28. Lincoln Battled Mental Illness
Abraham Lincoln had many obstacles throughout his life. He never fully felt understood by his father, his mother passed away when he was a young boy, and he never cared for his stepmother. On top of this, Lincoln’s presidency consisted of fighting to keep the union as a whole. Lincoln’s melancholy was evident to people around him that Lincoln would go into spurts of depression, especially during his presidency. Those who knew him best knew Lincoln’s look of gloom and knew that when he said he was not doing very well, that he was fighting depression.