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 he didn’t want to stay with his mum Georgette Civil or wear an electronic tag.
Amy, 25, apparently held a knife to her chest in front of friends.
‘She said she was “caught up in a nightmare”,’ a source tells the Daily Star. ‘Her friends managed to get the knife away from her but are now holding a 24-hour watch on her.
‘Her emotions are exaggerated. She is either high as a kite or, when she hears something she doesn’t like, she is suicidal.’
Blake, 26, is being held at Edmunds Hill Prison after he was found guilty of GBH and attempting to pervert the course of justice. It is now thought that he has accepted another offer of early release.
One Comment
Tom Smith
I don’t know if Amy Winehouse has borderline personality disorder or if she is bipolar or both, but her erratic behavior as reported in the press indicates that something unhealthy is going on. As the father of a daughter who had bipolar and who died by suicide, I do know the anguish, confusion, and sheer pain that Amy’s family and friends must be going through. Based on research I did for my book, A Balanced Life, I offer them two thoughts: 1) mental illness is manageable, provided of course that the person with the illness is willing to help manage it; 2) even if the loved one with mental health problems denies the illness and does not cooperate, the family and friends can adopt some strategies that will help them cope with the illness.
That book is based on our experience and the experience of people in our support group. It identifies a list of 9 strategies for coping with the mental health problems of a loved one, which you can read on our website listed below.
Amy’s family and friends, or anyone else dealing with these kinds of issues, may find the book and site helpful.
Tom Smith
Author of “A Balanced Life” and Co-Founder of the Karla Smith Foundation
http://karlasmithfoundation.org/