I know he's been having a really hard time lately. He's brave to disclose it and by his behavior I suspected he was going through something.

I think any type of brave disclosure by celebrities can bring attention to the disease and only help open the dicussion. We so need to break-down stigma against mental illness in this country. What are the stats, 1 in 5?

Oh God no, no,no.

What a horrible example of someone with bipolar - his incredible arrogance about him being the greatest musician alive, the whole "slavery is a choice" thing.

Awful.

This really won't help the cause of the mentally ill.

Thank God we have Stephen Fry as the most famous example in the UK.

the one person i would love to meet - stephen fry! imagine having a conversation with him over some good food? you can come Mark....

Stephen Fry is pretty cool!

can this Mark come too?

Of course, without question!

:) thx

Yea I dislike the guy. I knew he had issues though. I agree with Fish.

Another article about language being used:
https://www.bphope.com/blog/kanye-demi-and-mariah-who-is-really-helping-break-mental-health-stigma/

I love that article, fireflywing!!

I think people with bipolar disorder can speak out about their bipolar disorder if they want, however they want. We all have personal symptoms that range from person to person and different experiences and feelings about it, why not express it (or conceal it) however you see fit?

Any successful, well known, admirable person trying to end the stigma by coming out as having a mental illness is a triumph but I fear Kanye may hurt our reputations though because I personally see him as an egotistical jackass, who also happens to be bipolar. But maybe his idiotic rants and ridiculous actions can show people that bipolar is a very serious illness not just "mood swings"? Sometimes I feel like people dont respect the weight of bipolar and what its capable of.

I guess theres many ways to look at it and people will think what they want.

ok, one thing he said which I do think is ok is

""Think about people who have mental issues that are not Kanye West...think about somebody that does exactly what I did at TMZ but they just do it at work.

"Then Tuesday morning they come back and they lost their job."

Yes. That's the difference between being an ordinary Joe with Bipolar and someone famous or an "artist".

I love that too fish. It shows a mature level of thinking that I didnt think he possessed and is so very true.

excellent article firefly - also the one about taking care of personal hygiene - i didn't know how to copy the link but you can read it from the article you posted. thanks.

That explains a lot. Lmao