Psychologists maintain that self-destructive tendencies are a form of suicide. When folks cause unnecessary pain to themselves and loved ones, often falling into reckless or drug crazed behaviours they are unconsciously denying life itself. That might be hard to believe, especially when those who do the “self-destructing” are top celebs with everything to live for.
Judy Garland
We still love Judy “The Wizard of Oz” girl, the “Over the Rainbow” child yet she was one of the most self destructive movie star of all time! She was big in forties post war America, in fact she was a veritable super star, but drugs and alcohol ruined her beauty and talent. Judy was consistently on a binge; her addictions ended up destroying her,. She died at 47 over dosed on barbiturates. She could not take the fame, her soul had shattered. Some say Hollywood executives drugged her up when she was a child star to keep her on the straight and narrow. Poor Judy, she was always loved by the public who watched helpless as she went wild, and lost herself forever!

Chris Brown
Take Chris Brown, he was doing well thank you very much! He was a super rapper with platinum albums, plus he was dating delectable R and B princess Rihanna? So what happened? Well, he turned bad that is what happened. He beat Rihanna black and blue, got up to his eyes in debt and now is trying to get back on to the crest of the wave. He said “I’m going to be hell rich after all the lawsuits I file from these crazy individuals who keep laying on my name. Happy NEW YEAR! Time for some of us to grow the f*** up!” Yes Chris, you for starters! Rihanna recently said she would always love him.

Molly Ringwall
Molly Ringwald starred in eighties cult movies like the “Breakfast Club” and “Pretty in Pink!” But things went from bad to worse when she negged on a starring role in John Hugh’s “Something Wonderful!” She told John, the guy who had helped her reach the top of the Hollywood pile, that she wanted to take on more adult roles! Ringwall then went on to turn down “Pretty Woman” because she found the script “unbelievable!” Ringwald never made it anywhere much ever again. Her lack of self awareness as she did things “Her Way!” probably created that blip in her career. She pressed the self destruct button probably without even knowing it.

Jennifer Grey
Jennifer Grey said “I went in the operating room a celebrity – and came out anonymous.” The star of “Dirty Dancing” was the toast of Hollywood until she had two rhinoplasty procedures. The interventions destroyed her career as an actress and dancer. She never got back into public favour! The sun has set on her career, and all that is left is “Sunset Boulevard.” Jennifer’s need to look like every other startlet demonstrated a rejection of her own uniqueness, and probably caused the destruction of her career.

Matthew Broderick
Matthew Broderick should have known that turning down a prime role in “Breaking Bad”, would have led to bad news. But he pretended he didn’t. Known for his parts in “Ferris Buller’s Day Off”, and “Inspector Gadget”, he thought his fame would last. It didn’t, especially after “Breaking Bad” entered the Guinness Book of Records as “the second highest rated show of all time!” When the role offered to Matthew went to Bryan Cranston the man won three Emmy Awards as outstanding lead actor. Broderick has not seen his name up in lights ever since. Matthew’s self destructive tendencies surfaced when it came to going further with his career. He made a wrong, probably unconscious choice.

Sean Connery
Although not consciously negative, Sean Connery still turned down the role of Gandalf in Peter Jackson’s adaptation of “Lord of the Rings”. Sean told folks he didn’t get the script. “I had never read Tolkien and I did not understand the script when they sent it to me. Bobbits? Hobbits?” Producers pushed him to take the role with a “ten million per movie” offer. He still negged and went on to lose an estimated $480 million. The guy is worth $120 million so even if disappointed, by all intents and purposes there is not that much skin off his nose. He sabotaged his career a tad, but with no lasting damage.

Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay Lohan is a big disaster waiting to happen, and it has.! Her self-destruct penchant has seen her arrested and in rehab. She was once the cutest star in Hollywood but turning up late on set, or not turning up at all, ensured she is now ignored by show biz “movers and shakers.” After turning down a big part in “The Hanger” she lost her only chance to hit Hollywood big time. “The Hangover” grossed millions and is considered one of the most successful comedic movies to come out of Hollywood. Lindsay pressed the self destruct button regarding that movie, and sadly continues to do so.

Mel Gibson
So what happened to the beautiful Mel Gibson, one of the biggest movies stars in the world? Well he was drunk whilst driving a car in Malibu that is what happened, and to boot Mel launched into an anti-Semitic tirade when a Jewish cop stopped the vehicle and asked Mel fo details. Was Gibson dazed by his own fame? Perhaps, but sadly after the Malibu Incident he never got back on top again! Notwithstanding he is a clearly gifted man the public abandoned him, he had gone too far. He had pressed the SD button that led to total career annhilation!

Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods was one of the most amazing athletes known to man, “the golfer to beat all golfers!” He was so gifted he nearly outdid Jack Nicklaus’s record for winning the most tournaments. Tiger also earned hundreds of millions of dollars on publicity shoots making him the highest paid athelete of all time. What did he do to destroy it all? Well he serially cheated on his beautiful wife Elin Nordegren. The massive scandal that followed ensured multiple lovers came out of the wood work to claim Tiger was hot under the sheets. The result was he lost his lucrative publicity deals worth millions of dollars plus virtually all his fans. He will never make it to the same standard again no matter how hard he fights back. He lost both his self respect, and his winning streak! He pressed the SD button!

Boy George
Boy George was once the fab lead singer of Culture Club. But life devastated him when he broke up with his lover, a band member. After the breakupt he slid into a black hole of orgies, heroin binges and emotional confusion. He never managed to find his way back up to the top.

George Michael
The amazing George Michael, eighties singing legend, destroyed his fame, his talent, his popularity, his beauty. He even got himself arrested for a “lewd act” in a public toiliet in Beverley Hills California. He has had problems with drugs and traffic incidents ever since; he was ordered to do community service but has now virtually disappeared from the scene. He imploded in on himself and let the negativity win over the positives.

It is more than possible that all the above artists suffered childhood abuse, and injustices. Fame helped them overcome their self hatred, But after a while that same fame crushed them and caused them to contort their lives, and act out till they destroyed all their brilliance! We have lost some magnificent sportspeople and artists to self sabotage!