In a recent interview, he discussed his medication, as well as possible origins of his diagnosis, which is now bi-polar disorder.
In a recent interview, he said, "I have manic depression. I obsess over everything. When I am depressed, I can't get out of bed. But right now, it's sunny and 65 in my head, so it's OK!" He added, "I am on anti-anxiety medicine. The technical term is Lorazepam. I am supposed to be on antidepressants but I think it's part of my neuroses that I don't take them."
That might sound weird, by the way -- but a lot of people with issues like this have a very hard time taking the medications they're supposed to. Sometimes for simple neurotic reasons, sometimes because of the side effects, but in general, it's very common -- especially in bipolar [manic depressive] or borderline people.
He says a lot of his issues came about when his parents broke up on his sixth birthday. Although they got back together six months later, he claims, "I turned my emotions off like a faucet. I didn't cry until I was, like, 22."
I can also see this, but I have to point out that his reaction is probably more due to chemical issues associated with mental illness than anything else, and his mental illness was unlikely to have a direct cause along those lines.
As always, I just applaud Pete for making it easier for people to talk about the problems they have, considering so many people are told they should be "ashamed" of their mental problems. Sorry, but they shouldn't -- no more so than someone should be ashamed of chciken pox, diabetes, cancer, or any other illness.
