‘Selling Sunset’ Star Christine Quinn Opens up About Her Lifelong Struggle With Anxiety and Depression
Christine Quinn may be feisty and fierce and never with a hair out of place, but behind the glam lies a darker reality.
Perfect multi-million dollar Los Angeles homes full of breathtaking views, topped with a luxurious pool and a front door large enough for ten people to fit through. Living the dream never looked more deliciously expensive. Netflix’s Selling Sunset is just the reality tv show we all needed to make believe the one-bedroom apartment we pay an arm and a leg for with limited parking is a mansion with towering crystal clear windows that was sold to us from a gorgeous woman with long shiny hair strutting on 10-inch high heels.
After posting up on the couch absorbing just one episode of the series, you may start to form the opinion that these bombshell real estate agents must truly be selling their way through paradise. Cast member and real estate agent Christine Quinn, 31, has just the sharp needle to burst that delusional balloon.
As reported by People, Quinn exposed her mental health struggle on an episode of the PodcastOne show “Too Tired To Be Crazy with Violet Benson” expressing that she suffers from anxiety and depression. She reveals she has fought this battle all her life. “It’s something that I’ve always had, and I feel like people who are really creative especially struggle with this balance,” Quinn said according to People.
My back hurts from carrying this show. https://t.co/phVGDqkq3Q
— Christine Quinn (@XtineQuinn) August 1, 2020
Fans know that Quinn has been royally dubbed the villainess of the show. Negative commentary from internet trolls has only heightened her symptoms. She explains she has taken the medication Lexapro to help put her at ease, saying “It evens me out,” according to People. She started taking a daily dose of the medication upon Selling Sunset’s debut exposed the star.
Just because a woman has strong opinions, boldly speaks her mind, and walks down the aisle in a jet black wedding dress does not mean she isn’t a human being with feelings and emotions. “I know I’ve always had it, but the show definitely intensified it,” Christine voiced, as reported by People. “It was the show coming out and dealing with people that were so horrible to me that triggered it.”
The vixen everyone loves to hate responds to social media reputes saying, “It’s just the fact that it is repetitive negativity,” reports People. “That is really something that I don’t want to be a part of. And it’s just annoying to have to delete it… that was just for me what was overwhelming.”
Quinn enjoys being transparent to fans regarding her mental health and deems herself as an advocate for destigmatization. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, one in five Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. A large number bear their suffering in silence.
“I feel like it’s a conversation that needs to be had, that’s ready to be had,” Quinn stated according to People. “And I just want to be part of it and I’m glad that the world [is] ready to receive that message.”
You can read Selling Sunset’s real estate agent Christine Quinn’s full conversation on mental health via People here.
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