[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by Livia

So many talented and creative people battle that, don't they. Tragic.

True Livia,when I was a nanny in New York,I looked after two little girls, both happy smiley girls who seemed to have everything ,nice house,nice parents etc,I found out a few years later that one of them had committed suicide ,she had Bipolar but you would never have thought it looking at their childhood,it's a terrible thing to have.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

True Livia,when I was a nanny in New York,I looked after two little girls, both happy smiley girls who seemed to have everything ,nice house,nice parents etc,I found out a few years later that one of them had committed suicide ,she had Bipolar but you would never have thought it looking at their childhood,it's a terrible thing to have.

Yes, a terrible thing. I know we all get depressed from time to time, and that's bad enough. I have a friend who is bipolar and purposefully doesn't take the meds sometimes because although he gets real highs and horrible lows, he says being on the meds is like being on a monorail. Awful...