"If you don't take medication every day to keep you at a certain state, you have a potential to ramp up and it can take you to a point where you can even end up in the hospital," Kanye said
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Bipolar disorder doesn’t get treated well (especially in the black community) where they make people who suffer with it outsiders in their own community.
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TV rarely even touches on black people who are bipolar and the portrayals are not good. Empire was the first time I even seen it and they made Andre look crazy!pic.twitter.com/RwqtEWXBbc
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But on the new show “Dave” one of the characters GaTa is bipolar and it’s the best representation I have seen.pic.twitter.com/1iCjD6OYT8
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Kanye is a talented man, tortured soul. His mental illness doesn’t excuse his behavior cause I know folks with bipolar disorder who don’t act a fool. But mental illness looks different on everyone. It’s important to start this dialogue.
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Many people suffer in silence. Remember Jett Jackson? He shot hismelf in the head in 2013. He was only 29. He suffered from bipolar disorder.pic.twitter.com/k1bDfJiJey
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If you suffer from bipolar disorder, you’re strong. I know a lot of people have this habit of invalidating the feelings of those who are bipolar. If you know anyone who suffers from it, please support them.
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