Carrie Fisher was best known from her iconic role (and hairdos) from the original Star Wars trilogy. She was also an avid writer, Hollywood script doctor, and one of the first public figures who became a mental advocate.
Carrie was outspoken about taboo subjects such as bipolar disorder & alcoholism. She even opened up to Oprah about electroconvulsive therapy. And she did it all with incredible wit.
“Fisher’s legacy is towering not just for her creative output, but for the work she did around demystifying mental health. As she wrote in her final Guardian column to a young woman trying to come to grips with her own bipolar disorder, ‘You can let it all fall down and feel defeated and hopeless and that you’re done. Move through those feelings and meet me on the other side. As your bipolar sister, I’ll be watching.'”
Rest peacefully, my bipolar sister. You will be sorely missed.
via Rolling Stone
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