Source: Entertainment Tonight
Mariah Carey is not the first celebrity to speak out about being bipolar.
The 48-year-old singer recently told People that she was diagnosed with bipolar II disorder in 2001 and only recently came to terms with her condition. She is now going to therapy regularly and taking medication.
“Until recently I lived in denial and isolation and in constant fear someone would expose me,” she says of keeping the diagnosis private. “It was too heavy a burden to carry and I simply couldn’t do that anymore. I sought and received treatment, I put positive people around me and I got back to doing what I love — writing songs and making music.”
According to the Mayo Clinic, bipolar II disorder is a lot like bipolar I, with “moods cycling between high and low over time.” However, “the ‘up’ moods for bipolar II never reach full-blown mania.” The medical website notes that people with this condition “suffer more often from episodes of depression.”
In addition to Carey coming forward about her condition, a number of other stars have been vocal about their battle with bipolar disorder.
Here are their accounts:
Demi Lovato
The 25-year-old pop star has been very vocal about being bipolar, but was adamant during an interview with iHeartRadio’s Elvin Duran last August that she does not want the condition to define her.
“I think when people refer to me as being bipolar, it’s something that is true — I am bipolar — but I don’t like people to use it as a label,” Lovato — who revealed she was bipolar in 2011 — explained.
“It’s something that I have, it’s not who I am. I think Demi Lovato, activist, is something that I would really be proud of.”Catherine Zeta-Jones
In April 2011, the 48-year-old actress checked out of a mental health facility and revealed that she was diagnosed with bipolar II disorder.
“This is a disorder that affects millions of people and I am one of them,” she told People at the time. “If my revelation of having bipolar II has encouraged one person to seek help, then it is worth it. There is no need to suffer silently and there is no shame in seeking help.”
Jane Pauley
In her 2001 autobiography, Skywriting: A Life Out of the Blue, the CBS Sunday Morning host opened up about being bipolar.
“The diagnosis was a shock and a relief,” she said during a 2004 interview on the Today show. “Someone was taking charge of this. He [Gary Trudeau] was…
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