsten Dunst
I knew I loved her for more than her cutie-pie star turn in Interview With a Vampire and subsequent good-natured appearances in Spider-Man. From yesterday's Star-Ledger:
She tells E! Online that earlier this year, she checked into the posh Cirque Lodge Treatment Center in Utah -- rehab center of choice for Lindsay Lohan and Eva Mendes -- because she was dealing with depression."I was struggling, and I had the opportunity to go somewhere and take care of myself," Dunst says. "I was fortunate to have the resources to do it. My friends and family thought it was a good idea, too."
She says she's "feeling stronger" now, and decided to talk about her struggles because "depression is pretty serious and should not be gossiped about."
Good for her. Not so good, however, was the lede of the Star-Ledger's article: "Kirsten Dunst is not so much a partier as a party pooper." Isn't that kind of an odd way to put it?
Regarding Cirque Lodge, the website reminded me a bit of the site for a ranch in Colorado where I'll be spending my upcoming vacation. From June 1 to June 8 I'll be out in the San Juan mountains riding horses, nursing my sore muscles in a hot tub, then returning to my cabin -- all by myself. I love solo vacations. I expect it to be fully rejuvenating, so I hear what Dunst is saying.
Meanwhile, this blog will be written by Alli Katz, PW staffer, Oberlin alum and all-around delicious person.
Comments
Don't forget her role as Amy in Little Women, loved that show. I'm not surprised, takes a party pooper to know one I guess ;)
Posted by: coco | May 29, 2008 05:44 PM
"Kirsten Dunst is not so much a partier as a party pooper."
According to the Wikipedia article about her, she brought her illness into the open to "highlight the struggle faced by so many other successful women." I would say the asinine party pooper statement from the Star-Ledger just underscores part of what we mentally ill people are struggling to deal with.
Posted by: Fallingleaf | May 30, 2008 09:16 AM
June 1st - is that tomorrow? I just now realized there's an issue of time involved to comment on this before you leave - most likely I'm already too late. But just in case, though, I thought I'd comment because I have a sort of vague familiarity with the area of your vacation... The San Juan Mountains are in a very remote part of Colorado, if I remember correctly. If you want to really get away from it all, I guess you've chosen a good spot. Despite my many years of living in the Denver area, I don't think I ever got to that part of the state. I think it's the same general area where someone fleeing court-ordered forced drugging in Michigan once escaped to (as described in a post on your blog a couple years ago: http://trouble.philadelphiaweekly.com/archives/2006/02/wall_street_jou.html#comments ).
Anyway, I hope your expectations for rejuvination are fully met. You certainly are traveling far from home.
Posted by: Kent | May 30, 2008 07:54 PM