Blue Bloods star Vanessa Ray revealed her experience with bipolar disorder last year December. Here’s the inspiring story Ray’s friend, Tammin Sursok, today, shared about Ray’s current health status.
“The first time I met Vanessa Ray, Sursok wrote on Instagram, I knew there was something special about her. Yes, she was beautiful and a great actress but there was something more, something deeper. We were friends on the set of pretty little liars but it never went beyond that. I always thought about her fondly and watched her success from afar.
One night, a month ago, I read a post on her Instagram in which she announced that she has struggled with bipolar disorder most of her life.
I now understood why we had to keep each other at an arm’s distance. As someone who has struggles with anxiety, I know what it feels like to hide and to feel deep shame. Our secrets don’t keep us safe, even though we feel they do.”
“So today, Sursok continued, we talked and talked and talked. And opened up about her rough road to her bipolar diagnosis, checking into a mental hospital and how her life now is thriving in every possible way. Her story will help so many. There is light in the darkness.”
Swipe this Instagram post to listen to Ray’s story.
Ray now exercises daily, eats healthy meals, stays connected to positive friends and family, reads uplifting stories and takes medication for bipolar disorder.
