Frank Bruno is a respected and well-loved English boxer. He is a world champion who retired with a record of 40 wins and five losses. Bruno became WBC Champion in 1995 after defeating Oliver McCall. He is also well known for bouts against Mike Tyson, losing both those bouts. Frank Bruno retired in 1996 and began to spend his cash quite erratically, a classic symptom of … [Read more...]
How Adrian Plass Beat Depression
Adrian Plass is a well-known and widely respected Christian writer and raconteur who suffered a breakdown and major depression in 1984. Adrian Plass became aware that something was wrong when he hit a level of tension at work which did not ease. He was already doing stressful work in residential care for youths. His tension and anxiety continued to worsen until it became … [Read more...]
How Stephen Fry Beats Bipolar
Stephen Fry: Wordsmith, provocateur extraordinaire, stupendously intelligent, extraordinary wit, deliciously good author and person with bipolar. Stephen has cyclothymic disorder, a mild form of bipolar where a person has mood swings over a period of years that go from mild depression to euphoria and excitement. Fry affectiontally labelled his bipolar "bipolar lite". The … [Read more...]
How Carrie Fisher Beats Bipolar
In 1975 Carrie Fisher made it onto the big screen with Shampoo, in 1977 she immortalised the bun hair-do when Star Wars furiously blasted its way into movie history. She smoked pot between takes in Star Wars and was addicted to cocaine during The Empire Strikes Back. These days, Fisher is an accomplished writer and has acted in many popular films such as When Harry Met Sally, … [Read more...]
How Winston Churchill Beat Depression
Winston Church and Abraham Lincoln are the two most significant political leaders to battle depression. Winston Churchill navigated his country though a radical period of change and was Prime Minister of England during World War II. Churchill had a very distant relationship with this father. Often people with depression don't have a close relationship with their father, … [Read more...]