Question by Megan: Does Carrie Fisher exaggerate her manic-depression? Star Wars star Carrie Fisher says that shes bipolar.People with severe clinical mental illness like manic-depression don’t rack up 100 credits,write movie scripts and best-selling books etc.And they certainly don’t appear on famous US talk shows boasting about how mentally ill they are.What do you think?Thanks Best answer: Answer by TillyShe is open with it, that it is all Hope this helped. Awnser mine? http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20120402103021AA4bgNJ Thanks your really nice. Answer by ApexI don’t understand the idea that Manic Depressives can’t/don’t “rack up 100 credits,write movie scripts and best-selling books etc” Read more... ...