'General Hospital' star Maurice Benard, who struggles with bipolar disorder, says he contemplated suicide 'every day' during the pandemic.
with over five years of experience covering the latest in entertainment. A proud Kingston University alum, Emlyn has written about music, fandom, film, television, and awards for multiple outlets including MTV News,star Maurice Benard is opening up about living with bipolar disorder and a time that it had him so low, he considered taking his own life.that he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder — then referred to as manic depression — in 1985 at the age of 22.
"I felt a real cold rush in me," he said. "And then that night I was shaking like a fish out of water and crying like a baby. This had never happened in my life. Paula's on the bed and I'm like, 'Baby, I'm done. What's going on with me?'" At his lowest, Benard said he would gaze upon the tree in front of his house and contemplate suicide. "I was just figuring it out because I didn't want to use a gun because it's messy and ugly. That's what I thought about every day — the tree," he said. "And I just did everything that I possibly could to survive."
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