Well, this is what the Alan Arnold book hinted at back in the day. Didn't realize it until a few years ago, but 30 years of hindsight makes it easy to read between the lines.
People had pretty destructive ways of dealing with fame and stress back then. I don't think the real world problems of Carrie should take anything away from Princess Leia. I didn't appreciate what a role model the Senator from Alderaan really was until that Star Wars edition of "Deal or No Deal" aired.