[arista]

Stephen Fry tried to commit suicide last year with a 'huge a number of pills and vodka' but was only saved when a producer found his unconscious body

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Life can be Cut Short
Good job his Producer knew he needed to be checked on.

[The actor and presenter, 55,
who has a history of depression,
has admitted for the first time that
he was in a hotel room abroad and
took 'a huge number of pills with a large amount of vodka.]

[Marcus.]

awwwwwwww

[Shaun]

not terribly surprised, given his history but I'm still saddened... he's one of my favourite celebrities, and a real national treasure.

[Black Dagger]

I pretty much echo what Shaun has just said, love a bit of Stephen Fry, really hope he's coping well, awful news

[Marsh.]

I didn't know he suffered with depression, terrible condition.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Shaun

not terribly surprised, given his history but I'm still saddened... he's one of my favourite celebrities, and a real national treasure.

Well done His Producer

[Kizzy]

Poor guy, he has suffered terribly over the years

[King Gizzard]

He has bi-polar doesn't he? One day he can feel great, one day he can feel awful...thankfully he will have people around him that will look after him

[the truth]

The curse of genius? I wont pretend to understand this condition. One would have to ask if this condition keeps coming back to haunt him as so many others. wouldn't it be an option to change ones lifestyle , in his case why doesn't he work less perhaps or live a lower profile lifestyle for a few years? He seems to put enormous pressure on himself to complete a phenomenal amount of work. I realise hes an absurdly talented man but hes only human after all. I would also add having watched many of his shows from history to quizzes and travelling across the US....There is a certain joy missing....almost as though he feels he has to over-intellectualize everything to communicate with his audience.....whereas billy Connolly on tour just smokes a woodbine and plays the banjo naked with hobos....he needs to give himself a break

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by the truth

The curse of genius? I wont pretend to understand this condition. One would have to ask if this condition keeps coming back to haunt him as so many others. wouldn't it be an option to change ones lifestyle , in his case why doesn't he work less perhaps or live a lower profile lifestyle for a few years? He seems to put enormous pressure on himself to complete a phenomenal amount of work. I realise hes an absurdly talented man but hes only human after all. I would also add having watched many of his shows from history to quizzes and travelling across the US....There is a certain joy missing....almost as though he feels he has to over-intellectualize everything to communicate with his audience.....whereas billy Connolly on tour just smokes a woodbine and plays the banjo naked with hobos....he needs to give himself a break

Maybe, but depression and bi-polar can hit anyone regardless of how their life is. Whether their successful, stable or not.

The joy missing will be the depression, it saps the happiness out of everything. You could have the perfect life and depression would still make it hell.

[AnnieK]

It doesn't matter what you do or who you are you can be diagnosed as bi-polar. I speak from personal experience (not me but someone close to me) and its tough to live with. Once diagnosed properly and the right medication found its managable but its always there really. Its good that people like Stephen Fry are able to discuss it and make people aware of it.

[the truth]

his answer seems to be work work and more work.....but is that more of the problem or the solution?