Boston Bombing aftermath, any similarity to the Lincoln assassination aftermath?

[KateH.]

Many performers, actors in particular, often suffer from various issues. One cause is usually constant suppressing of emotions for long periods of time, and no positive outlet for expression later. Come opening, you have to shove aside personal drama and get into character. When the curtain goes up, you're expected to "be on" because you need to act and then be pleasant when you greet fans afterwards. I can recall one opening night where, right before the show began, a performer found out she didn't get into her dream college. She was really upset but had to forget about it because the show was starting. It ended up affecting her really badly. She had to let the emotion wallow because she couldn't deal with it then. If you get into the habit of bottling up every emotion for a long period of time, it takes a toll on your health. Furthermore, if you don't have a positive way to get those emotions out later, you can run into even more trouble. Excess drinking, something Mr. Wilkes Booth liked to do, was no way to go about dealing with issues. That probably just caused more mental deterioration.