Bipolar Disorder Support Group

Bipolar disorder is not just a single disorder, but a category of mood disorders marked by periods of abnormally high energy and euphoria, often accompanied by bouts of clinical depression. This is the place to talk about your experience with bipolar disorder, learn from others' experiences, and find support.

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dancingd
dancingd
I was just talking to one of the members about the famous bipolars.....do they suffer like we do?
Are the Robin Williams or Francis Ford Coppolla are they on anti phycotics..or antidepressants?
How can they be so energized and creative if they are on some of the meds we take .
We all know how it feels on some of these meds..ZOMBIE...tired all the time.

How do you suppose they manage their manic/depressive episodes?
Is it,that they are so RICH and FAMOUS...they can get away with bizzare behavior?

Of course,then there are the stories of Margot Kidder ,waking up nude on someones lawn(that's more my style of BP).

What do you think?
dobiedots
dobiedots
1. Yes, they are on the same meds.
2. You only see them "occaisonaly" not every day. They have time to get used to the meds or the mood swings
3. They're rich & famous which means they have people cater to their every need. So they don't have to worry or deal w/the stuff we deal with.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I heard that robin williams WASN"T bipolar, just very very hyper, no downswing and can control the manic like turning on a tap.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I think I read a piece by the neuroscientist Oliver Sacks about Robin Williams and his amazing mind, way of thinking...that seemed to suggest he wasn't bipolar at all...despite this widespread belief *shrug* In one of his recent books.
deleted_user
deleted_user
The other thing that stands out for me, they can affordto have medical help of all sorts on speed dial
dancingd
dancingd
Yeah.....and all those fancy "Get Away Spas"....wouldn't it be nice!

I re-watched "JAWS"...because I saw an interview with Richard Dryfes....while filming that movie,he had just started on Lithium.It gave his performance a whole new depth and meaning to me.
deleted_user
deleted_user
mmm, I kinda think everyone suffers who is unwell with bipolar.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Hmm... interesting topic, just wish i knew more about it. I'd bed a lot of celebrities are BP, actually... maybe we just don't hear about them all?

Annie Lennox is BP, i believe. Like so many others, she creates from those moods. Don't know if she's on meds, tho....
deleted_user
deleted_user
They must have access to a great support system along with access to the best docs and treatments. I think they are looked upon with more sympathy than everyday BPs
deleted_user
deleted_user
Annie Lennox is a creative genious. I love her voice.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Ayy, that was "bet" not "bed"!!
deleted_user
deleted_user
Love her moodiness too...
deleted_user
deleted_user
well, for sake of argument...read article about Isabella Blow a famous fashion identity (whatever that is)..wealthy etc...she had bipolar & was repeatedly treated by top experts...topped herself a few months ago.
CarlaBentley
CarlaBentley
Hi, dancingd!!!
Well, it seems that celebrities CAN get away with a lot of behavior that wouldn't be otherwise tolerated.
But I imagine another component would be that we just don't get to SEE them when they are 'down'!!
dancingd
dancingd
I imagine they must have a tough time keeping the paparatzzi(sp) away ,when they are in a not so good episode.

Can you imagine someone taking pix of us,while we were screaming manic!And then being on the cover of some rag newspaper!!EEEK
deleted_user
deleted_user
I get the giggles real bad in manic mode... They'd love me then!

But wait... come the growls... a lady Russell Crowe, front page tabloid material.
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