Donna Novi Ever wonder why there seems to be more killings and just plain unhappy crazy people “out there” in the world these days. It’s hard not to hear, see or read about people shooting one another or harming one another since there are TV’s every where these days: work cafeterias, laundromats, doctors offices, even …
Series: Celebrities on the Couch
This is a series of blog posts on celebrities in the news with a focus on commenting on their possible psychological issues based on their alleged actions as reported by the media. These personalities are not under treatment by me and even if they were, I would NEVER expose them.
Aug 21 2014
Leigh Steinberg Learns the Hard Life Lessons of Alcoholism on His Career and Finances – Vol. 139, February 16, 2012
How is it that a man who has represented so many sports legends finds himself having to have filed for Chapter 7, personal bankruptcy? It is as is so often the case that the impulsive behaviors that manifest one with alcoholism are to be the cause for much of this man’s sad situation in life. …
Aug 21 2012
Diane Keaton Battled Bulimia for Five Years – Vol. 130, Dec. 15, 2011
The 1977 film Annie Hall introduced me to the actress Diane Keaton. In her new biography Then Again Keaton tells the story of the start of her bulimic behavior, though she didn’t think of it in that way back then. It was 1968, she was 22 years old, a struggling actress just cast in the …
Jan 06 2014
Michael Jackson’s Private Doctor Convicted On Jackon’s Over Dose – Vol. 132, December 29, 2011
Apparently Michael Jackson was spending almost £100,000 month on prescriptions he was getting from his private physician, Dr. Conrad Murray. Apparently the doctor added insult to injury first by using an anesthetic, propofol to induce sleep in Jackson, when this is to be used only by anaethetist in a hospital setting. Secondly, Dr. Murray waited …
May 25 2012
Moral of Amy Winehouse’s Fight With Manic Depression & Addiction – VOL. 111, June 28, 2011
Amy Winehouse had a very complex medical history according to the reports that in the news. What is the moral of to be learned here regarding the loss of this very talented yet fragile star? Looking deeper into her history, mental illness was what brought on the behavior that lead to her untimely death as seems to be the case in many cases of these too early deaths.