This week on Johnson & Johnson’s YouTube channel, there’s a series of videos featuring General Hospital soap star, Maurice Bernard (who portrays Sonny Corinthos on the show), talking about his battle with bipolar disorder (manic depression). I thought you may be interested in checking the videos out:
- Maurice Bernard on Bipolar, Part 1 (2:50 YouTube video)
- Maurice Bernard on Bipolar, Part 2 (2:51 YouTube video)
- Maurice Bernard and his wife on Bipolar (3:05 YouTube video)
I found the videos interesting for both people who might suffer from this concern (I always find it interesting when celebrities “come out” and discuss these things in public), as well as friends or family of someone grappling with it.
The last video discusses his last “breakdown” 11 years ago when he threatened his wife with violence, who has stood by Bernard throughout his illness. She never considered leaving him, despite the challenges faced of living with someone with bipolar disorder.
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“Maurice Bernard Talks about Bipolar Disorder”
I am 18 years old mother of a baby girl 11mos old. I just found out im bipolar. It scares me because I have a lot of anger inside and I don’t want to hurt anyone. I continually had as many as 10 to 12 nervous breakdowns in a month alone. I was taken over by anxiety attacks, weight gain and anger. I had been out of control. Having lots of fights with people….things went from bad to worse when I started having sex with different guys. That was my wake up call because one minute I would be talking to a guy the next I would be having sex with him…it made me angry because I couldn’t stop myself so I decided to go get some help and find out what was wrong with me. I had heard about bipolar disorder or manic depression through maurice bernard. He has always been my idol and I feel that learning from someone who has lived his life with it…helps me better understand what’s happenening to me…I just have to take it a day at a time..the videos were awesome…
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