Stephen Fry my battle with manic depression Society. Eleven years after he walked out of the starring role in a West End theatre production and fled the country, Stephen Fry has spoken of his battle with manic depression for a new BBC2 show he hopes will break the taboos surrounding mental health. Watch Stephen Fry: The Secret Life Of The Manic Depressive Youtube' title='Watch Stephen Fry: The Secret Life Of The Manic Depressive Youtube' />In The Secret Life of a Manic Depressive the comedian, actor and author talks of his struggle with bipolar disorder and interviews others who have the condition. Eleven years ago in the early hours of the morning I came down from my flat in central London, he says, recalling the period immediately after he walked out on the play Cell Mates. I went into my garage, sealed the door with a duvet Id brought and got into my car. I sat there for at least, I think, two hours in the car, my hands on the ignition key. It was, you know, a suicide attempt, not a cry for help. Instead he fled to Europe, saying he really believed he would never return to England. I drove to the south coast and took a ferry to Europe. I just knew I couldnt be at home. I really believed I would never come back to England. I couldnt meet the gaze of anyone I knew. After later returning secretly to evade the press furore about his whereabouts, he was diagnosed as bipolar. Id never heard the word before, but for the first time, at the age of 3. I had a diagnosis that explains the massive highs and miserable lows Ive lived with all my life, he says. Theres no doubt that I do have extremes of mood that are greater than just about anybody else I know. The psychiatrist in the hospital recommended I take a long break. I came here to America and for months I saw a therapist and walked up and down this beach. Watch Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising Tube Free. My mind was full of questions. Watch Stephen Fry The Secret Life Of The Manic Depressive TV Show Free Online. Full Stephen Fry The Secret Life Of The Manic Depressive Episodes Streaming. No web pages that only embed Youtube or Vimeo. Stephen Fry The Secret Life Of The Manic Depressive part 1. Xkmb5s8Igcfeature. Watch Stephen Fry The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive online Stephen Fry The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive Stephen Fry presents this documentary. Stephen Fry is to revisit his award winning documentary about manic depression. Secret Life Of The Manic Depressive. Watch Stephen Fry welcomes. Watch Little Evil Online Facebook. Am I now mad How have I got this illness, could it have been prevented, can I be cured of it Since then, I have discovered just how serious it is to have bipolarity, or manic depression as its also called. Four million others in the UK have it and many of them end up killing themselves. On returning to his old school, he said In hindsight my symptoms really surfaced here, but the problem was, to almost everyone, they just looked like bad behaviour. I was nearly expelled from prep school, I was nearly expelled from here. He says When I was about 1. London on two stolen credit cards, it was a sort of fantastic reinvention of myself, an attempt to. I bought ridiculous suits with stiff collars and silk ties from the 1. Savoy and Ritz and drink cocktails. Watch The Forbidden Kingdom Online Facebook. Fry re examines his life in the light of his diagnosis, speaking to his former schoolmaster and discussing the first time he tried to kill himself, at 1. He also speaks to others in the public eye who have battled the condition, including the comedian Tony Slattery and the Hollywood actors Richard Dreyfuss and Carrie Fisher. Slattery spoke of his own breakdown I rented a huge warehouse by the river Thames. I just stayed in there on my own, didnt open the mail or answer the phone for months and months and months. I was just in a pool of despair and mania. Unveiling BBC2s autumn season, its controller, Roly Keating, said Fry, who had approached the broadcaster with the idea for the programme, talks about his own experiences with incredible candour and bravery. It is a totally misunderstood condition which a lot of people dont like to talk about because of the taboo around mental health, he added. He does it with humour and empathy and proves he is also a very good listener. Other highlights of the new season include the return of Extras, the comedy from Stephen Merchant and Ricky Gervais, the creators of The Office. This TV documentary features Stephen Fry. Stephen Fry The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive. 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