Ask any alcoholic or addict in recovery about the time they convinced them self and usually a prescription-writing doctor of a mental affliction. Most will fess up. Severe depression, bipolar disorders, chemical imbalances and even dissociative disorders are diagnoses that often follow the stellar acting performance of those of us so desperate to have something “more” than just an unsophisticated addiction.
Yes there are those that truly suffer from these disorders, but before anyone breaks out the staff of righteous anger and tries to smack me let me assure the theatric mental disorder routine is standard of procedure for the alky/addict. Take it from me, most of the symptoms are real anyway… it’s the fact we are drinking a half gallon of vodka daily and have the sleep/dietary patterns of a vampire bat that are conveniently left out of the equation.
Speaking of bats, there is some new info coming out on Heath Ledger’s behavior during the filming of the newest Batman, The Dark Knight. Apparently Ledger was exhibiting some of the warning signs of a problem while the movie was shooting about 2 years ago.
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