1 At times, being bipolar can be an all-consuming challenge, requiring a lot of stamina and even more courage, so if you're living with this illness and functioning at all, it's something to be proud of, not ashamed of.
This is an important thing to keep in mind if you're suffering with a mental illness like she and I have done. No matter how hard you find it to stay happy, or even stay alive sometimes.
Let's remember Carrie as an inspiring figure, someone who changed many lives. Not just for the Star Wars fans, but for the people who didn't have the courage to do things like she did because they were hindered by their devastating troubles.
May the force be with you, Carrie.
She certainly knew what she was talking about.
I have to confess and say I didn't know who she was but my brother is pretty shaken by the news of her death.
She was funny and pretty and a wonderful actress, writer, and human in general. Her death can be described as nothing but tragic.
To be confessed, I love Star Wars as of this day but the saddest is she never get to see the future movie Star Wars IV.
2 I am mentally ill. I can say that. I am not ashamed of that. I survived that, I'm still surviving it, but bring it on. Better me than you.
3 There's no room for demons when you're self-possessed.
4 The world of manic depression is a world of bad judgement calls.
5 People are still asking me if I knew Star Wars was going to be that big of a hit. Yes, we all knew. The only one who didn't know was George.
6 I feel I'm very sane about how crazy I am.
7 There is no point at which you can say, “Well, I’m successful now. I might as well take a nap.”
8 Instant gratification takes too long.
9 I'm fine, but I'm bipolar. I'm on seven medications, and I take medication three times a day. This constantly puts me in touch with the illness I have.
10 You can't find any true closeness in Hollywood, because everybody does the fake closeness so well.