FAMOUS BIPOLARS
Marilyn Monroe
Actress
1926–1962
“Winners never quit and quitters never win.”
Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder
Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder
Ted Turner
Media Mogul
“Without victory, there is no survival.”
Believed to have had Bipolar Disorder
Believed to have had Bipolar Disorder
Winston Churchill
41st British Prime Minister
“A wise man once told me to always have a contingency plan.”
Believed to have had Bipolar Disorder
Believed to have had Bipolar Disorder
Abraham Lincoln
16th President of the United States
“At sometimes in our lives a devil dwells within us, causes heartbreak, confusion, and troubles, then dies.”
Believed to have had Bipolar Disorder
Believed to have had Bipolar Disorder
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States
“She’s got herself worked out with her meds and she’s raring to go!”
(Quote from Husband Michael Douglas)
Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder
Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Actress
“No pill can help me deal with the problem of not wanting to take pills; likewise, no amount of psychotherapy alone can prevent my manias and depressions. I need both.”
Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder
Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder
Kay Jamison
Writer, Professor of Psychiatry
“I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies, but not the madness of people.”
Believed to have had Bipolar Disorder
Believed to have had Bipolar Disorder
Isaac Newton
Physicist, Mathematian
“God gave me a great body, and it’s my duty to take care of my physical temple.”
Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder
Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Actor
“I spent a year in a 12-step program, really committed, because I could not believe what had happened—that I might have killed myself.”
Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder
Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder
Carrie Fisher
Actress, Screenwriter
“I know the voices aren’t real, but man do they ever come up with some great ideas.”
Played part of mental patient in movie
“One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest”
Played part of mental patient in movie
“One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest”
Jack Nicholson
Actor
“Perilous highs and desperate lows and extravagant flurries of mood are not always symptoms of a broken mind, but signs of a beating heart.”
Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder
Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder
Terri Cheney
Lawyer, Writer
“Make a bipolar battle plan, be a warrior, and fight the war against bipolar disorder. Victory means living a productive, happy life—and making your dreams come true!”
Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder
Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder
Troy Steven
Writer, Aerospace Engineer
Believed to have had Bipolar Disorder