This month I had the pleasure of talking to Joe Pantoliano about his recently published book Asylum: Hollywood Tales from My Great Depression: Brain Dis-Ease, Recovery, and Being My Mother’s Son. Below, he discusses everything from stigma toward “brain dis-ease” to his personal struggles with and recovery from the “seven deadlies.”
Pantoliano is also the founder of No Kidding, Me Too! (www.nkm2.org), a nonprofit organization “whose purpose is to remove the stigma attached to ‘brain dis-ease’ through education and the breaking down of societal barriers.” He produced and directed the documentary No Kidding! Me 2!!, an intimate look at the experiences of Americans living with mental illness.
Pantoliano has more than 100 movie, TV, and stage credits, and won an Emmy Award for his work on “The Sopranos.” His first book, the memoir Who’s Sorry Now? The True Story of a Stand-up Guy, was a New York Times bestseller. He was born in Hoboken, N.J., and today lives in Connecticut.
Before posting, please read our blog moderation guidelines. The comments below begin with the oldest comments first. Click on the last comments page to jump to the most recent comments.
Before posting, please read our blog moderation guidelines.
Post a Comment:
Copyright © 1995-2013 Psych Central. All rights reserved.
Site last updated: 19 Jun 2013
|
THANK GOD JOE HAD THE GUTS TO COME FORWARD WITH HIS PROBLEM WHICH EFFECTS MILLIONS OF PEOPLE. IT IS VERY INSPIRING AND HEARTFELT AND I WISH HIM CONTINUED WELLNESS AND HAPPINESS IN HIS CAREER AND AND EVERYDAY LIFE. I TOO STRUGGLED FOR MANY MANY YEARS OF THE DISASTEROUS EFFECTS OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND FOUND THAT THE WORLD IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WHEN YOU ARE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DISEASE, AND ABLE TO OBTAIN SOME RELIEF THROUGH MEDICATION AND OR PSYCHOTHERAPY. THERE’S NO AMOUNT OF MONEY OR ANY WORDLY POSSESSION THAT CAN MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER WHEN YOU ARE IN GRASP OF THE DISEASE AND I’M HAPPY FOR THE ACTOR THAT HE WAS ABLE TO FIND HIS WAY BACK INTO THE LIGHT.