Comments on: Corey Haim – Dead, likely of a drug overdose. The disease of addiction and more… http://dontdiecrying.com/2010/03/10/corey-haim-dead-likely-of-a-drug-overdose-the-disease-of-addiction-and-more/ Depression and anxiety are two common conditions that lead to self-medicating with alcohol and/or drugs. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:56:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: lp http://dontdiecrying.com/2010/03/10/corey-haim-dead-likely-of-a-drug-overdose-the-disease-of-addiction-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-114 lp Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:01:32 +0000 http://dontdiecrying.com/?p=253#comment-114 I think that this is the most insightful article that I have read about the death of Corey Haim. Those who are unfamiliar with mental illness have no idea the length people will go to make themselves feel better. I have watched my mother go through it for years. True, she does not take 85 valium to make it go away, but it is clearly no coincidence that the vast majority of people who abuse drugs have emotional disorders. I have no doubt that Corey Haim had an anxiety disorder. The specifics...I do not know. But when a 12 year old is drinking beer on the set of a hit film...it rarely has anything to do with fitting in or looking cool. Most likely, there was some feeling he wanted to numb out. The majority of actors tend to be incredibly artistic people. The classically creative person, is a genious in certain aspects, celebrated for their masterpiece...a book, a painting, a movie, etc. Despite all this, they are not able to keep their room clean or pay the bills. They tend to be emotionally intelligent, sensitive people who can "feel" everything. When one "feels" much more than those around them, they begin to panic, because they are alone. They are very aware of the fact that they experience the world from a different lense. Not to mention, their everyday lives are constantly distracted by their own emotions. Corey's issues had so many layers. I am actually pleased at his decision to decline celebrity rehab. I believe that so much of his fame was about drug use...or getting over his drug use. He filmed his hit movies while drinking beer, smoking pot, and snorting coke. He was programed to remember that fame was achieved alongside drugs. People loved him while he was using. Or was it that he was using while people loved him? The mind of an addict has no ability to untangle the two. If he had done the show, I believe he would have connected rehab with fame...if he succeeded... how would he get people to like him? What if he was healthy, boring and no longer interesting or marketable? Corey Haim's acting made an impact on my life. Lucas was a ridiculously accurate account of high school, social status, popularity, and the desire to be loved. Unrequited love. I believe that's what ultimately killed Corey. The fame he earned in his youth was never recaptured. A hole left in his heart. Child actors are not fully developed human beings...their brains are still growing. His first hit came at the age of 13. It would make sense that his entire identity was wrapped up in the desire to regain that love from Hollywood and the public. I believe both his successes and failures should be publicized. Perhaps his life can help others who struggle with similar issues. Endnote: It's interesting...I'm used to writing papers with proper grammar rules. Usually, you refer to someone by their last name after mentioning them in an article. I didn't want to. I called him Corey, not Haim. He was that talented...he was a three demensional actor. In his best roles, he could make you feel something. Something you didn't want to let go of...he was not afraid to be vulnerable on screen. And that's why we connected with him. I think that this is the most insightful article that I have read about the death of Corey Haim.
Those who are unfamiliar with mental illness have no idea the length people will go to make themselves feel better. I have watched my mother go through it for years.

True, she does not take 85 valium to make it go away, but it is clearly no coincidence that the vast majority of people who abuse drugs have emotional disorders.

I have no doubt that Corey Haim had an anxiety disorder. The specifics…I do not know. But when a 12 year old is drinking beer on the set of a hit film…it rarely has anything to do with fitting in or looking cool. Most likely, there was some feeling he wanted to numb out.

The majority of actors tend to be incredibly artistic people. The classically creative person, is a genious in certain aspects, celebrated for their masterpiece…a book, a painting, a movie, etc. Despite all this, they are not able to keep their room clean or pay the bills.

They tend to be emotionally intelligent, sensitive people who can “feel” everything. When one “feels” much more than those around them, they begin to panic, because they are alone. They are very aware of the fact that they experience the world from a different lense. Not to mention, their everyday lives are constantly distracted by their own emotions.

Corey’s issues had so many layers. I am actually pleased at his decision to decline celebrity rehab. I believe that so much of his fame was about drug use…or getting over his drug use. He filmed his hit movies while drinking beer, smoking pot, and snorting coke. He was programed to remember that fame was achieved alongside drugs. People loved him while he was using. Or was it that he was using while people loved him? The mind of an addict has no ability to untangle the two.

If he had done the show, I believe he would have connected rehab with fame…if he succeeded… how would he get people to like him? What if he was healthy, boring and no longer interesting or marketable?

Corey Haim’s acting made an impact on my life. Lucas was a ridiculously accurate account of high school, social status, popularity, and the desire to be loved.

Unrequited love. I believe that’s what ultimately killed Corey. The fame he earned in his youth was never recaptured. A hole left in his heart. Child actors are not fully developed human beings…their brains are still growing. His first hit came at the age of 13. It would make sense that his entire identity was wrapped up in the desire to regain that love from Hollywood and the public.

I believe both his successes and failures should be publicized. Perhaps his life can help others who struggle with similar issues.

Endnote: It’s interesting…I’m used to writing papers with proper grammar rules. Usually, you refer to someone by their last name after mentioning them in an article. I didn’t want to. I called him Corey, not Haim. He was that talented…he was a three demensional actor. In his best roles, he could make you feel something. Something you didn’t want to let go of…he was not afraid to be vulnerable on screen. And that’s why we connected with him.

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