Jennifer learns to stand up for herself

Nov 10, 2011 |

Bang Showbiz

Singer Jennifer Lopez says she has learned to appreciate her achievements instead of looking at her failures and feeling bad about it.
“I think I’ve learned in the past year or two that I can stand on my own two feet, and to give myself credit for that. To really give myself a little bit of love, instead of always beating myself up for what I didn’t do or how I could have done something better,” accesshollywood.com quoted her as saying.
“Just take a minute to appreciate the things that I have accomplished. I’m getting better at it, I think,” she added.
However, the 42-year-old star, who split from husband Marc Anthony after seven years of marriage, admitted when times get tough, she takes inspiration from strong women in her life.
“It’s the women. Through the ups and the not so ups, that’s the one thing that got me through. My grandmother, who taught me to cook and not be afraid to serve and be humble. And to go out looking nice because people like that and then they respect you,” she said.

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Dunst depression caused by career
The Melancholia star Kirsten Dunst checked into the Cirque Lodge Treatment Centre, in Utah, to be treated for the mental health condition in February 2008 and she claims the pressures of her career caused her problems. Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres asked her, “There is no way to bring up with out saying what it. You suffered from depression.” To which Kirsten answered, “It’s not something I feel like totally comfortable talking about but yeah, it’s a very personal thing. I dealt with it. Yeah. That and it’s also interesting as an actress you’re supposed to be sensitive and vulnerable and have this side to you. But then you are supposed to be super sociable and ‘on’ and like nice to everybody. That’s a weird dichotomy. It’s a lot to ask of a person. It’s not a normal thing.”
The actress also believes it was the right thing for her to do to have treatment and take a break from Hollywood, because she was able to return to her career reinvigorated. —Bang Showbiz

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