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简介:TonySlatterywasoneofthemostgiftedTVcomediansofthelate80sandearly90s.OneoftheCambridgeFootlightsetthatincludedStephenFry,HughLaurieandEmmaThompson,hebecameahouseholdnameonWhoseLineisitAnyway?Thenin1996,amidstrumoursofamassivebreakdown,heseemedtovanishfromourscreensovernight. Nowasheapproaches60,Tonyhasbeentouringthecountrywithashowthatexploreshispastandhismentalhealth.Diagnosedwithdepression,heandhispartnerofover30yearsMarkHutchinsonhavealwaysbeenconvincedtherewasmoretoit.Bipolardisorderwasfirstdiscussedaroundthetimeofhisbreakdownnearly25yearsagobutneverconfirmed.NowTonywantstohavehismentalhealthreassessedandhasbeenreferredtoProfessorGuyGoodwin,oneoftheworld’sleadingexpertsonthecondition,toseeifhecanfinallygetadefinitivediagnosis. Butlikesomanypeoplewithcomplexmentalhealthissues,Tonyisn’tgoingtobeeasytodiagnose.Bipolardisorderischaracterisedbysevereanddisablinghighsandlowsoverwhichthesuffererhaslittlecontrol.Havingbipolardisordermayalsopredisposeyoutoabusealcoholorothersubstanceswhichcancloudthepictureandintensifysymptoms.AlthoughTonygaveupacocainehabitdecadesago,heisstillaheavydrinker,soGoodwinpullsinProfessorJuliaSinclair,anexpertinaddictionandmentalhealth,togetherinput. Tony’spartnerMarkhasbeencarryingtheburdenofhisillnessfordecadesandbelievesatraumaticexperienceinTony’schildhoodcouldstillbeaffectinghim.WhilstinBelfast,theyvisitProfessorCiaranMulholland,anexpertinchildhoodtraumaandmentalillness,andinanextraordinarilyrawandintimatesession,Tonyopensupaboutthesepainfuleventsforthefirsttimeinhislife.…