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Originally Posted by QuickSilver  I'm not questioning whether Mel has bipolar disorder. If he says he has it, I'm inclined to believe him. What I'm saying is, those conversations cannot be explained away with a bipolar diagnosis. I mean, anything is possible, but not everything is likely, or even reasonable.
I believe that bipolar people in their manic stages do not not want to slow themselves down. That's been my personal experience and my understanding of the disorder. |
I have worked with people with mental disorders, including bipolar and schizophrenia, and it's not what TV, movies, and common knowledge project it to be. I think it's important to understand that people suffering from these illnesses are very often the victims. I understand mental illness is hard on the families, but it's absolute hell for the victims of the illness, and the worse part is the general public judges them like they would judge a sane person who's just an a-hole. If he indeed is a bipolar victim, he has very little control over his emotions, his thoughts or his actions. It's even more difficult for the wealthy to get treatment because they can pay people to tell them they're not sick, and don't need medication. Or they tell them that they just are an alcoholic, which is still so much more acceptable than having bipolar illness. Rich people's little skirmishes with the law can be brushed aside, but poor people are often court ordered to get treatment. He sounds like he needs treatment to me, and I haven't even heard the tapes.