The Years After 50 Can Be A

When I Was Diagnosed With Bipolar Disorder The Year I Turned 50, It Was Certainly A Shock. But As A Journalist, Knowing A Little Bit About A Lot Of Things, I Didn't Suffer The Misconception That Depression Was All In My Head Or A Mark Of Poor Character. I Knew It Was A Disease, And, Like All Diseases, Was Treatable.

I Spent An Awful Lot Of My Life Underestimating Myself And, As A Result, Not Exceeding My Own Expectations.

I Was An Unusually Private Person - In A Way, Kind Of Insufferably So. I Think I Thought The Celebrity Thing When It Happened Was A Temporary Phenomenon, And I Was Above It.

I've Always Had A Lot Of Ambivalence About Fame And Celebrity.

It's Like If People Don't See You On Tv Every Day, They Think You're In Cryogenics Somewhere.