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Mar. 2nd, 2011 07:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kkscatnip
Dear World at Large,
It's fine if you don't like celebrities, and don't want to hear about them. I actually agree with you a bit, because I don't normally give much of a rat's ass about them either.
But this whole thing with Charlie Sheen? It's a very classic case of undiagnosed bipolar, and it's important that people know that having and NOT treating (or self-medicating with drugs/sex/whatnot) mental illnesses is dangerous and debilitating.
So, really, please continue disliking hearing about celebs because it makes me respect you. But don't whine over being sick about hearing about Charlie Sheen, because in this case it's not just about a celebrity.
It's also about raising awareness of mental illness, and that subject matter is kind of important to me.
Thanking you muchly,
me
It's fine if you don't like celebrities, and don't want to hear about them. I actually agree with you a bit, because I don't normally give much of a rat's ass about them either.
But this whole thing with Charlie Sheen? It's a very classic case of undiagnosed bipolar, and it's important that people know that having and NOT treating (or self-medicating with drugs/sex/whatnot) mental illnesses is dangerous and debilitating.
So, really, please continue disliking hearing about celebs because it makes me respect you. But don't whine over being sick about hearing about Charlie Sheen, because in this case it's not just about a celebrity.
It's also about raising awareness of mental illness, and that subject matter is kind of important to me.
Thanking you muchly,
me
