'Stephen Fry: The Secret Life Of The Manic Depressive'

“Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive” is a documentary that Stephen made to breakdown the stigma of mental illness and to educate the public of what it really means to be manic-depressive. Stephen has had episodic periods throughout his life but it was not until his late thirties when he was diagnosed as manic-depressive, also known as bipolar. The documentary shows Stephen talking to other people that have been diagnosed as manic-depressive or that work with those who are manic-depressive. Stephen’s story began when he is in his teens. Stephen’s first episode that he could recall occurred when he was in Uppingham public school. Stephen described himself as being a bit of a show-off, a loud-mouth, and impossible to handle. The risk-taking antics he partook in were crawling over the roofs of the school and pinching items, items that he was not interested in, as well as money. It all came to a head

Individuals struggle with delayed gratification and become irritable with those who interfere. They display extreme confidence and self-importance and tend to take on a variety of creative tasks. They are also known to get agitated, and react in anger, with little provocation. Physiological symptoms appear as having intense activity, having extreme restlessness, and always having the need to be on the constant go. It is known that Stephen use to refer to his cocaine as pudding, people would think of Stephen as being a heavy user, not bipolar. He would use cocaine to help calm himself down. One manic behavior that Stephen enjoys is his uncontrollable spending. He jokingly threatened a therapist when she asked if he could put off the purchase. Stephen also has that need to be on the constant go, unfortunately it brings on stress and anxiety, which may set-off an