Stephen Fry is most well-known as a comedian and an actor in the United Kingdom as the star of various shows such as A Bit of Fry and Laurie and Jeeves and Wooster with Hugh Laurie. Most American fans know him as Dr. Gordon Wyatt in Bones. Fry has also been the voice behind the Harry Potter audiobooks and several video games. Recently, in 2006, Fry fronted the Emmy Award-winning BBC documentary The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive, a program that explores how he and other people have dealt with their experiences with bipolar disorder.
As a sufferer of bipolar disorder, Fry must deal with harsh mood swings and his several suicide attempts and try not to let them interfere with his life and work. Fry is fortunate because his disorder is not severe enough to require him to take medication. Fry's form of bipolar disorder, hypomania, is a form that affects his energy and vitality, which results in his depressive states and mood swings.
Bipolar disorder is a very difficult disorder to have a deal with in everyday life because one never knows when the next mood swing or depression is going to occur. However, Stephen Fry has obviously been able to overcome his hypomania in life and become successful in his career.
12 comments:
I liked how you specified which bipolar disorder he had and what is unique about it. You might include information about other types of bipolarity. I'd give you a 100.
So far, this is the first story that pops out a happy ending. Your information is good. The only thing I would advise is to add more information on how the disorder impacted his career. I give you a 99.
I liked how you gave information on the specific kind of disorder he has, it helps readers to understand what a bipolar disorder is. One thing you might want to add more on is how has the disorder made an impact on him. good job. I give you a 98.
I like how you had detail on his disorder. His disorder truly did take an effect on his life. I think you should also write how you think about his disorder.
I was not aware that Stephen Fry, one of my favorite actors, had bi-polar disease. Anyway, you wrote about his disease very well and how it affected him. :)
Nice job!
Great description of the phycological disorders. No negatives that come to my mind.
I give you a 100
I like how you got into detail about his disorder. You have a good mix of information about his career and his disorder. 100!
It's very good how you specified which bipolar diorder he had and how he has overcome his problems. This is very detailed and it shows how although he is bipolar he is able to not let it effect him in a big way.
Good analysis! It is nice to read about someone being able to conquer a disorder! Maybe add specific times when Stephen Fry was impacted by his condition. 97!
I remember you telling me about this guy. He is hilarious! Its really good that he managed to overcome his disease and make a good life for himself.
Well written and very informative.
This is a good article! I like happy endings, it's good to know that even though these horrible disorders are out there, people can still be successful. Good details!
Great Post! It was very informative, and I liked how specific you were about his disorder. It would have been interesting to see the other types of bipolar disorder, too.
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