10 Famous Stars With Bipolar Disorder [PHOTOS]

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Source: NEW YORK, NY – FEBRUARY 15: Kanye West is seen on February 15, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Marc Piasecki/GC Images) Uploaded By Godspeed

Thanks to the shenanigans of Kanye West, bipolar disorder has been all over the news and your timelines. Once known as “manic depression,” bipolar disorder is a mental disorder marked by periods of depression and periods of elevated mood, known as mania.

Yeezy isn’t the first, and certainly won’t be the last artist to suffer from the condition.

It’s important for sufferers to get diagnosed since in most cases it can be controlled with proper medication. Too often those suffering in silence, or even with treatment (albeit likely done so improperly i.e. via self-medication) end up hurting themselves since suicide.

It’s no coincidence a couple of the stars on this list saw their lives come to an untimely end due to suicide.

Here are 10 stars with bipolar disorder.