Rachie Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 Anyone else watch part 1 of this tonight? (Re: Stephen Fry exploring the world of bipolar disorder), really interesting stuff. I'm still quite amazed at the fact that a kid as young as 6 was diagnosed and medicated. The second part of it's being shown next week at the same time - definitely worth a gander. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 Fuck, I missed it! Is there a repeat at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Jack Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Fuck' date=' I missed it! Is there a repeat at all?[/quote']Not sure if it will be repeated, but it was Part 1 of 2, so there's another one next week.You can watch some clips of Part 1 here -http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctwo/programmes/?id=manic_depressiveIt was great. Fascinating, and most informative about a very misunderstood condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Thanks for that Frosty.Stephen Fry is awesome. Like a lot of other people with bipolar disorder, he is a very articulate and intelligent person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen B Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Damn i missed it too. I'd imagine it would be on BBC 3 or 4 some time though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Damn, I missed it as well.As Frosty Jack rightly says, it (like all genuine depression) is a very misunderstood condition.I have a friend who is bipolar and is permanently on Lithium and as a result he is, by his own admission, a "non-person" in this state.He has taken himself off medication from time to time with the explanation of "I NEED my highs". He has moments of pure genius when he is there, but can become uncontrollable (not violent - I hasten to add) and has pulled some crazy shit in his time o_O. I've spent many,many nights giving explanations to and pacifying folk who were ready to lynch him!!The downside are the lows, coz when he crashes, it's awful. I remember one time when he was low, I went to visit him and went home after 5 minutes and cried my eyes out coz I'd never seen such utter desolation and misery in a human being.I wouldn't wish that condition on anyone.DZL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Bit annoyed I missed this, but I'll watch part 2 next week. Hopefully it will get repeated on BBC4 in the future... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 It was a great programme and really interesting to see. I'm looking forward to the second part next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachie Posted September 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Perhaps the most interesting point that Stephen himself and several of the people he interviewed made was that given the choice, they wouldn't want to not be bipolar.Except for that last woman who'd tried to take a drill to her head and jumped in front of a train in her depressive episodes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaki Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 I caught a bit of this. It is positive that the myths are being dispelled about mental illness through programmes such as this. Also that so many respected celebrities are willing to talk openly about their condition to educate the masses. It's great that Stephen Fry was doing this after having being slaughtered in the press after his most publicised "crash". As Hog says many articulate and intelligent people are inflicted with this illness, particularly people in the entertainment business, but it was good that he interviewed some "normals" as well to show that this can happen to anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 A very interesting programme, it definitely cleared up a lot of what I thought about Bi-Polar disorder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benji Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Except for that last woman who'd tried to take a drill to her head and jumped in front of a train in her depressive episodes. She survived a drill to the head and jumping in front of a train?That alone is worth seeing. Sounds like an interesting programme\me sets timer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addi Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 That naval officer guy that walked in front of the lorry. OUCH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metarie Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 damn, pissed that I missed that, I thought it was on Sunday night. Poo. Would be interested to see a repeat if anyone finds out if its on, it's something I'd like to know more about. A guy I know had it and much like Fry is on of the most intelligent, articulate and damned charming men in the world.I say 'had'...is it something that you can recover from fully? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachie Posted September 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 I don't think so... if you were medicated with Lithium and were to come off it you're more likely to have episodes more often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FezMonkey Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 I really wanted to watch this but was away from home. Will certainly try and catch the second part Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jake Wifebeater Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 Perhaps the most interesting point that Stephen himself and several of the people he interviewed made was that given the choice' date=' they wouldn't want to [b']not be bipolar.Everyone with manic depression (a far more accurate term than bipolar) I've ever worked with has said the same thing. They say that the highs are so terrific that it's worth going through the lows for, even though the lows are far more frequent and longer-lasting.You need the patience of a saint when people are high, you really do. They drain you completely and are generally in denial that they're unwell. You can't blame them really, you're seen as someone who's just trying to spoil their fun. But the longer the high goes on, the more crushing is the low when it kicks in, and it almost always does.That said, there's a very small percentage of sufferers who only experience the mania and never get depressive episodes. That probably feels great at times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 Wipe???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripey Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 In a similar vein did anyone see "40 minutes on Johnny Oddball" the other night on bbc4? It was a pretty touching story. He was only diagnosed as bi-polar in his 30's after a lifetime of institutionalisation and highsecurity psychiatric confinement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jake Wifebeater Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 Wipe????Fortress Wipe a.k.a. Exodus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash. Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 Fortress Wipe a.k.a. Exodus.do i want to know how it earned such a nickname? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jake Wifebeater Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 do i want to know how it earned such a nickname?It's a loooooooooooong story, but not as gruesome as what you're probably thinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash. Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 It's a loooooooooooong story' date=' but not as gruesome as what you're probably thinking.[/quote']it was along the lines of what i was thinking, ha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachie Posted September 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 I could be wrong... but I think he just interviewed one of my professors from last week's bout of lectures......this would partly explain why said professor put a note about the programme in the lecture he gave on affective disorders... ahhh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodast Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 We were watching this and almost at the end, obviously the result of long and hard consideration, my sister said, "God... I never knew Terry Wogan had such a squint nose."Heh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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