I have lived with bipolar since i was 14 now 67 . My life has been horrible, all the different meds over the years, all the different jobs i have had (over 120) it is awful and people still do not understand. Its videos like this that can help people understand us, hopefully.
I understand you. I haven't had 120 jobs, but still, quite a few! Bi polar, adhd, ptsd, depression, autism spectrum disorder and more depression. Ahhhh! The joys of life. These comments and people like you!❤
@@dariahughes5564 I'm not saying that. Some people just might want to die. Some people want to fish, some people want to read a book and some might want to die.
I have depression and anxiety and I can relate to how u feel , I'm on meds for that and it has worked amazing for me , I'm glad u got the help u needed ,, I' want u to know that ur not alone in this battle inside our mind 👍🏼😄
i think a lot of people underestimate the effect that medications can have. I've seen people in mental hospitals who are hopelessly psychotic who turn almost overnight into relatively normal individuals thanks to a change in their medication.
I have bipolar 1. I will have to watch this many times. My mind "skips" when people R talking & I am becoming very forgetful. Maybe because my mind is often somewhere else even when I am trying to listen. BUT I must say, I do realize the younger generation is much more open & understanding about mental illness. I have been out, & had panic attacks & the young people will always take time (out of their very busy schedules) to help me. I am 64 yrs old. Thank U to "ALL" people who do their best to understand us! God Bless U!
Stay with it, Donna. I'm in Generation X and find that there is still lots of ignorance and fear among my peers. I also deal with anxiety and depression issues, attention issues and feel your comment about your mind 'skipping' when others are talking. It's so frustrating. I'm a big proponent of the power of the right medical care and medication. It can change an entire life experience if done correctly. We have to keep talking about this reality - there is no shame and it affects so many of us.
I'm 31, I also forget things very easily. I completely forgot this documentary and what the content is in it, this is the second time I'm watching it, I guess I also need to continue watching this.
@@artszy8184 I'll keep U in my prayers. I'm confused right now, am in a manic episode. So I'll just leave it at that, or I'll go into telling U my life history (with my racing thoughts at this time) I wish U well. This is such a hard illness to live with. We just have to take it, ONE DAY, OR ONE MINUTE AT A TIME !!!
I had a girlfriend with bipolar I thought it was just mood swings so I didn't think much about and I didn't understand her until after we broke up. Now we are good friends and I educated myself about her condition. I know having patience and staying positive towards her helps a lot. I absolutely never do or say negative things to her no matter what she do. I know I can't fix her but my positive energy soothes her when she's not being rational or logical. I somewhat became her personal friend therapist whenever she feels the world becomes too much for her.
That is amazing! I wish i had a good friend like you. I push everyone away and do not know how to allow them to be there, but its good you have come to understand it and provide unconditional love. This is what we need most!
What strikes me as someone who is diagnosed with bipolar (a rare type) is that often the emphasis is put on reducing the suffering of others who don't suffer from bipolar, the ones who care about us, the family or friends or even getting us out of crisis so that we don't need to take up time of a doctor, psychiatrist, etc. All this does is create further suffering as we realise our diagnosis is making stress or work for others. Yet if we were diagnosed with something like cancer or problems with our heart or our body we would be receiving compassionate care and support, encourages to ask others for help, etc. In my experience people with bipolar who have supportive family and friends do not exist. Our support system breaks down as soon as the word bipolar is mentioned. So not only are we going through the process of finding what works for us individually but we are also left trying to find a whole new set of people who are willing to step up and help us out. My personal experience has left me begging health professionals to help me. I have never been hospitalised or needed to be placed in a mental health treatment facility because I grew up with a bipolar mum. I knew the early signs and got help early. I've never had hallucinations or psychosis. But this has meant that I miss out on crucial help from the health services because I am not sick enough. I've only ever been suicidal once and that was when I was first diagnosed. I told my gp about mum, about the symptoms I was experiencing and he sentme to a psychiatrist who diagnosed me with bipolar after 2 visits. Lucky to catch it early and unlucky in that because of how my mum was the rest of my family are not supportive, they are ignorant and do not want to learn or understand the difference between mum and I. They basically walked away from helping as soon as I was officially diagnosed. The only time I ever get "help" is to lecture me, to use when I am not able to do things to hurt me even more.
Medication is a flashlight in the darkness. it enables me to see but it is still dark outside. I rather have the flashlight then no light at all. My symptoms will never leave me, the medication helps me cope and live a basically normal life.
Autumn Clark I Was diagnosed properly 10 years ago, although i have been Bipolar since age 14 am now 67. Doctors, for years kept giving me different pills, none worked.. 10 years ago i saw a psychiatrist ( top man in this field) he put me on Depakote, it has made a huge difference to me. Hope this helps
@@autumnclark1972 it took me awhile to find the right ones unfortunately i was admitted to a hospital and that is when they found meds that worked. I was talking with my doctor and was complaining about how the meds made me feel that is when she suggested that I was actually feeling normal because my behavior actually changed to a normal behavior and I thought about it. Normal was a different feeling like a foreign feeling but I got used to it and it feels good. I feel lousy when I am off my meds. I have bipolar II. I must add and this is important I am not normal. I still have my symptoms they are just not life altering and I am able to tell when I am having a symptom or not. like I said, light in the darkness but the darkness is still there.
Maybe because I am bipolar but, when the fellow was singing on the train. I thought good for him! They saying sing like no one is listening. If you want to sing man, sing your heart out! Some of us respect that!
Scott Vankeuren thank you for being kind and looking at the positive. I agree with your comment, however these days with video cameras on our phones, and with social media, bullying has come to a new level. I’m glad they’re talking about this, and that those who laughed at him have now apologized.
It is easier to be the bipolar person than to be married to one. The manic phase is the worst because they have grand ideas and behaviours, they tell everyone they know about their big ideas but ultimately never follow through.
I agree. I rarely go manic these days due to the meds but the depressions are hard on the missus. I am lucky though, she understands and knows when to let me wallow and when to get me out and back into life.
I love Cordellias mum. She is amazing. Such a great comfort and support for her lovely daughter. I hope they both find some peace in life. It's very hard living with mental illness every single day.
I couldn't agree with you more, her mother is so lovely. I was so saddened to hear that the beautiful Cordelia has sadly passed away now, and I hope her mum is finding strength that her beautiful daughter is now in peace 💕
@@simonedutch1264 I know that my reply is a year late, but that scene hit me like a ton of bricks. Just to know that she had so much taken away from her mentally, and then had her physical health stolen too. I cannot imagine the grief her mother felt. In a sense though, perhaps her mother is comforted that Cordelia finally has rest. Her mom no longer has to worry about who will take care of her when the mother is gone. May she rest in peace, and may her mother find peace
@@michaelgeorge4643 It was lovely to hear from you Michael, I couldn't agree with you more and I also truly hope that Cordelia's mum finds comfort in the beautiful memories that they made together. Wasn't Cordelia just so delightful to watch and Stephen Fry really interviewed her so well that we really got to see her for who she is.. beautiful.
It is good to know there are others with mental illness and that this is coming out of the darkness more and more but some of us are at the margins slowly dying inside. Without fame, money and some power there is no help and I still feel condemned to the dark. Most people DON'T comprehend, especially if you look great outside despite suffering within. AND help is not available without the resources.
I had acute depression which lasted for a couple of years. It took hard work from myself to work through it and heal. It was the darkest time in my life, I can't imagine fighting that feeling forever. Those who has never experienced depression just don't understand it.
I can't comprehend the stress that Cordellia deals with. The manic lows that she has had to battle through, only to get "rewarded" with breast and lung cancer? I am so gratefull for these wonderfully honest documentaries that Mr.Fry has presented to us. I have great respect for him, and am thankful for the years of entertainment he has also given to us. I hope he, (and all), find peace, and a patherr to share the good and bad that life throws at us. I have such a great fondness for him. Thank you - sending you peace from L.A.. , GJP.
More than 1/10 women get breast cancer. It's not a reward or punishment. Just because you have one problem doesn't mean you'd be spared from another more than someone else
@@sonias9722 That's not the point. What are the chances that you have Bipolar Disorder and then metastatic breast cancer as well? Well, 4% chance of bipolar multiplied by 12.5% chance of breast cancer, multiplied by 6% chance of the breast cancer being metastatic means that there is about a 3 in 10,000 chance (.03%) that you'd end up like Cordelia. That's just horrific and tragic luck. Multiply that by the chance of being as intelligent and gifted as Cordelia was, and it'd probably go down to about 1 in 100,000 or less.
@@michaelgeorge4643 you are only counting the possibility of one specific physical illness and one mental illness. If you count how likely it is to have a serious physical illness and a mental illness, the number is far higher.
Im so sad to hear that little beatiful Cordelia has died. I did not know that. I saw Therese Documentary s. For many years ago and it has help me. I have severe bipolar and my mom has cancer so i cant see NO hope
49:58 If you can move your legs, there’s still hope of regaining your legs. It happened to me, so I can say this with certainty. I could move my legs in bed, but fell to the floor the moment I tried standing on them. Everyone around me gave up on me at hospital, but I insisted on Physio. They humored me, if only so I could have one hour of distraction away from my hospital bed. Seemed hopeless at first, that I had moments of thinking it was all an exercise in delusion. But it slowly started getting better. The physios STILL had no faith, I could tell in their faces. After two months, I had them walking behind me as I took my first steps up and down the hospital corridors. A month after that, I was discharged and walked out of there by myself. Was touch and go, but today I completely walk on my own. Do NOT give up! Ever.
42:37 , Robin Williams had depression, but he was diagnosed with a neurodegenerative disease(ALS or something similar that would have given him dementia and paraplegic within a few years)
My mom told me, "You should never have been born!" LOL. It is not really funny but I was not surprised at her attitude so I walked away from the relatives and found family in other places...
I was diagnosed with atypical depression at 22yo. I'm now 51 and was just properly (I think) diagnosed with bipolar II and ptsd. 29 years of misdiagnosis and medication. My first high level manic episode occurred when put on Zoloft. Now, I can think back to odd periods of time that bipolar explains very well. I've accomplished some impressive things in my career and family, but I'm glad I was an athlete and knew that a coach would get more out of me, past the point of quitting. I feel like every step in life is going against a constant current. I'm married 25 years with three wonderful teens, and my view about life is that I could take it or leave it. Life hurts so badly sometimes that you question whether it's worth it to march on. If you read the book Flowers for Algernon, I relate to that by being Superman on manic episodes, but then crashing so hard that I feel ashamed that I can't operate like that all the time.
In our 20s, I lost my best sister-friend in the whole world to BP illness. It was the 70s and there wasn't the knowledge or public awareness there is now. Mental illness was looked upon as a sort of a character defect and there was a lot more shame then. She was also pre diagnosis. Her family was embarrassed by her, so they added to the delay of a proper diagnosis. I tried to find help for her and got NO help from them, and of course I had no idea what I was doing. I started crying when the one girl showed the notebook with all the writing she had done during an episode. It reminded me of what my friend wrote all over some books of mine. She was so brilliant and creative (she was a fine poet), whether manic or not. Many of the things she wrote are still priceless and wonderful, but exacted the ultimate price from her. I will always miss you, Alix.
I'm sorry. I wish there were better words for me to offer. People still look at it as a character flaw, a weakness. Sometimes I fall into that--why am I such a disaster? Maybe it's not the disease, it's me. I don't really know.
Thank you so much for this video. As someone who has bipolar disorder, it’s always comforting to know that other people can relate to the struggles that come from the illness. It’s usually isolating, so it’s nice to watch people having honest conversations about what it truly means to have bipolar disorder.
I have spent at least 10-12 years thinking I have something. I always gravitate towards bipolar and I have no idea why. I have been going to different doctors since the age of 16 and I'm telling them there's something not right. All I get is mild anti-depressants such as Citalopram and Fluoxetine but nothing works, nothing helps. It feels like nobody cares (officials, that is, nurses, doctors, counsellors etc) and I'm stuck. I am at the bottom of the well and nobody is offering me a ladder. I cried watching this and I have no idea why, it struck a nerve.
One thing I have learned is to ignore that voice in my head that treats me poorly or makes me feel bad with a simple mantra. "They're only thoughts, they're not real." I think we lend too much credence to and therefore give up power to our inner thoughts. Trust in this one thing, you're not alone in feeling as you do and there is nothing wrong with you that can't be addressed and most importantly it doesn't make you a good or bad person for having these issues. Embrace and love yourself, even for your own quirks and you'll be much happier as a result.
^^^ after you read that was your first thought, "he's full of shit"? :) Because that's what the voice told me, "I'm full of shit for saying this." But again, I fall back to, those are just thoughts, let them pass, give them no merit and in doing so you take away their power.
RetroSpock Do research on this topic . There is a lot of books on this topic. Get educated on this and you can make better decisions on how to get help and communicate better about ur symptoms. Change ur diet to organic veggies and organic protein powders to make green juice and add almond milk. Your gut and digestion is your second brain. Many who have mental issues have digestive issues. Excellent organic protein and other powders are made by a company called BOKU. Excellent product. Mix these with a fruit like banana, apple , blueberries spinach and almond milk in a good blender. Do at least one green drink 3 or more times per week. Blueberries and walnuts are excellent for the brain. Hope this helps you. It’s just one aspect of this but an important one. God bless.
My reoccurring thought throughout this is the role of the caregivers for people living with mental illness. It is a tremendous burden to not only those with the condition but also everyone close to them. For instance the wife discussing her husband, she is basically a single mother working full time and simultaneously dealing with the day to day pressures of family life while her spouse cant/wont. That pressure and strain produces it's own illnesses (ex. hypertension, anxiety, high cortisol levels which lead to obesity, etc.). All the best to everyone featured in the documentary.
Just ignore the suffering of the person who is diagnosed with bipolar..... And then adding to the suffering with more guilt. Talk about rubbing salt into the wounds...
I love your singing on the train god bless you your beutifull mum's face lights up when she speaks about her brave brave boy god bless you 😊 you beutifull soul
That's a rather nice description, I like it ! I may use it, from time to time, I hope you don't mind. It kind of is like winter, in the way everything seems grey, and all you seem to be able to do is wrap yourself in a blanket, and try to shut out the world, sort of like a winter day. The summer part is like when the sun is shinning, and you want to go out, and have the energy at this time to do it. The way a Beautiful summer day or days, when you are in this state, is s sunny time.
Real depression is a nightmare. Im going through a bad patch again right now, its very dark. I dont have bi polar, as in i dont get the manic highs. I just get crushing lows
justmadeit2 sorry for that! Maybe you have emotional pain that you are depressing and that you should allow yourself to go through. Afterall the name for the disorder has a real meaning, we shouldn' t forget that all the time . There is a time for relief and a time for facing life as bad as it may get .
I have understanding friends but not family. I had to do my own therapy and fix my underlying issues, then completely reorient my personality and how I live my life. All on my own. Because nobody ever believed that anything was wrong with me. I internalise a lot so it's not always obvious. But I had to say "Screw you all, I'll do this on my own."
Bipolar is only feels like a death sentence if you do have support. I have had it for over 20 years only being medicated in the last 6. Most of that time was great only be hard when the depths of the lows kick in
I have Bipolar 2 disorder so I only have hypo manic episodes of 'high' but the depressive episodes are very hard. I got diagnosed after a suicide attempt at the age of 30. Looking back now I had bipolar ever since i can remember. Depression episodes lasted for yrs each one deeper then the one before. I don't even know If i had any periods of normal mood. There are things we can do to help our selves live a full life. Get a good psychiatrist and therapist. GBT helped me. Accept your mood disorder and that you will probably be on mads for life(i will be taking a mood stabilizer for life Lamictal, antidepressants when and if i need them). Get to know your symptoms well and what triggers them. For me it is prolonged stress and or lack of sleep. So do my best to minimize triggers. If u can't get family support find a support group. Last but not least know u are not alone and u can have a happy for filling life living with bipolar.
Hello Anjelia Rakic... I have Bipolar 2 also. I don’t remember when I became ill, early adolescences I think. The first time I remember being suicidal was my freshman year of high school. I started having bad debilitating depressive episodes that went on for weeks. I had suicidal thoughts daily, and I always had a plan. I was around 30 then. I finally got help with medication and counseling when I was 39. The medication helped, but I was still cycling too much. I found a good psychiatrist who put me through hell for five months in order to find the meds that still work. I have fibromyalgia too which sucks. I am the guardian of my 36 year old son who has special needs and health issues. And if that isn’t enough I am my mom’s primary care giver for the last nine months. So, as I’m sure you can imagine, I also have anxiety. I have another good psychiatrist, finally after a few duds. She helps with meds too. I am 64 now. When I get depressed and anxious, I am on the verge of tears often, and am convinced that everyone hates me. I hate having Bipolar! I hope everyone is doing well, or will be soon. ❤️
All meds I've exceeded from my psycats noone can help me! I suffer from other severe issues since 8 yrs old now 55 and it will not go away! Been to crisis units locked away. So on... People try to help I don't trust anymore! It's a shit life! Most who don't have the severe as I do don't want to understand what I deal with on a daily basis life is hard ! With what I have makes it harder.. if I hear 1 more time snap out of it ,move ! I'll shoot someone in the fucking head! And double fold them 1 day to feel what it's like to live in my shoes! Sorry for my outburst!
Oh so glad that they made a followup to what has been going on with Stephen since the last documentary. The weird thing for me is that I'm just realizing that I may have this disorder after many years of dealing with all these same problems these folks are but I could not see it all as being all caused by the same issue, I've just always thought they were a bunch of separate problems I've dealt with at different times as they come and go in different ways, but now in recent year or two I'm becoming more insanely exhausted and fatigued constantly and this doesn't help my thinking of just wanting to be erased from the material plane as am losing the few qualities that I did like about myself like my ability to somehow motivate myself because I had to do tasks for parents and others. But now days I'm just surrounded by so much horribleness going on in the world as I feel all the terrible things going on just kills my spirit so much and I just feel pointless and powerless to help solve of the problems. I have really serious anxiety and stress,since forever I guess,beginning elementary school and then so many of my problems really exploded in the years after. I guess for me I used working and business as the outlet for my level of manicness that I drove myself about. I would never have called myself a "manic" personality as I didn't really have any of the typical behavior of the people that would be shown as examples of that, I have always been pretty reserved and shy, introverted.
I am bipolar and is a sentence for all of us. Depressn can only be understood by those who have had it. I am fighting now . This documentary and Stephen Fry are a great inspiration. Rock on Stephen
Lithium and talking about it openly helps tremendously - nothing to be ashamed of. When people tell me that they are jealous of my manic episodes they don`t know what they are talking about.
Love and prayers to All♥️🙏🏼🕊 Thank you for sharing and educating. I’m 51 and was diagnosed at 16-17 yrs old. Most think we are just “weak”.... I’ve learned just how much stronger you have to be to live with Bipolar. So be strong and never give up🕊🙃
Well done Alika for speaking out,although I found it quite depressing what some of the children had to say when they did not realise that their words hurt.It really seems that empathy has to be taught and that it is cool to be mean,sad world we live in when this is kind of the norm and being kind and empathic is almost the exception rather than the rule.We have to ask who really has the "mental illness"sometimes when singing on a train causes such a reaction.
I just watching about him and on video is just young man singing loudly in subwsy-whats wrong with this to get such rude comments on line???!!I was expecting him doing something really weird but singing loudly while listening music its just normal .
I love this documentary and I'm grateful for it. The psychiatrists seem kind and to treat their patients well. The different stories to me truly depict the struggle.
I'm a 63 year old man with bipolar 1. It sucks, but I've learned to make peace with it. I take 500 mg. of depakote per day and that's completely stopped my mania, though I still suffer awful fatigue about a third of my life because of the depressive stage. During those times, I feel like I've been run over by a truck, but I don't succumb to the mental aspects of depression. I just tell myself, "this will pass", because it always does.
I have cyclothmia. Which is horrible. I've been on different mood stabilizers. Lamactil was great. It balanced me right out. I have family who seem to suffer with depression.
Always when someone opens up about a disease online there is someone who chimes in: "Me too! It's exactly like that!". Well, here goes; I too had my boxer shorts sorted by color grading earlier this year. Thankfully, that phase has passed, but it is comforting to know I'm not alone.
It may not happen in my lifetime, but I would like to see people move away from using the term "mentally ill" or "mental illness". Conditions such as bi-polar, panic disorder, etc., are all physical illnesses that simply demonstrate symptoms from our most complex organ, the brain. Would you say that an individual that had a stroke and is paralyzed on one side of their body is mentally ill? Of course not, yet that person has damage to their brain, just like an individual with bi-polar has a physical, chemical imbalance. Parkinsonism is a fairly common disease of the brain, yet here again I have never heard a health care professional refer to a Parkinson patient as mentally ill. We have moved away from the term "mentally retarded" to describe a child with Down's Syndrome. Isn't it about time that we gave "mental illness" the boot as well? I think so...
@Chuck Starry I think at the very least people should make an effort to separate the illness from the actual person. For example, "he HAS bipolar disorder," as opposed to, "he IS bipolar." No one would ever say, "This is my friend, William. He's cancerous..." lol
Southern Bell It is, I really admire those who participated. So brave. Sadly there are some negative comments, some which are clearly unhelpful. But I’m assuming those people are also struggling with their own mental illness. 😞. Stephen Fry has helped others dealing with this issue in so many ways.
I love this documentary and love everything steven fry does ,and prey to god that cordelia breast cancer will ok she has sufford enoegh with the bipolar illness god bless her and her mother
My wife was diagnosed with schizophrenia in March this year, and also displayed signs of bipolar . We are married for seven years and have two children together . When pregnant with our second child we found a malignant growth on her cervix after a check up after the birth she had a small op to remove and was given all clear , however she refuses to go for repeat check ups I have endured some tough times with my wife ranging from jealous mood swings to depression paranoia to more recently delusions . It’s being pretty tough for me and the kids. After we had the diagnosis I was so relieved , and now could react differently than before. As I thought she was being unreasonable for all those years. We are split at the moment because she risk to the children so is staying with friends but refuses treatment. I am British she Bulgarian we live in Germany this complicates things further.
Oh my gosh I hope she got help. That s the worst part, often when you are sick its nearly impossible to get help because of your sickness. Love and prayers.
Yes Rachel, I think you are an inspiration to others. You are fine just as you are. Thank you for being so brave to tell your story to the world and in doing such good work. You are a living in a younger society which will find your journey resonates with them and will inspire them not to give in to despair and feelings of worthlessness. Just as you are is fine and you are very special in exposing and reducing the ignorance of the stigma about mental illness here on TH-cam too. Thank you again. Have a great day! (: (and if when you read this you are not having a great day consider buying a labrador! (: Warmest best wishes to you from Tokyo. Your story is reaching and teaching the world a new way to learn from good people like you who despite the bad times you are brave and strong to endure them and explain what that we are all more than our mental illnesses. We can overcome and go on and love life with a passion.
Im in a depressive episode right now. Like today I got back together with my ex, but instead of being happy I became depressed. 😞 the irrational emotional reactions is the thing that annoys me the most.
I've struggled since the age of 11 with Bipolar 1. After moderate functioning and beginning a career I had a period of 'florid' delusions and a psychotic break at 32. I'm now 56 and 'relatively' stable, although my career is gone and my marriage fell apart. I'm on lamotrigine, clonazepam and Abilify (aripiprazole). It's been hell, and when psychotic I actually experience it.
My story is similar but I didn't have a recognized mental break, until I was in my early 60's. By the time I found the right meds, I had contracted diabetes 2 from the Abilify, leukemia LGL, and neuropathy in my calves, feet caused by my back, and Rheumatoid Arthritis which now makes my hands and ankles hurt like mad. Last month, while in a bipolar low I was diagnosed with Arterial fribulation for 3 days, hospitalized. Where I was active and social before, now I am a friendless hermit who is almost devestated from the pain of it all. My PTSD has returned and I really am afraid to interact with anyone. My memory is getting much worse and I am afraid I might say something wrong or passing out with the pain radiating from my back to my toes. I also am developing skin cancer. My family deserted me and in their abandonment a few years ago, I feel totally worthless, unable to love or be loved, unable to be a whole person. As most meds do for Bipolar, my meds are failing. They don't work for long. I'm starting to think about if it is all worth the emotional and physical pain. I have been thrown aside and treated so poorly by the ones I loved the most. Desperately lonely, I got a dog and 2 cats for company and companionship, I adore them. However, I have already found homes for them if life gets too difficult or should I die. I've been suicidal without a plan, since I was the age of 6. I've gotten on my knees many a time praying God to take me, but he hasn't yet. I have decided that I will continue for 6 more months to see if things are getting better. I'm just so tired of it all. The wretched insomnia lasts for days and then after, will sleep for days. Almost like getting stuck in REM sleep stage, I cannot awaken. It seems I've been this way for decades. I've not had a date in 18 years by choice. I wouldn't wish me on a normal person to be judged and reticuled, used and cast aside. I am just done with it.
Thank you for this. I’m broken and can’t take medication anymore. Good to feel not alone. All my love to anybody dealing with this. A manic human can be amazing..... why us? I’m a tough ass mother fucker and can’t stop crying watching this.
I've accepted my bipola...I did everything to not to show I was bipola...now I ride the waves...embrace the things I can never ever change...and bought out the beauty that I hid...I was confused,sad not being me...it was going to kill me...it was ugly,psychiatrists,mental hospitals,working in environments that was draining me...now I'm mindful of my illness and realised I'm sallyann...and looked at my life and found out who I am...as I said its always there but I'm riding the waves with it...bipola is me and I'm bipola...when it gets to me I treat it as a sad friend who needs my help...so I get in touch with the professionals and never leave it to get out of control...the quicker I get it sorted the quicker we ride them waves in unity 🤝.
32:05 My ex said this. I didn't listen and now I've lost her. I hope I can use this to better myself, because if I lost her for nothing I couldn't live with it.
15:23 I have the exact same view with my ailments. Bipolar is the only one that there isn’t a day that goes but i dont think of it I thankfully have nothing terminal and I hope things work out for her and has
I enjoyed watching this. I was surprised to see how Ill Steven Fry was. He's in his own personal hell, but doing his best to try making his diagnosis livable. I can relate to everyone featured in this documentary. I have bipolar myself and I'm still trying to get to grips with it.
When Stephen says....”me getting it wrong”...I live in fear of myself/ my moods and mania and the consequences of my previous decisions...”of getting it wrong”. It’s so exhausting being me. “Submerged minority” very well articulated Stephen.
I am bipolar I and have switched medications, from lithium to olanzapine, through which I gained much weight; thereafter I got carbamazepine and aripiprazole, which doesn't give me any side effects and are keeping me grounded.
Nothing worked for me until carbamezapine. I had 12 attacks in 2 years when put on carbamezapine they stopped.i took this drug for 10 years with no problems. I then decided to stop taking it. My wife said i was opening the biggest can of worms of my life. She was correct, i had further attacķs. I lost everything i had, wife children house job and car. I now on my own and am controlled by tegretol (carbamezapine). If medication is working without side effects dont stop it.
I saw my first psychiatrist aged 8 and my first suicide attempt at 14 saved by the school nurse, I have found a balance now and dont mind my highs or lows from that comes my creativity. I cannot work full time and was diagnosed with BP which runs in my family. My shame and sadness is it seems both my sons have it and I feel that though I love them intensely I should not have had children and passed this to them to deal with, though I do understand them more than they do themselves. I wish everyone would be tolerant of others as we all have a path to walk and some walk a more wriggly path than others with lots of pot holes and mountains in, each individual is amazing and unique and different. its just some of us are more different than others and we are amazing in our difference
I don't have this particular condition, but plenty of other similar illnesses. Deep in my soul, I absolutely feel the statement... I don't want to die, but don't care if I do die. I'm currently battling various physical illnesses that have left me basically bedbound. Let me tell you the dying feelings have been super high as of late. 😶🌫️
This documentary was very informative. I have loved ones in my life that have mental health issues myself included. Now I have more insight on how to be more empathetic towards them. Thanks Georgi
LISTEN 2 The Young Girl at 25:35 really knows what she is talking about and what she states is so True. I am 63 yrs.old & I really truly have to hand it to the young people in this video. Everyone should listen to them, they really know what they are talking about. We can learn a lot from the younger generation , U JUST HAVE 2 LISTEN. By listening 2 them made me wiser & proud. She is 100% Right, Our Mines can get sick just like our bodies & it's NO ONE'S FAULT.
I think about killing myself every day when I am on a “low”. When I’m manic “I feel sorry for any man that isn’t me”, and I have all of these dreams and projects that go nowhere that I obsess over and spend all of my savings on, then 💥, I crash. Then I’m lucky if I can keep my day job. I spend every second I can in bed. I don’t confront any of my problems. I want to die because of the anxiety just to make the discomfort end. Then bouts of insomnia. Waking up 3-5x/night. I wonder how long I can hold onto my job, my career, and my life. I don’t kill myself out of fear of hell and guilt of hurting loved ones. I count how many years I have left until 80.
paralyzed people dont walk they also dont pick up thier wheelchair out of the car, shes milking it! ive seen this before the exaggeration of disabilities to get sympathy
I have thought my ex-spousal unit was a borderline personality but she was diagnosed as bipolar. I didn’t realize how difficult it could be! Now I know better!
I've watched part one and two, and now this. I was diagnosed manic depressive years ago attempting suicide.. I've since tried it again several times over the years, most recently a little over a year ago. I'm now having major depressive moments, no sleep, and manic episodes. At 42 I can't keep a job, ditched all my friends and family, I can't go out in public. I start so many projects around our 34 Acer's, and can't finish even one...My anxiety is insane.. I just stay locked in my room all day. I don't know how the UK works, but I'm in Texas, I lost my insurance, and need help. I'm not suicidal, but don't care if I live just like Fry said. I don't know what to do with no job or insurance.. this mental illness is real people. I feel like crying right now, and for no obvious reason.. can anyone in the USA, in or near Texas offer some advice. I don't want to hurt myself or anyone, but recently I've scared my mother.About every three months now I have an episode or just pure rage,.. I do things I'd never do in my right mind.. the struggle is real and I feel tired, fighting this with no meds or insurance is taking all my strength, everything I've got...
I have a child with BPD and it is heartbreaking to a degree that I’ve no words for, to see the unhappiness and fatigue from the constant loop of self doubt and sadness and madness and and and The cry of a child - your own child- who is fed up feeling so many heavy emotions…. Hopeless to figure out why she walks by a window and suddenly wants to jump through it…. Desperate to make the feelings go away, and will do anything for it….. enter drug addiction…. When I took my daughter to see another doctor after the first twenty weren’t helpful at all…… and then, after speaking to her for half an hour (AND with me in the room….which sounds so very wrong to me) and prescribed Wellbutrin. Now I’ve read that it’s simply not possible to make that determination about her mental health status of anyone so young.
Why do so few people have empathy these days? And don't inherently know that there is someone on the other side of a computer? I am always amazed that even tech savvy kids don't seem to realize it. Adults have no excuse. When I see someone who is singing with abandon with headphones on in public, I think, "more power to 'em!". I am now far too self-conscious to ever let go and do it, but I have done it, just once, as I got humiliated at work. I have friends who do it. It is just being very in the music moment! I am stunned about the YT reaction to that guy. Esp racist. I hope all those trolls spaced out and did it the next time they rode the subway!
It's that same old problem - the people who are nastiest about it are subconsciously looking to increase their status by making others look bad. It's a sign of unhappiness and if you look at it that way it becomes clearer.
Here in the UK if you have money you can go quickly see a psychiatrist like Stephen Fry did. I've been dealing with my MH problems through the NHS for over 25 years and I've had ONE meeting with an actual psychiatrist and you can often wait months to years to see a proper psychologist. No offence to SF or the nhs staff who have helped me by the way. People are better at understanding but treatment is still terrible.
When I was 19,I had a cousin who was bipolar this was in the70s, she had so many problems, but actually she had none, she had everything she could ever want or need to live for. In those days they never really knew about this horrible mental problem, and one horrible day she committed suicide at the age of 21, if only they had the meds they now have, so sorry for everyone who suffers with mental ilnesses.😢
I'm sorry but him being bipolar has been obvious since the first series he made. I always thought the cyclothymic diagnosis was a cop out. It was obvious he had stronger symptoms than that.
I've exhibited some of the symptoms of manic depression, especially when I was younger. A defiance deep down inside which said I am not going to let people push me around. Later, I found I was suffering depression and it took me about 10 years but I got off all the medication and I am fine now. I hope you can find a therapist that will change your meds to get you on the right one. And talk to people.
Great follow up documentary, just to be able to put a spotlight on the stigma around mental health is really good for not only the person with the illness but family and friends affected by it. Such a hard thing for people to understand who think they have had no exposure to it. It’s so easy to dismiss people’s suffering by labeling them with the horrible word that is “crazy”. All you can really do is imagine yourself in their shoes. As with Stephen Fry it has helped with his career but at what cost, medication and healthy lifestyle can be the only real answer, however we all have our bills to pay so finding a balance is a must. The pressures of life certainly don’t help but must be suffered sadly. There is always light at the end of the tunnel with good friends and family 😀
I have lived with bipolar since i was 14 now 67 . My life has been horrible, all the different meds over the years, all the different jobs i have had (over 120) it is awful and people still do not understand. Its videos like this that can help people understand us, hopefully.
I know exactly how you feel.
Going on 39 (BP2) it's a difficult journey for sure, gets lonelier along the way.
I understand you. I haven't had 120 jobs, but still, quite a few! Bi polar, adhd, ptsd, depression, autism spectrum disorder and more depression. Ahhhh! The joys of life. These comments and people like you!❤
How did u manage so many years?? Due to meds? Incredible....
Pass ur no and will get right back and I am sure u can get 2 reduce it 2 the min possible even if ur 67
We don't want to die, just to live a life without pain....
Well, some might want to.
roy_for_real SO , if you had a life happy, without pain, you'd still want to die!? Why?
@@dariahughes5564 I'm not saying that. Some people just might want to die. Some people want to fish, some people want to read a book and some might want to die.
I have depression and anxiety and I can relate to how u feel , I'm on meds for that and it has worked amazing for me , I'm glad u got the help u needed ,, I' want u to know that ur not alone in this battle inside our mind 👍🏼😄
@@bridgettkyle5349 what medication are you on?
Stephen has done incredibly well in uk for bipolar awareness.
Hats off.
i think a lot of people underestimate the effect that medications can have. I've seen people in mental hospitals who are hopelessly psychotic who turn almost overnight into relatively normal individuals thanks to a change in their medication.
The original documentary made me cry ... and realise that I wasn't alone in my madness. Good on you Stephen, old bean.
Hi! What's the name of the original documentary?
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@@paolaespejoblanco Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive
I have bipolar 1. I will have to watch this many times. My mind "skips" when people R talking & I am becoming very forgetful. Maybe because my mind is often somewhere else even when I am trying to listen. BUT I must say, I do realize the younger generation is much more open & understanding about mental illness. I have been out, & had panic attacks & the young people will always take time (out of their very busy schedules) to help me. I am 64 yrs old. Thank U to "ALL" people who do their best to understand us! God Bless U!
Stay with it, Donna. I'm in Generation X and find that there is still lots of ignorance and fear among my peers. I also deal with anxiety and depression issues, attention issues and feel your comment about your mind 'skipping' when others are talking. It's so frustrating. I'm a big proponent of the power of the right medical care and medication. It can change an entire life experience if done correctly. We have to keep talking about this reality - there is no shame and it affects so many of us.
I'm 31, I also forget things very easily. I completely forgot this documentary and what the content is in it, this is the second time I'm watching it, I guess I also need to continue watching this.
@@artszy8184 I'll keep U in my prayers. I'm confused right now, am in a manic episode. So I'll just leave it at that, or I'll go into telling U my life history (with my racing thoughts at this time) I wish U well. This is such a hard illness to live with. We just have to take it, ONE DAY, OR ONE MINUTE AT A TIME !!!
@@mariebernier3076 I'm praying 4 U also. I'm praying 4 all of us !!!!!
Msg ur no and v can get 2 minimize or get rid of it after getting 2 the bottom of it w discussion
I had a girlfriend with bipolar I thought it was just mood swings so I didn't think much about and I didn't understand her until after we broke up. Now we are good friends and I educated myself about her condition. I know having patience and staying positive towards her helps a lot. I absolutely never do or say negative things to her no matter what she do. I know I can't fix her but my positive energy soothes her when she's not being rational or logical. I somewhat became her personal friend therapist whenever she feels the world becomes too much for her.
She is lucky to have someone like you in her life. I admire you for that.
That is amazing! I wish i had a good friend like you. I push everyone away and do not know how to allow them to be there, but its good you have come to understand it and provide unconditional love. This is what we need most!
Way to go, man! We need more people like you.
you are lucky to have found each other
You r the kind of people bipolar people need in their lifes💜👍🏻
So sad to hear that Cordelia passed away earlier this year
May she finally be at peace now❤️
I cry now
That is so sad. RIP Cordelia.
What strikes me as someone who is diagnosed with bipolar (a rare type) is that often the emphasis is put on reducing the suffering of others who don't suffer from bipolar, the ones who care about us, the family or friends or even getting us out of crisis so that we don't need to take up time of a doctor, psychiatrist, etc. All this does is create further suffering as we realise our diagnosis is making stress or work for others. Yet if we were diagnosed with something like cancer or problems with our heart or our body we would be receiving compassionate care and support, encourages to ask others for help, etc.
In my experience people with bipolar who have supportive family and friends do not exist. Our support system breaks down as soon as the word bipolar is mentioned.
So not only are we going through the process of finding what works for us individually but we are also left trying to find a whole new set of people who are willing to step up and help us out.
My personal experience has left me begging health professionals to help me. I have never been hospitalised or needed to be placed in a mental health treatment facility because I grew up with a bipolar mum. I knew the early signs and got help early. I've never had hallucinations or psychosis. But this has meant that I miss out on crucial help from the health services because I am not sick enough. I've only ever been suicidal once and that was when I was first diagnosed. I told my gp about mum, about the symptoms I was experiencing and he sentme to a psychiatrist who diagnosed me with bipolar after 2 visits.
Lucky to catch it early and unlucky in that because of how my mum was the rest of my family are not supportive, they are ignorant and do not want to learn or understand the difference between mum and I. They basically walked away from helping as soon as I was officially diagnosed. The only time I ever get "help" is to lecture me, to use when I am not able to do things to hurt me even more.
I wish you were wrong but you are not. 😢
I’ve spent three years keeping it to myself only to reach out to family and they say…oh no hun…it’s spiritual 😢
Medication is a flashlight in the darkness. it enables me to see but it is still dark outside. I rather have the flashlight then no light at all. My symptoms will never leave me, the medication helps me cope and live a basically normal life.
Autumn Clark I Was diagnosed properly 10 years ago, although i have been Bipolar since age 14 am now 67. Doctors, for years kept giving me different pills, none worked.. 10 years ago i saw a psychiatrist ( top man in this field) he put me on Depakote, it has made a huge difference to me. Hope this helps
@@autumnclark1972 Lexapro, Lamictal, Trazadone and Visteril...the lex., lamictal, and visteril are all the generic versions.
@@autumnclark1972 it took me awhile to find the right ones unfortunately i was admitted to a hospital and that is when they found meds that worked. I was talking with my doctor and was complaining about how the meds made me feel that is when she suggested that I was actually feeling normal because my behavior actually changed to a normal behavior and I thought about it. Normal was a different feeling like a foreign feeling but I got used to it and it feels good. I feel lousy when I am off my meds. I have bipolar II. I must add and this is important I am not normal. I still have my symptoms they are just not life altering and I am able to tell when I am having a symptom or not. like I said, light in the darkness but the darkness is still there.
Maybe because I am bipolar but, when the fellow was singing on the train. I thought good for him! They saying sing like no one is listening. If you want to sing man, sing your heart out! Some of us respect that!
Scott Vankeuren thank you for being kind and looking at the positive. I agree with your comment, however these days with video cameras on our phones, and with social media, bullying has come to a new level.
I’m glad they’re talking about this, and that those who laughed at him have now apologized.
Scott Vankeuren I do too 😊
It is easier to be the bipolar person than to be married to one. The manic phase is the worst because they have grand ideas and behaviours, they tell everyone they know about their big ideas but ultimately never follow through.
I agree. I rarely go manic these days due to the meds but the depressions are hard on the missus. I am lucky though, she understands and knows when to let me wallow and when to get me out and back into life.
I felt like that before diagnosis. I was happy and didn't care about anything, I just loved life. Now. It's like I'm already dead.
I love Cordellias mum. She is amazing. Such a great comfort and support for her lovely daughter. I hope they both find some
peace in life. It's very hard living with mental illness every single day.
I couldn't agree with you more, her mother is so lovely. I was so saddened to hear that the beautiful Cordelia has sadly passed away now, and I hope her mum is finding strength that her beautiful daughter is now in peace 💕
@@simonedutch1264 I know that my reply is a year late, but that scene hit me like a ton of bricks. Just to know that she had so much taken away from her mentally, and then had her physical health stolen too. I cannot imagine the grief her mother felt. In a sense though, perhaps her mother is comforted that Cordelia finally has rest. Her mom no longer has to worry about who will take care of her when the mother is gone. May she rest in peace, and may her mother find peace
@@michaelgeorge4643 It was lovely to hear from you Michael, I couldn't agree with you more and I also truly hope that Cordelia's mum finds comfort in the beautiful memories that they made together. Wasn't Cordelia just so delightful to watch and Stephen Fry really interviewed her so well that we really got to see her for who she is.. beautiful.
We don't even ask for happiness, just a little less pain.
~Charles Bukowski
Good one!
RIP Cordelia. X
It is good to know there are others with mental illness and that this is coming out of the darkness more and more but some of us are at the margins slowly dying inside. Without fame, money and some power there is no help and I still feel condemned to the dark. Most people DON'T comprehend, especially if you look great outside despite suffering within. AND help is not available without the resources.
globalman . With you my Friend... hang in there!❤️
I 💯 agree with you. The lower you are on the ladder the harder it is to get help.
It"s all about money."
globalman why do u think I’m planning on taking people with me when I kill myself?
Thinking of A Name wtf
I had acute depression which lasted for a couple of years. It took hard work from myself to work through it and heal. It was the darkest time in my life, I can't imagine fighting that feeling forever. Those who has never experienced depression just don't understand it.
It’s that, then mania, then repeat. It’s honestly hell.
Best solution for me at 67 is Swiss clinic. Good bye everyone. Living with BP has been a cruel joke. Why, God?
I can't comprehend the stress that Cordellia deals with. The manic lows that she has had to battle through, only to get "rewarded" with breast and lung cancer? I am so gratefull for these wonderfully honest documentaries that Mr.Fry has presented to us. I have great respect for him, and am thankful for the years of entertainment he has also given to us. I hope he, (and all), find peace, and a patherr to share the good and bad that life throws at us. I have such a great fondness for him. Thank you - sending you peace from L.A.. , GJP.
Well said. Stephen Fry certainly is a very useful man to society. And he exposes himself to great pain to create understanding. A courageous man.
More than 1/10 women get breast cancer. It's not a reward or punishment. Just because you have one problem doesn't mean you'd be spared from another more than someone else
@@sonias9722 That's not the point. What are the chances that you have Bipolar Disorder and then metastatic breast cancer as well? Well, 4% chance of bipolar multiplied by 12.5% chance of breast cancer, multiplied by 6% chance of the breast cancer being metastatic means that there is about a 3 in 10,000 chance (.03%) that you'd end up like Cordelia. That's just horrific and tragic luck. Multiply that by the chance of being as intelligent and gifted as Cordelia was, and it'd probably go down to about 1 in 100,000 or less.
@@michaelgeorge4643 you are only counting the possibility of one specific physical illness and one mental illness. If you count how likely it is to have a serious physical illness and a mental illness, the number is far higher.
Im so sad to hear that little beatiful Cordelia has died.
I did not know that.
I saw Therese Documentary s. For many years ago and it has help me.
I have severe bipolar and my mom has cancer so i cant see NO hope
49:58 If you can move your legs, there’s still hope of regaining your legs. It happened to me, so I can say this with certainty. I could move my legs in bed, but fell to the floor the moment I tried standing on them. Everyone around me gave up on me at hospital, but I insisted on Physio. They humored me, if only so I could have one hour of distraction away from my hospital bed. Seemed hopeless at first, that I had moments of thinking it was all an exercise in delusion. But it slowly started getting better. The physios STILL had no faith, I could tell in their faces. After two months, I had them walking behind me as I took my first steps up and down the hospital corridors. A month after that, I was discharged and walked out of there by myself. Was touch and go, but today I completely walk on my own. Do NOT give up! Ever.
I've had bipolar for nearly 20 years. This program has done so much for me. Thankyou Stephen.
42:37 , Robin Williams had depression, but he was diagnosed with a neurodegenerative disease(ALS or something similar that would have given him dementia and paraplegic within a few years)
I truly enjoy and learn alot from these Steven Fry. Programs. Thanks. All of them.
Carsonia Whitmore same, he's funny, serious & enjoy his different documentaries.
Cordellia's story was so heartbreaking.
My mom told me, "You should never have been born!" LOL. It is not really funny but I was not surprised at her attitude so I walked away from the relatives and found family in other places...
Your mom sounds emotionally immature. Nice diving save on that exit!
Thanks for uploading. Excellent documentary about bipolar. 💕
the creamlive Absolutely. Thank you Stephen Fry👍🏼.
I was diagnosed with atypical depression at 22yo. I'm now 51 and was just properly (I think) diagnosed with bipolar II and ptsd. 29 years of misdiagnosis and medication. My first high level manic episode occurred when put on Zoloft. Now, I can think back to odd periods of time that bipolar explains very well. I've accomplished some impressive things in my career and family, but I'm glad I was an athlete and knew that a coach would get more out of me, past the point of quitting. I feel like every step in life is going against a constant current. I'm married 25 years with three wonderful teens, and my view about life is that I could take it or leave it. Life hurts so badly sometimes that you question whether it's worth it to march on. If you read the book Flowers for Algernon, I relate to that by being Superman on manic episodes, but then crashing so hard that I feel ashamed that I can't operate like that all the time.
In our 20s, I lost my best sister-friend in the whole world to BP illness. It was the 70s and there wasn't the knowledge or public awareness there is now. Mental illness was looked upon as a sort of a character defect and there was a lot more shame then. She was also pre diagnosis. Her family was embarrassed by her, so they added to the delay of a proper diagnosis. I tried to find help for her and got NO help from them, and of course I had no idea what I was doing. I started crying when the one girl showed the notebook with all the writing she had done during an episode. It reminded me of what my friend wrote all over some books of mine. She was so brilliant and creative (she was a fine poet), whether manic or not. Many of the things she wrote are still priceless and wonderful, but exacted the ultimate price from her. I will always miss you, Alix.
I'm sorry. I wish there were better words for me to offer. People still look at it as a character flaw, a weakness. Sometimes I fall into that--why am I such a disaster? Maybe it's not the disease, it's me. I don't really know.
at least while she was around she had a great mate like you
It’s still looked upon as a character defect. Sadly, Nothing has changed there.
Sorry for your loss. Educate others in her memory
That program 10 years ago before this one
MADE ME UNDERSTAND ME 😎😎😎
Thank You forever Stephen Fry!!!!
Thank you so much for this video. As someone who has bipolar disorder, it’s always comforting to know that other people can relate to the struggles that come from the illness. It’s usually isolating, so it’s nice to watch people having honest conversations about what it truly means to have bipolar disorder.
I have spent at least 10-12 years thinking I have something. I always gravitate towards bipolar and I have no idea why. I have been going to different doctors since the age of 16 and I'm telling them there's something not right. All I get is mild anti-depressants such as Citalopram and Fluoxetine but nothing works, nothing helps. It feels like nobody cares (officials, that is, nurses, doctors, counsellors etc) and I'm stuck. I am at the bottom of the well and nobody is offering me a ladder. I cried watching this and I have no idea why, it struck a nerve.
One thing I have learned is to ignore that voice in my head that treats me poorly or makes me feel bad with a simple mantra. "They're only thoughts, they're not real." I think we lend too much credence to and therefore give up power to our inner thoughts.
Trust in this one thing, you're not alone in feeling as you do and there is nothing wrong with you that can't be addressed and most importantly it doesn't make you a good or bad person for having these issues. Embrace and love yourself, even for your own quirks and you'll be much happier as a result.
^^^ after you read that was your first thought, "he's full of shit"? :) Because that's what the voice told me, "I'm full of shit for saying this." But again, I fall back to, those are just thoughts, let them pass, give them no merit and in doing so you take away their power.
RetroSpock you are not alone .Hugs.🤗
RetroSpock Do research on this topic . There is a lot of books on this topic. Get educated on this and you can make better decisions on how to get help and communicate better about ur symptoms. Change ur diet to organic veggies and organic protein powders to make green juice and add almond milk. Your gut and digestion is your second brain. Many who have mental issues have digestive issues. Excellent organic protein and other powders are made by a company called BOKU. Excellent product. Mix these with a fruit like banana, apple , blueberries spinach and almond milk in a good blender. Do at least one green drink 3 or more times per week. Blueberries and walnuts are excellent for the brain. Hope this helps you. It’s just one aspect of this but an important one. God bless.
Hi RetroSpock I just read your comment. I hope things have improved for you. I hope there is someone you can talk to.
My reoccurring thought throughout this is the role of the caregivers for people living with mental illness. It is a tremendous burden to not only those with the condition but also everyone close to them. For instance the wife discussing her husband, she is basically a single mother working full time and simultaneously dealing with the day to day pressures of family life while her spouse cant/wont. That pressure and strain produces it's own illnesses (ex. hypertension, anxiety, high cortisol levels which lead to obesity, etc.). All the best to everyone featured in the documentary.
Very true...the mental strain for the careers is immense.
Just ignore the suffering of the person who is diagnosed with bipolar..... And then adding to the suffering with more guilt. Talk about rubbing salt into the wounds...
Sad to hear Cordelia passed away last year. RIP
I love your singing on the train god bless you your beutifull mum's face lights up when she speaks about her brave brave boy god bless you 😊 you beutifull soul
i hope cordelia is ok , best wishs .
What
Is cordelia?
In the documentary she had been diagnosed with rare form of breast cancer. I hope she is ok too!
I just looked up her blog, still going daily. Very happy to see she's well
What’s the website to the blog? Thx
Her blog still has recent posts
It's almost as though a person with bipolar goes through emotional seasons. The highs are summers and the lows winters.
Senorita Aurora I agree, with bipolar 2 skipping summer going straight from early spring directly to autumn
Sometimes those summer nights are way too hot.
More like twenty years worth of summers, without seeing the sunshine.
Not for me
That's a rather nice description, I like it ! I may use it, from time to time, I hope you don't mind. It kind of is like winter, in the way everything seems grey, and all you seem to be able to do is wrap yourself in a blanket, and try to shut out the world, sort of like a winter day. The summer part is like when the sun is shinning, and you want to go out, and have the energy at this time to do it. The way a Beautiful summer day or days, when you are in this state, is s sunny time.
Wonderful chap.......his creative works will always be treasured....by millions on us
Real depression is a nightmare. Im going through a bad patch again right now, its very dark. I dont have bi polar, as in i dont get the manic highs. I just get crushing lows
justmadeit2 you're lucky as you can he treated with antidepressive drugs weather natural or chemical! 'Bipolar' people cannot be treated.
momo oo Not so simple though, I've tried many anti depressants over the last 25 years and none work, some made me worse
justmadeit2 sorry for that!
Maybe you have emotional pain that you are depressing and that you should allow yourself to go through.
Afterall the name for the disorder has a real meaning, we shouldn' t forget that all the time . There is a time for relief and a time for facing life as bad as it may get .
momo oo True :)
anything improve?
Being bipolar is like a sentence to death. Having a caring and understanding family and circle of friends is the key.
I have understanding friends but not family. I had to do my own therapy and fix my underlying issues, then completely reorient my personality and how I live my life. All on my own.
Because nobody ever believed that anything was wrong with me. I internalise a lot so it's not always obvious. But I had to say "Screw you all, I'll do this on my own."
Bipolar is only feels like a death sentence if you do have support. I have had it for over 20 years only being medicated in the last 6. Most of that time was great only be hard when the depths of the lows kick in
@@metaartworknot only... I have a wonderful family, but I know when my parents are not here anymore I will commit suicide
I have Bipolar 2 disorder so I only have hypo manic episodes of 'high' but the depressive episodes are very hard. I got diagnosed after a suicide attempt at the age of 30. Looking back now I had bipolar ever since i can remember. Depression episodes lasted for yrs each one deeper then the one before. I don't even know If i had any periods of normal mood. There are things we can do to help our selves live a full life. Get a good psychiatrist and therapist. GBT helped me. Accept your mood disorder and that you will probably be on mads for life(i will be taking a mood stabilizer for life Lamictal, antidepressants when and if i need them). Get to know your symptoms well and what triggers them. For me it is prolonged stress and or lack of sleep. So do my best to minimize triggers. If u can't get family support find a support group. Last but not least know u are not alone and u can have a happy for filling life living with bipolar.
Hello Anjelia Rakic... I have Bipolar 2 also. I don’t remember when I became ill, early adolescences I think. The first time I remember being suicidal was my freshman year of high school. I started having bad debilitating depressive episodes that went on for weeks. I had suicidal thoughts daily, and I always had a plan. I was around 30 then. I finally got help with medication and counseling when I was 39. The medication helped, but I was still cycling too much. I found a good psychiatrist who put me through hell for five months in order to find the meds that still work. I have fibromyalgia too which sucks. I am the guardian of my 36 year old son who has special needs and health issues. And if that isn’t enough I am my mom’s primary care giver for the last nine months. So, as I’m sure you can imagine, I also have anxiety. I have another good psychiatrist, finally after a few duds. She helps with meds too. I am 64 now. When I get depressed and anxious, I am on the verge of tears often, and am convinced that everyone hates me. I hate having Bipolar! I hope everyone is doing well, or will be soon. ❤️
Love this and love this man he inspires me to fight my own mental illness of major depressive disorder. I'm on Prozac 60mg daily.
Louise Schilt He is inspirational. My god, the work he has done to move this issue forward is extraordinary. He’s probably saved many peoples lives.
Wow, that's a lot.
All meds I've exceeded from my psycats noone can help me! I suffer from other severe issues since 8 yrs old now 55 and it will not go away! Been to crisis units locked away. So on... People try to help I don't trust anymore! It's a shit life! Most who don't have the severe as I do don't want to understand what I deal with on a daily basis life is hard ! With what I have makes it harder.. if I hear 1 more time snap out of it ,move ! I'll shoot someone in the fucking head! And double fold them 1 day to feel what it's like to live in my shoes! Sorry for my outburst!
Poor Cordelia. May she find peace 💓
Oh so glad that they made a followup to what has been going on with Stephen since the last documentary.
The weird thing for me is that I'm just realizing that I may have this disorder after many years of dealing with all these same problems these folks are but I could not see it all as being all caused by the same issue, I've just always thought they were a bunch of separate problems I've dealt with at different times as they come and go in different ways, but now in recent year or two I'm becoming more insanely exhausted and fatigued constantly and this doesn't help my thinking of just wanting to be erased from the material plane as am losing the few qualities that I did like about myself like my ability to somehow motivate myself because I had to do tasks for parents and others.
But now days I'm just surrounded by so much horribleness going on in the world as I feel all the terrible things going on just kills my spirit so much and I just feel pointless and powerless to help solve of the problems.
I have really serious anxiety and stress,since forever I guess,beginning elementary school and then so many of my problems really exploded in the years after.
I guess for me I used working and business as the outlet for my level of manicness that I drove myself about. I would never have called myself a "manic" personality as I didn't really have any of the typical behavior of the people that would be shown as examples of that, I have always been pretty reserved and shy, introverted.
I am bipolar and is a sentence for all of us. Depressn can only be understood by those who have had it. I am fighting now . This documentary and Stephen Fry are a great inspiration. Rock on Stephen
Lithium and talking about it openly helps tremendously - nothing to be ashamed of. When people tell me that they are jealous of my manic episodes they don`t know what they are talking about.
Excellent documentary..so informative. So happy people are learning about bi-polar .
Love and prayers to All♥️🙏🏼🕊 Thank you for sharing and educating. I’m 51 and was diagnosed at 16-17 yrs old. Most think we are just “weak”.... I’ve learned just how much stronger you have to be to live with Bipolar. So be strong and never give up🕊🙃
The people who ay these things couldn't last a day in your shoes. They are the weak ones, bastards
I don't think someone with depression is weak. That is outdated.
I feel bad for Cordelia’s mother. What she endures is very sad, extremely draining emotionally.
I can sense that her mother is trying so hard to not to cry in front of her ☹️
I thought the same, so sad.
She is a very good mother.
Well done Alika for speaking out,although I found it quite depressing what some of the children had to say when they did not realise that their words hurt.It really seems that empathy has to be taught and that it is cool to be mean,sad world we live in when this is kind of the norm and being kind and empathic is almost the exception rather than the rule.We have to ask who really has the "mental illness"sometimes when singing on a train causes such a reaction.
I just watching about him and on video is just young man singing loudly in subwsy-whats wrong with this to get such rude comments on line???!!I was expecting him doing something really weird but singing loudly while listening music its just normal .
I love this documentary and I'm grateful for it. The psychiatrists seem kind and to treat their patients well. The different stories to me truly depict the struggle.
I'm a 63 year old man with bipolar 1. It sucks, but I've learned to make peace with it.
I take 500 mg. of depakote per day and that's completely stopped my mania, though I still suffer awful fatigue about a third of my life because of the depressive stage.
During those times, I feel like I've been run over by a truck, but I don't succumb to the mental aspects of depression. I just tell myself, "this will pass", because it always does.
I have cyclothmia. Which is horrible. I've been on different mood stabilizers. Lamactil was great. It balanced me right out. I have family who seem to suffer with depression.
Always when someone opens up about a disease online there is someone who chimes in: "Me too! It's exactly like that!". Well, here goes; I too had my boxer shorts sorted by color grading earlier this year. Thankfully, that phase has passed, but it is comforting to know I'm not alone.
It may not happen in my lifetime, but I would like to see people move away from using the term "mentally ill" or "mental illness". Conditions such as bi-polar, panic disorder, etc., are all physical illnesses that simply demonstrate symptoms from our most complex organ, the brain. Would you say that an individual that had a stroke and is paralyzed on one side of their body is mentally ill? Of course not, yet that person has damage to their brain, just like an individual with bi-polar has a physical, chemical imbalance. Parkinsonism is a fairly common disease of the brain, yet here again I have never heard a health care professional refer to a Parkinson patient as mentally ill. We have moved away from the term "mentally retarded" to describe a child with Down's Syndrome. Isn't it about time that we gave "mental illness" the boot as well? I think so...
@Chuck Starry I think at the very least people should make an effort to separate the illness from the actual person. For example, "he HAS bipolar disorder," as opposed to, "he IS bipolar." No one would ever say, "This is my friend, William. He's cancerous..." lol
@@Alpen83 Very, very good point, Alpen! "Merry Christmas" to you, and "Happy New Year" too... Chuck
@@chuckstarry4018 Thank you. Same to you. :)
I don't really care. I just want to feel better, and the semantics mean nothing to me.
Agree. Labelling something a mental illness creates stigma
Wish we had more documentaries and people who care like all of the ones in this story how beautiful you are ❤️
Great documentary and a welcome addition to public discourse about BiPolar with which I live.
This is so important. People should know. My God, how brave they are to tell this story.
Excellent documentary
Southern Bell It is, I really admire those who participated. So brave. Sadly there are some negative comments, some which are clearly unhelpful. But I’m assuming those people are also struggling with their own mental illness. 😞. Stephen Fry has helped others dealing with this issue in so many ways.
I am in tears watching this.....I just can’t. This is heart wrenching...just got to the cancer diagnosis....😞😥
I have recently found out that i have bipolar disorder. I didnt want it but i have it. Im so glad i found this documentary!
I love this documentary and love everything steven fry does ,and prey to god that cordelia breast cancer will ok she has sufford enoegh with the bipolar illness god bless her and her mother
thank you for this Stephen, and thank you to all the bipolar people who are open.
My wife was diagnosed with schizophrenia in March this year, and also displayed signs of bipolar . We are married for seven years and have two children together . When pregnant with our second child we found a malignant growth on her cervix after a check up after the birth she had a small op to remove and was given all clear , however she refuses to go for repeat check ups I have endured some tough times with my wife ranging from jealous mood swings to depression paranoia to more recently delusions . It’s being pretty tough for me and the kids. After we had the diagnosis I was so relieved , and now could react differently than before. As I thought she was being unreasonable for all those years. We are split at the moment because she risk to the children so is staying with friends but refuses treatment. I am British she Bulgarian we live in Germany this complicates things further.
I wish you all the best. How is it going? Don't give up.
Oh my gosh I hope she got help. That s the worst part, often when you are sick its nearly impossible to get help because of your sickness. Love and prayers.
Is there a chance of getting her commited? Most people with schizofrenia or schizoaffected disorder need that help at least once.
Good for you. Save the kids. Dont let her crazy scar them for life.
@@Alieortwo she’s a mother with mental illness, not a monster who feels no love of her babies.
Alika you are an inspiration. I have bipolar and my family don't understand xx God bless you
Yes Rachel, I think you are an inspiration to others. You are fine just as you are. Thank you for being so brave to tell your story to the world and in doing such good work. You are a living in a younger society which will find your journey resonates with them and will inspire them not to give in to despair and feelings of worthlessness. Just as you are is fine and you are very special in exposing and reducing the ignorance of the stigma about mental illness here on TH-cam too. Thank you again. Have a great day! (: (and if when you read this you are not having a great day consider buying a labrador! (: Warmest best wishes to you from Tokyo. Your story is reaching and teaching the world a new way to learn from good people like you who despite the bad times you are brave and strong to endure them and explain what that we are all more than our mental illnesses. We can overcome and go on and love life with a passion.
Im in a depressive episode right now. Like today I got back together with my ex, but instead of being happy I became depressed. 😞 the irrational emotional reactions is the thing that annoys me the most.
Robin Hood you're quite an idiot that's all!
There is nothing irrational about your reaction at all! If you were a woman you wouldn't have a doubt about it.
Robin Hood I've been seriously depressed for months now.No enthusiasm, just existing...being bipolar sucks...
Robin Hood wow i have the same thing right now! And like do not understand why i am not happy... how are you now?
A relit cigarette never tastes the same, and that’s all I can preach about old flames.
I've struggled since the age of 11 with Bipolar 1. After moderate functioning and beginning a career I had a period of 'florid' delusions and a psychotic break at 32. I'm now 56 and 'relatively' stable, although my career is gone and my marriage fell apart. I'm on lamotrigine, clonazepam and Abilify (aripiprazole). It's been hell, and when psychotic I actually experience it.
My story is similar but I didn't have a recognized mental break, until I was in my early 60's. By the time I found the right meds, I had contracted diabetes 2 from the Abilify, leukemia LGL, and neuropathy in my calves, feet caused by my back, and Rheumatoid Arthritis which now makes my hands and ankles hurt like mad. Last month, while in a bipolar low I was diagnosed with Arterial fribulation for 3 days, hospitalized.
Where I was active and social before, now I am a friendless hermit who is almost devestated from the pain of it all.
My PTSD has returned and I really am afraid to interact with anyone. My memory is getting much worse and I am afraid I might say something wrong or passing out with the pain radiating from my back to my toes. I also am developing skin cancer.
My family deserted me and in their abandonment a few years ago, I feel totally worthless, unable to love or be loved, unable to be a whole person. As most meds do for Bipolar, my meds are failing. They don't work for long.
I'm starting to think about if it is all worth the emotional and physical pain. I have been thrown aside and treated so poorly by the ones I loved the most. Desperately lonely, I got a dog and 2 cats for company and companionship, I adore them. However, I have already found homes for them if life gets too difficult or should I die. I've been suicidal without a plan, since I was the age of 6. I've gotten on my knees many a time praying God to take me, but he hasn't yet. I have decided that I will continue for 6 more months to see if things are getting better. I'm just so tired of it all. The wretched insomnia lasts for days and then after, will sleep for days. Almost like getting stuck in REM sleep stage, I cannot awaken. It seems I've been this way for decades. I've not had a date in 18 years by choice. I wouldn't wish me on a normal person to be judged and reticuled, used and cast aside. I am just done with it.
Thank you for this. I’m broken and can’t take medication anymore. Good to feel not alone.
All my love to anybody dealing with this. A manic human can be amazing..... why us?
I’m a tough ass mother fucker and can’t stop crying watching this.
I've accepted my bipola...I did everything to not to show I was bipola...now I ride the waves...embrace the things I can never ever change...and bought out the beauty that I hid...I was confused,sad not being me...it was going to kill me...it was ugly,psychiatrists,mental hospitals,working in environments that was draining me...now I'm mindful of my illness and realised I'm sallyann...and looked at my life and found out who I am...as I said its always there but I'm riding the waves with it...bipola is me and I'm bipola...when it gets to me I treat it as a sad friend who needs my help...so I get in touch with the professionals and never leave it to get out of control...the quicker I get it sorted the quicker we ride them waves in unity 🤝.
32:05 My ex said this. I didn't listen and now I've lost her. I hope I can use this to better myself, because if I lost her for nothing I couldn't live with it.
Stay single...Forever for what Bipolars do is destroy everything and everyone that they touch.
@@johnthedespicabledutchman7406 I agree with you 100%. I tried to stay with someone who's bipolar and was a real nightmare.
I do like Stephen Fry, he's a good comedian, actor & all round good chap.
15:23 I have the exact same view with my ailments. Bipolar is the only one that there isn’t a day that goes but i dont think of it I thankfully have nothing terminal and I hope things work out for her and has
I enjoyed watching this. I was surprised to see how Ill Steven Fry was. He's in his own personal hell, but doing his best to try making his diagnosis livable. I can relate to everyone featured in this documentary. I have bipolar myself and I'm still trying to get to grips with it.
When Stephen says....”me getting it wrong”...I live in fear of myself/ my moods and mania and the consequences of my previous decisions...”of getting it wrong”. It’s so exhausting being me. “Submerged minority” very well articulated Stephen.
I am bipolar I and have switched medications, from lithium to olanzapine, through which I gained much weight; thereafter I got carbamazepine and aripiprazole, which doesn't give me any side effects and are keeping me grounded.
Hans Meeussen I'm currently on olanzapine and the weight gain is horrendous
same as qutipine i take 400mg of it, its put me about two stone over years
Michael Scott. Maybe you should discuss some alternatives with your psy.
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Nothing worked for me until carbamezapine. I had 12 attacks in 2 years when put on carbamezapine they stopped.i took this drug for 10 years with no problems. I then decided to stop taking it. My wife said i was opening the biggest can of worms of my life. She was correct, i had further attacķs. I lost everything i had, wife children house job and car. I now on my own and am controlled by tegretol (carbamezapine). If medication is working without side effects dont stop it.
I would love to be able to follow stephen and learn his ways. He is amazing.
I saw my first psychiatrist aged 8 and my first suicide attempt at 14 saved by the school nurse, I have found a balance now and dont mind my highs or lows from that comes my creativity. I cannot work full time and was diagnosed with BP which runs in my family. My shame and sadness is it seems both my sons have it and I feel that though I love them intensely I should not have had children and passed this to them to deal with, though I do understand them more than they do themselves. I wish everyone would be tolerant of others as we all have a path to walk and some walk a more wriggly path than others with lots of pot holes and mountains in, each individual is amazing and unique and different. its just some of us are more different than others and we are amazing in our difference
I don't have this particular condition, but plenty of other similar illnesses. Deep in my soul, I absolutely feel the statement... I don't want to die, but don't care if I do die. I'm currently battling various physical illnesses that have left me basically bedbound. Let me tell you the dying feelings have been super high as of late. 😶🌫️
Hang in there, friend
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This documentary was very informative. I have loved ones in my life that have mental health issues myself included. Now I have more insight on how to be more empathetic towards them. Thanks Georgi
LISTEN 2 The Young Girl at 25:35 really knows what she is talking about and what she states is so True. I am 63 yrs.old & I really truly have to hand it to the young people in this video. Everyone should listen to them, they really know what they are talking about. We can learn a lot from the younger generation , U JUST HAVE 2 LISTEN. By listening 2 them made me wiser & proud. She is 100% Right, Our Mines can get sick just like our bodies & it's NO ONE'S FAULT.
The class disparity in treatment between different sufferers of bipolar or mental illness in general is very noticable.
I think about killing myself every day when I am on a “low”. When I’m manic “I feel sorry for any man that isn’t me”, and I have all of these dreams and projects that go nowhere that I obsess over and spend all of my savings on, then 💥, I crash. Then I’m lucky if I can keep my day job. I spend every second I can in bed. I don’t confront any of my problems. I want to die because of the anxiety just to make the discomfort end. Then bouts of insomnia. Waking up 3-5x/night. I wonder how long I can hold onto my job, my career, and my life. I don’t kill myself out of fear of hell and guilt of hurting loved ones. I count how many years I have left until 80.
You're not alone. I believe in you.
♥️ I hear you.
I care about you. Thank you for opening up. Please keep talking and looking for help.
Its a hard battle in my head being Bipolar. even when you all help, I think being alone is hardest also
Thanks for your feedback
paralyzed people dont walk they also dont pick up thier wheelchair out of the car, shes milking it! ive seen this before the exaggeration of disabilities to get sympathy
Darren Gal Thank you for this upload. One of the better ones for sure. Some others are so vague and just plain erroneous.
I have thought my ex-spousal unit was a borderline personality but she was diagnosed as bipolar. I didn’t realize how difficult it could be! Now I know better!
Great documentary
I've watched part one and two, and now this. I was diagnosed manic depressive years ago attempting suicide.. I've since tried it again several times over the years, most recently a little over a year ago. I'm now having major depressive moments, no sleep, and manic episodes. At 42 I can't keep a job, ditched all my friends and family, I can't go out in public. I start so many projects around our 34 Acer's, and can't finish even one...My anxiety is insane.. I just stay locked in my room all day. I don't know how the UK works, but I'm in Texas, I lost my insurance, and need help. I'm not suicidal, but don't care if I live just like Fry said. I don't know what to do with no job or insurance.. this mental illness is real people. I feel like crying right now, and for no obvious reason.. can anyone in the USA, in or near Texas offer some advice. I don't want to hurt myself or anyone, but recently I've scared my mother.About every three months now I have an episode or just pure rage,.. I do things I'd never do in my right mind.. the struggle is real and I feel tired, fighting this with no meds or insurance is taking all my strength, everything I've got...
I know to call the suicide hot line or 911 if I feel that way again. I don't feel that way now, but I'm affraid that one day I might again.
touching post. hope you are ok
Cordelia’s story breaks my heart. Please stay safe Cordellia
RIP Rachel Edwards. This life can be so cruel.
I have a child with BPD and it is heartbreaking to a degree that I’ve no words for, to see the unhappiness and fatigue from the constant loop of self doubt and sadness and madness and and and
The cry of a child - your own child- who is fed up feeling so many heavy emotions…. Hopeless to figure out why she walks by a window and suddenly wants to jump through it…. Desperate to make the feelings go away, and will do anything for it….. enter drug addiction….
When I took my daughter to see another doctor after the first twenty weren’t helpful at all…… and then, after speaking to her for half an hour (AND with me in the room….which sounds so very wrong to me) and prescribed Wellbutrin. Now I’ve read that it’s simply not possible to make that determination about her mental health status of anyone so young.
Why do so few people have empathy these days? And don't inherently know that there is someone on the other side of a computer? I am always amazed that even tech savvy kids don't seem to realize it. Adults have no excuse. When I see someone who is singing with abandon with headphones on in public, I think, "more power to 'em!". I am now far too self-conscious to ever let go and do it, but I have done it, just once, as I got humiliated at work. I have friends who do it. It is just being very in the music moment! I am stunned about the YT reaction to that guy. Esp racist. I hope all those trolls spaced out and did it the next time they rode the subway!
LemonLadyRecords People have not been taught to deal with discomfort and suffering
The economy. We still haven't learnt to deal with the world we created with the Industrial Revolution.
It's that same old problem - the people who are nastiest about it are subconsciously looking to increase their status by making others look bad. It's a sign of unhappiness and if you look at it that way it becomes clearer.
Here in the UK if you have money you can go quickly see a psychiatrist like Stephen Fry did. I've been dealing with my MH problems through the NHS for over 25 years and I've had ONE meeting with an actual psychiatrist and you can often wait months to years to see a proper psychologist. No offence to SF or the nhs staff who have helped me by the way. People are better at understanding but treatment is still terrible.
Answer ticks all boxes
Money is everything in life
I'm a writer as well and it's hard to focus on my writing
When I was 19,I had a cousin who was bipolar this was in the70s, she had so many problems, but actually she had none, she had everything she could ever want or need to live for. In those days they never really knew about this horrible mental problem, and one horrible day she committed suicide at the age of 21, if only they had the meds they now have, so sorry for everyone who suffers with mental ilnesses.😢
those who dont havit it...will never know the real detail of the mental torture
Cordellia had 5 months high and 3 months low. I’m not even getting the highs, just the lows right now
Bipolar of any type can be just as challenging or even more challenging for some to stabilize and live with than even Schizophernia.
I'm sorry but him being bipolar has been obvious since the first series he made. I always thought the cyclothymic diagnosis was a cop out. It was obvious he had stronger symptoms than that.
I thought so, too.
I've exhibited some of the symptoms of manic depression, especially when I was younger. A defiance deep down inside which said I am not going to let people push me around. Later, I found I was suffering depression and it took me about 10 years but I got off all the medication and I am fine now. I hope you can find a therapist that will change your meds to get you on the right one. And talk to people.
John Allen what makes me sad is some people can’t afford therapy, I’ve met a few and they sadly turn to cheap alcohol
It was very sensible of Stephen to wait till he got back from Uganda before admitting himself to hospital.
Great follow up documentary, just to be able to put a spotlight on the stigma around mental health is really good for not only the person with the illness but family and friends affected by it. Such a hard thing for people to understand who think they have had no exposure to it. It’s so easy to dismiss people’s suffering by labeling them with the horrible word that is “crazy”. All you can really do is imagine yourself in their shoes. As with Stephen Fry it has helped with his career but at what cost, medication and healthy lifestyle can be the only real answer, however we all have our bills to pay so finding a balance is a must. The pressures of life certainly don’t help but must be suffered sadly. There is always light at the end of the tunnel with good friends and family 😀
And sometimes that light at the end of the tunnel is yet another train coming right at you!