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| Catherine Zeta-Jones |
Putting a Famous Face to Bipolar Disorder:
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| Jack Nicholson |
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| Jean Claude Van Damme |
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| Jim Carey |
There are many known famous people, that have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disorder like any other disease, or sickness, can strike anyone, and at any time. Here are just a few examples of famous people, that have/had bipolar disorder.
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| Rowan Atkinson |
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| Robert Pattinson |
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| Hugh Laurie |
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| Ben Stiller |
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| Craig Manning |
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| Singer Sinead O'connor |
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| Rapper "DMX'" |
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| Macy Gray |
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| Abraham Lincoln |
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| Jimi Hendrix |
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| Madonna |
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Buzz Aldrin
People with the mental illness bipolar can be creative and invaluable individuals. The truth of the matter is that many highly successful authors, artists and professionals have bipolar disorder.
These famous people are extraordinary, I agree. But they are human, and because of their bipolar disorder, they faced their ups and downs also. Some had more issues dealing with their disorders than others.
We should admire them for their accomplishments and creative talents. Some lived severely depressed and shortened lives. Most, with help, have been successful in managing their disorder. They all are\were talented people at their crafts despite their illnesses.
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| Kristy McNichol |
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| Charley Pride |
An incredible list of notable, and famous people, who have\had bipolar disorder.
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin along with Neil Armstrong, were the first to land on the moon in 1969 aboard Apollo 11. So many great entertainers that gave\give us so many hours of enjoyment. Their work often
sparks in us, great old memories, or create new ones for us.
Abraham Lincoln is one of America's greatest, and most favored presidents. Abraham Lincoln rose from very humble beginnings, to becoming the 16th president of the United States of America.
Thankfully none of them allowed bipolar disorder, or any suffering it may have caused, to prevent them from sharing all their great talents.
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| Connie Francis |
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| Ozzie Osbourne |
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Kurt Cobain
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| Alfred Hitchcock |
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| Carrie Fisher |
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| Russell Brand |
Noted American psychiatrist Nancy Andreasen reported in her creativity study, that 4 out of 10 successful creative people, were found to have the bipolar disorder. Noted Armenian-American psychiatrist Hagop Akisal reported from a sample study, that over 60% of influential European artists had bipolar disorder.
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| Sir Isaac Newton |
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| Ludwig Van Beethoven |
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| Vincent Van Gogh |
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| Pablo Picasso |
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| Salvador Dali' |
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| Sir Winston Churchill |
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| Patti Duke |
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| Jane Pauley |
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Kim Novak
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| Linda Hamilton |
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| Demi Lovato |
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| Margot Kidder |
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| Pete Wentz |
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| Vivien Leigh |
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| Richard Dreyfuss |
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Rita Lee
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As you can see, there is an array of talented, influential, historically important, and famous people, that have\had the mental illness bipolar. I was surprised by some of them, to be honest.
This is just a small list of famous people who had/have bipolar. There are many
more famous people with bipolar disorder that could be added. As a person dealing with bipolar disorder, I was inspired by seeing the faces of so many famous people
.They accomplished so much, despite dealing with the severe illness bipolar.
Read my blog about
The Challenges of Mental Illness if you like. You will find articles like bipolar and suicidal tendencies, bipolar and applying for disability, bipolar and insomnia, bipolar stigma, bipolar finding the right treatment, and myths and facts about bipolar disorder.
