did Dennis seem bipolar to any of you?

[dwtherealbb]

I thought about putting this in the "insignificant questions" thread but I'm not sure if it would get answered. Very few people on here probably ever meet Dennis and even fewer knew him personally. That said, in the documentaries and books I've read about him, it seems as if he might have been a manic of some type. Here are some examples:

- going on manic sprees and an insatiable appetite for something (whether it be alcohol or sex). He would also spend money really quickly where he allegedly would kavalier-ly by a rolls royce and destroy it the next day
- inconsistent personality (he seemed to be chill and level headed at times and abrasive/destructive at others)

Of course this could all be symptoms of alcoholism (which he most def had)

[stack-o-tracks]

ADD/ADHD

[KittyKat]

Yes.  More so than Brian.

[halblaineisgood]

I think posthumous aspergers infact like albert einstein walt disney Jesus ,abe lincoln etc.










edit ..not enough context for an ironic post..

[Aegir]

or maybe he's just a regular guy?

[runnersdialzero]

More like bi-COOLER.          :afro8)         :afro8)        

[halblaineisgood]

More like bi-COOLER.          :afro8)         :afro8)        

THAT IS  A FEAST FOR THE SENSES!!!!!!

[hypehat]

No.

Did he seem like a born hedonist who just descended into depression and incredibly severe alcoholism? Yes.


I don't like being 'forum policing dude' but this is what the 'questions that don't deserve their own thread' thread is for, honestly.

[Peadar 'Big Dinner' O'Driscoll]

Anyone who is different gets labeled with some kind of disorder tag these days. I reckon in years to come there will no longer be any jerks in the world, just people with disorders. "God, that guys an asshole" - "Yeah but he was diagnosed with ADD" *

*not saying Dennis was a jerk, just a little rant.

[Rocker]

Anyone who is different gets labeled with some kind of disorder tag these days. I reckon in years to come there will no longer be any jerks in the world, just people with disorders. "God, that guys an asshole" - "Yeah but he was diagnosed with ADD" *

At first I thought you wrote "...he was diagnosed with AGD" I had to look twice....

[Mike Lovechild]

I don't know, I never met him.

[Cabinessenceking]

AGD is a terrible terrible disorder...

[Banana]

As someone who has struggled with mental illness (mild compared to someone like Brian...but a struggle none-the-less) this thread interests me.  No, I don't think Dennis was bipolar.  Brian is, Dennis is not...but Dennis clearly had his own mental demons.  It's hard to pin-point what kind of diagnosis he would have been given had he actually been treated by a mental healthcare professional.

[buddhahat]

AGD is a terrible terrible disorder...

Smiting down many in the History of BW In One Take thread, as we type ...

[Russ_B66]

Anyone who is different gets labeled with some kind of disorder tag these days. I reckon in years to come there will no longer be any jerks in the world, just people with disorders. "God, that guys an asshole" - "Yeah but he was diagnosed with ADD" *

*not saying Dennis was a jerk, just a little rant.

I saw Dion one time and he said that his wife Susan is a wordsmith. He said sometimes he will say,

"That guy over there is a real jerkoff"

Susan will say,

"Well he has a a skewed perspective based on his social background and collective experiences."

Dion,

"I just said that. He's a real jerkoff."

[Mikie]

Damn, we're really hurtin' for good topics, eh??

[halblaineisgood]

Anyone who is different gets labeled with some kind of disorder tag these days. I reckon in years to come there will no longer be any jerks in the world, just people with disorders. "God, that guys an asshole" - "Yeah but he was diagnosed with ADD" *

*not saying Dennis was a jerk, just a little rant.

I saw Dion one time and he said that his wife Susan is a wordsmith. He said sometimes he will say,

"That guy over there is a real jerkoff"

Susan will say,

"Well he has a a skewed perspective based on his social background and collective experiences."

Dion,

"I just said that. He's a real jerkoff."

Maybe Dion was a junkie becuase he has Oppositional Defiant disorder. "DON"T TELL ME WHAT TO DO MAN!!"(kavalier-ly shoots up heroin)

[halblaineisgood]

Three cheers for projecting mental illnesses onto our favorite celebrities!  Hip HIP HOORAY! HIP HIp HOORAY! HIP HIP HOO-~ ... Seriously though, the  "famous people who might have had ..." list is a super pathetic way to go about de-stigmatizing mental illness.

[halblaineisgood]

 I remember in Badman he got a lady "warmed up"for Dave, and I read somewhere else that he warmed one up for Carl too. The guy loved to warm up whores!

[Aegir]

It's said that Adolf Hitler had the same disorder that I have.

[halblaineisgood]

you both think toothbrush moustaches are cool?

[runnersdialzero]

It's said that Adolf Hitler had the same disorder that I have.

That's why I like you, Aegir.

[halblaineisgood]

I think I just got shut down.

[halblaineisgood]

Where's that Mike Love It's a damn shame meme when you need it...

[ontor pertawst]

Still making me laugh, I think. Just picturing the scenario reduces me to jelly. Post-show, all sweaty, an unstable fan venting about this message board, a pause, a grave nod of the head... "It's a damn shame."