Mischa Barton speaks out for the first time about being in a psychiatric hospital.
Former O.C. star, Mischa Barton, reveals to Time Out New York why she did a stint at Cedars Sinai Medical Center Last Month.
The actress says a combination of factors like traveling abroad, getting through wisdom tooth surgery “without proper painkillers” and prepping for her new show, really took a toll on her.
She says "I went through a tough spot where everything compounded on me, and it was like a perfect storm, like everything was happening to me at once.”
Mischa admits she was checked into the hospital by her mom against her will but doesn’t think she had a full-on nervous breakdown.
"I was down in the dumps about everything there for a while," she says. "Sometimes you have to hit rock bottom about things and have to get the most stressed out just to feel better again. I got completely stressed out and couldn’t handle everything, and now I feel really in control."
After leaving the hospital, Mischa immediately went to work on her new show, The Beautiful Life, and says that’s exactly where she wants to be.
“I’m ready to work,” she says.
The Beautiful Life premieres Sept. 16th on the CW.
My mother was admitted into a syche ward. She suffers from manic deppression and for most of past 2009 she was admitted into the hospital multiple times and sufferd alot. lucky she is a happy and healthy person now!:)
Thanks for the depressing news, CTV. I can always count on you and the comments below me to constantly remind me of why the human race is in the condition that it is in today.
Wow. She’s the poster child for what’s wrong with Generation Y(aka Generation Whine) today. Weak and whimpy, can’t cope with the slightest stress or discomfort.
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1 lemonification1 • Aug 27, 2009 at 8:13 pm
first (:
2 fatguymoo13 • Aug 27, 2009 at 8:27 pm
oh poop
3 TooPleasant • Aug 27, 2009 at 8:36 pm
My mother was admitted into a syche ward. She suffers from manic deppression and for most of past 2009 she was admitted into the hospital multiple times and sufferd alot. lucky she is a happy and healthy person now!:)
4 twilightlv • Aug 27, 2009 at 9:03 pm
shes so beautiful. things happen i still love her 4eva
5 JoseV209 • Aug 27, 2009 at 9:21 pm
SHES CUTE
6 hmfvunit • Aug 27, 2009 at 9:57 pm
hehe H&M hehe…my name is HM xD
7 Ghaztoir • Aug 27, 2009 at 11:04 pm
Thanks for the depressing news, CTV. I can always count on you and the comments below me to constantly remind me of why the human race is in the condition that it is in today.
8 xoxMaRjOrIexox • Aug 28, 2009 at 12:38 am
Shes So Cute!!
i love OC!
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10 YourShitStinksToo • Aug 28, 2009 at 2:49 am
I hope everything positive comes Mischa’s way from now on.
11 silentkaas • Aug 28, 2009 at 7:42 am
what a great publicity stunt for her new show
12 miragin7 • Aug 28, 2009 at 4:26 pm
LoL .. Any publicity is good publicity !!!
13 floddelflidflad • Aug 29, 2009 at 3:33 am
maybe that´s the price you have to pay when you´re rich and famous….
love her <3
14 Nightowl358 • Aug 29, 2009 at 9:43 pm
Wow. She’s the poster child for what’s wrong with Generation Y(aka Generation Whine) today. Weak and whimpy, can’t cope with the slightest stress or discomfort.