Linda Hamilton, 68, Says She Was a 'Hot Mess for the First 40 Years' of Life Megan JohnsonAugust 18, 2025 at 4:55 AM Linda Hamilton, 68, Says She Was a 'Hot Mess for the First 40 Years' of Life originally appeared on Parade.
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Megan JohnsonAugust 18, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Linda Hamilton, 68, Says She Was a 'Hot Mess for the First 40 Years' of Life originally appeared on Parade.
Linda Hamilton may always be associated with her role as Sarah Connor in The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgement Day, but the beloved action star is also a vocal advocate for mental health awareness.
Hamilton, 68, revealed in 2004 that she had both bipolar disorder and depression. But in a new interview with PEOPLE, the beloved actress, who appears in Stranger Things and Resident Alien, opened up about her mental health journey along the way.
"Nobody ever thinks that I'm going to struggle. They think I'll be fine — 'It's Linda Hamilton,'" the star told the publication.
Luckily, after years of working through her difficulties, Hamilton has found a system that works for her.
"I have found just true balance and steadiness in my day and in my life," she explained. "And I also can activate all of the safeguards that I learned from 20 years of therapy."
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Therapy was her best investment, Hamilton explained.
"I can apply the brakes because I spent years and years and hundreds of thousands of dollars to get better," she noted.
When it comes to her advice for other people who are struggling, Hamilton has plenty of thoughts.
"People just can't give up on themselves. That's the thing. It's just keep looking until you find your way through it. I'm living proof that it can be done," she said, joking, "And I was a hot mess for the first 40 years."
She also advised people to focus on doing things for others and building self-esteem by doing esteemable acts.
"I never think about myself. That was the first 40 years. And when I got the balance, I made a deal with myself that it would never be about me again. And it hardly ever is. It's just not about me," she noted.
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Linda Hamilton, 68, Says She Was a 'Hot Mess for the First 40 Years' of Life first appeared on Parade on Aug 17, 2025
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