“Lizzie McGuire” and “Revenge of the Nerds” star Robert Carradine has died at the age of 71, with his family confirming that he took his own life amid a battle with bipolar disorder. “We want people to know it, and there is no shame in it,” his older brother Keith Carradine told Deadline. “It is … Read more
Chris McKenna is opening up about his health diagnosis. The “General Hospital” star, 48, revealed he has bipolar disorder during an upcoming episode of co-star Maurice Benard’s “State of Mind” podcast, per People. McKenna, who portrays Jack Brennan on the ABC soap, shared that his condition worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic. Chris McKenna attends the Season 3 … Read more
DEAR ABBY: My brother “Joey” married a woman, “Allie,” who is mentally unstable. Every couple of months, she loses her temper at me or one of my family members. It’s extremely disruptive and upsetting. She has been diagnosed with type 1 bipolar disorder as well as borderline personality disorder. Joey recognizes her behavior is inappropriate … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I am 65, single and retired with an almost-40-year-old bipolar child. Although she’s compliant with her meds, she also self-medicates and sometimes must be hospitalized due to her mania. She doesn’t work and refuses to apply for any aid. I have stopped paying for her needs other than food, shelter and helping financially … Read more
DEAR ABBY: After a lonely post-divorce decade, I have found a loving man whom I’ll call “Drew.” We share many of the same interests and values, and are enjoying this second chance at love and romance. We spend time at each other’s homes, and my grown kids like having him around. The challenge is the … Read more
Jax Taylor revealed he’s been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and PTSD. The “Vanderpump Rules” alum, 45, shared the news in an Instagram post Monday, with a black-and-white photo of him sitting on a couch while holding papers. “A little over a month ago, I checked into an intensive inpatient treatment facility scared of the unknown … Read more
A hair was standing up on Faye Dunaway’s head. The Hollywood legend was filming a restaurant scene for the 1974 movie “Chinatown,” opposite Jack Nicholson, but production kept being halted by a stubborn follicle. “It was a very tense moment,” Dunaway, 83, says in the new documentary “Faye.” “I have naturally curly hair, so my … Read more
On- and off-screen, loyalty is everything for “General Hospital” star Maurice Benard, 60. For three decades, he’s played mob boss Sonny Corinthos on the iconic ABC soap opera, but he initially feared it would be a short gig. “When I first started … I had my third manic episode,” Benard, who was diagnosed with bipolar … Read more
When Chastity Murry had her first psychotic break, she went into her bathroom and downed a whole bottle of pills, hoping to die. Her teenage daughter had to perform CPR to save her life. Around that same time more than a decade ago, the man who would become her husband, Dante Murry, also lost touch … Read more