Her problems with alcohol and drugs were lonstanding. That might have destroyed her in any walk of life; there’s nothing special about celebrity junkies except that they destroy themselves in an environment that puts them in a spotlight.
And the nature of the acting world puts people in a pressure cooker: high stress; pervasive uncertainty with extreme ups and downs; constant rejection; gig work and always hustling for the next role; extreme asymmetries in power between the producers and directors and everyone else that empowers predators, etc.
The majority of people in the industry aren’t crazy. They set boundaries. But the casualty rate is unusually high.
Yep. Addiction can befall “regular” people frequently but I just think that industry and environment exponentially increases and exacerbates it.
I think if Hayden was just a run of the mill cute girl who went to school and got a regular job, living a normal life, the chances of her being with us today would be much, much greater.