Pete Wentz Admits He Has Bipolar Disorder
In an interview with Q magazine, Fall Out Boy bassist and songwriter Pete Wentz revealed that he has bipolar disorder.
Wentz told the magazine: "I have manic depression. I obsess over everything. When I am depressed, I can't get out of bed. But right now, it's sunny and 65 in my head, so it's OK!"
The 28-year-old musician said he has been on medication since he was 18. "I am on anti-anxiety medicine," said Wentz. "The technical term is Lorazepam. I am supposed to be on antidepressants but I think it's part of my neuroses that I don't take them."
He also revealed that his parents' breakup on his sixth birthday left him unable to express his feelings. "I turned my emotions off like a faucet. I didn't cry until I was, like, 22."
The interview appears in the current issue of the UK music magazine.
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=( hes so cute and i feel so bad about what he has to go through!
poor guy who woulda thought…
i almost cried! im like in love with him…
Hi Pete, I am a 42 year old mother of two. I too have been on medication on and off for 24 years. It is a difficult illness to have. You obviously are very talented, and creative. I just wanted to commend you on being open to talking about your diagnoses. I am certain you have helped young people get help, because of being open and real. Take care. Amy
i never would have guessed he was bipolar.this man is brave i thank him for sharing & it does make me think its alright to get help & nothing to be ashamed of .
I wish he would further his topic on his experience with Bipolar Disorder…I know it might have been uncomfortable going further right to the embarrassing details and such. It’d be rude to ask further…but I want to make sure I don’t have this disorder…and hopefully it is just Cyclothymia.