More Than the Metal Bikini
Many celebrities live with depression and mental illness, one of them being Carrie Fisher. Though she passed away in 2016, Fisher is still known as an advocate for mental health awareness. Carrie Fisher’s life with mental illness began with her father, Eddie Fisher, who Carrie believed had undiagnosed bipolar disorder. Mental illness is partially hereditary and partially developed as a response to your surroundings. In her case, growing up with divorced parents, and an absent mother could be have been factors for her condition. Carrie’s struggle with bipolar disorder came with manic depression and with that, drug and alcohol abuse.
Fisher wrote many autobiographical novels about her experiences, and was very open
Many celebrities live with depression and mental illness, one of them being Carrie Fisher. Though she passed away in 2016, Fisher is still known as an advocate for mental health awareness. Carrie Fisher’s life with mental illness began with her father, Eddie Fisher, who Carrie believed had undiagnosed bipolar disorder. Mental illness is partially hereditary and partially developed as a response to your surroundings. In her case, growing up with divorced parents, and an absent mother could be have been factors for her condition. Carrie’s struggle with bipolar disorder came with manic depression and with that, drug and alcohol abuse.
Fisher wrote many autobiographical novels about her experiences, and was very open