BIPOLAR STAR BLOG

Singer, songwriter, and actress Demi Lovato is only 33 years old, but the  “personal life” section of her Wikipedia page is lengthy. Though she had long been a supporter of the LGBTQAI+ community, Lovato dated a long string of male celebrities. Lovato has received many honors and accolades for her talents. All in the midst of struggles with bulimia, self-harm, and cocaine use.

R&B singer and actress Macy Gray, a member of our bipolar community, recently had an experience she’d just soon forget. She got eliminated from The Masked Singer UK.

Eliminated?  Macy Gray?!

Neurodiversity promotes sensitive language. This website and its connected Facebook and X accounts have been careful to use person-first language rather than identity-first language. We say people with bipolar disorder rather than bipolar people. We’re not ashamed of our disorder, but we don’t want to be defined by it.

Senator John Fetterman's independent voice is refreshing. He cuts an unusual figure in national politics with his shaved head, hoodies, and gym shorts. Why is he being profiled here? Following a stroke during his campaign and subsequent heart surgery, Fetterman checked himself back into the hospital for major depression.

There are many famous Americans who achieve tremendous levels of success despite suffering from bipolar disorder. In honor of Black History Month, the following is a list of famous African Americans with the disorder. This post will not be honoring Kanye West.

UPDATE -- As of this writing, Kanye began selling Swastika shirts online. The Shopify platform, which hosts this site, has taken his website down.

Kanye West is currently claiming that he was misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder and actually has autism. Perhaps the bipolar community should be happy to see him go. He belongs to the autism community now. Regardless of the accuracy of his diagnosis, he identifies with those affected by autism.

Mike Tyson “fought” a sketchy bout on Netflix for $20 million. Did he get himself out of a manic money mess? The promotional videos made Tyson seem fearsome. At age 58, Tyson’s workouts and sparring sessions made him look in tip-top shape. But that version of Tyson didn’t show up, not even in the first round. 

It is tempting to view this guy as having been an embarrassment to his father’s presidency. A political liability. A shadow of the man his brother Beau was. But he’s also a presidential son with some of the same demons other presidential sons had. I suspect in his case, he has bipolar disorder.

Roughly two years ago, this blog addressed this question. Since then, Phil Mickelson has not rehabilitated his image since he left the PGA Tour. And his golf game has suffered. He's burned any bridge he had to the Champions (formerly Senior) Tour. 

Exuberant and childlike were two adjectives often used to describe our 26th president. The man bounced around like a rubber ball. Known at Harvard as a “locomotive in human pants,” one of his classmates noted of Roosevelt: “When it was not considered good form to move at more than a walk, Roosevelt was always running.” British diplomat Cecil Spring-Rice observed: “You must always remember that the president is about six.”

One Internet observer has noted that each list of notable historical figures or contemporary celebrities who may have had the disorderseems like a recruiting list for the “Bipolar Team.” An impressive team it is.