Carrie Fisher - Bipolar II

Carrie Fisher, most famous for portraying Princess Leia Organa in the original Star Wars trilogy has Bipolar Disorder II. She was a contributor in Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive in which she openly discussed her problems with Bipolar Disorder, cocaine and prescription medication addiction. Carrie Fisher went onto to discuss electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) on The Late Show with Craig Ferguson.

Stephen Fry - Bipolar Disorder - Cyclothymia

Stephen Fry has stated that he suffers from Cyclothymia (hypo mania and mild depression which usually shifts from one mood to the other every couple of days). He has described it as his 'bipolar lite'. Cyclothymia although often refered to a bipolar disorder's little cousin it is included in the bipolar spectrum and can have a significant affect on a person suffering from it.

In 1995 Stephen Fry walked out of a West End play entitled Cell Mates and went missing for several days. During this time he left the UK, contemplated suicide and eventually sought help.

This experience of depression led Stephen Fry to depicte in the documentary programme entitled Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive. Stephen spoke of his own experience and interviewed other celebrities with Bipolar Disorder. He is also a campaigner for the mental health charity Stand to Reason.

Celebrities With Bipolar Disorder

When I was diagnosed in 2010 with Bipolar Disorder the first thing I did when I got home was to research what Bipolar Disorder actually is. During the course of my research I quickly established that at least one in a hundred people has Bipolar Disorder and I was amazed at how many celebrities have the same condition as me. What inspried me is that there are so many celebrities who have not been beaten by Bipolar Disorder or Depression and this website is dedicated to them.