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Alan Ritchson's Bipolar Disorder Makes Him 'Obsessive' Over His Work


Reacher’s Alan Ritchson opened up about how his bipolar disorder impacts his work and makes him more ‘obsessive’

Demi Lovato, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jon Hamm, Carrie Fisher, and Ashley Judd are among the many celebrities who've admitted to struggling with depression, anxiety, or bipolar disorder Bipolar disorder is marked by “extreme mood swings,” including “emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression),” according to Mayo Clinic. “I don’t want to complain, but it was the most challenging shoot I’ve ever had to endure and it just about killed me,” he confessed on the “Inside of You” podcast, reflecting on his grueling schedule and on-set injuries.

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