A friend sent me a link to the YouTube versions of a UK documentary named Stephen Fry’s Secret Life Of The Manic Depressive. I’ve gotten through part 4 thus far and it’s quite good. If you have an interest in learning about Manic Depression, or Bi-Polarity this would be an interesting series to watch.
The link takes you to part 1, the other parts are in the related list along the side.
Tags: ManicDepression, Bi-Polar, StephenFry
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