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Amy Winehouse and BPD
One of my twitter followers posted the original Daily Star article about Amy Winehouse and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Of course, I’d had Amy on my Celebrities with Possible BPD list for many years. If you want to read all of my articles about Amy Winehouse click here. I have no idea why the title includes ‘Mental Illness’ in quotes. Maybe it was because they were quoting the relative or maybe it brings up the question as to whether BPD is an actual mental illness. Here is the text of the article (and my comments below): TRAGIC AMY WINEHOUSE HAD ‘MENTAL ILLNESS’ TROUBLED Amy Winehouse suffered from an undiagnosed mental…
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Media Reports the Amy Winehouse may have had Borderline Personality Disorder
Well, duh. I had Amy Winehouse (RIP) at the top of my Celebrities with Possible BPD list for almost 4 years. Now the news media is reporting the possibility. Amy Winehouse May Have Had a Mental Illness Posted by Roberta Seldon on December 5, 2011 4:23 AM Amy Winehouse may have been suffering from an obscure mental illness that ultimately led to her untimely demise, according to a report from the Daily Star. According to the Star, Winehouse may have been suffering from Borderline Personality Disorder — a condition that leaves the individual emotionally volatile, with feelings of anger, guilt, shame and emptiness, thereby pushing him or her into eating…
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Amy Winehouse, addiction and BPD from the NY Times
Before her death, I’d written about Amy Winehouse and my analysis of why she was very high on the BPD-o-meter. Here is an article from the NY Times about addiction that mentions both Amy Winehouse and Borderline Personality Disorder (but not as her having it). Here are some interesting quotes: Clinicians have long been aware that patients with certain types of psychiatric illnesses — including mood, anxiety and personality disorders — are more likely to become addicts. According to the National Institute of Mental Health’s Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study, patients with mental health problems are nearly three times as likely to have an addictive disorder as those without. Conversely, 60…
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Amy Winehouse found dead at 27
It appears that Amy Winehouse has joined the “dead at 27” music crowd (Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, others). It’s sad and unfortunate. She was #1 on my BPD-o-meter because of her erratic behavior. Singer Amy Winehouse Found Dead London (CNN) — Singer Amy Winehouse was found dead at her apartment in London Saturday, the UK Press Association reported. She was 27. London police said they were called to a home, which matches Winehouse’s address, Saturday afternoon in response to “a woman found deceased.” “On arrival officers found the body of a 27-year-old female who was pronounced dead at the scene,” a police statement said. “At this…
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Amy Winehouse pops up on the BPD-o-meter again
It’s been a while since I’ve written anything about Amy Winehouse or any celebrity for that matter. I saw this article and thought I’d post the info. Sounds like she has some impulse control issues. Amy Winehouse was spotted buying a bottle of vodka on her way to treatment at The Priory hospital in Southgate. The troubled and talent singer, Amy Winehouse, made headlines yet again this week after purchasing a bottle of Vodka from a local retailer. Winehouse who is known for hits including ‘Valerie’ and ‘Rehab’ was spotted entering Meadway Food and Wine in North London’s Southgate area where she bought and downed a bottle of Smirnoff. The…
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Amy Winehouse Threatens Suicide
Well, Amy Winehouse is in the news again. This type she supposedly threatened suicide. Some times it makes you wonder if she or Pete Doherty will be the first U.K. celeb with (possible) BPD to burn out completely. Here an article from “Now” (who knows how much truth there is to it though): Amy Winehouse threatens to kill herself Singer on 24-hour watch by worried friends Monday, 6 October 2008 Amy Winehouse is said to be on suicide watch after she allegedly threatened to stab herself. The singer is thought to have been pushed further downhill after her husband Blake Fielder-Civil rejected an offer of parole last month – because…