My recovery from manic depression has been an evolution, not a sudden miracle.

You can have manic depression without having an ounce of creativity

I never did quite fit the glamour mode. It is life with my husband and family that is my high now.

The panic attacks - I still have them. They started when I was around 8. They always have to do with my death

We call my son's role in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy Sean's little independent movie.

I can't even remember how many times I tried to kill myself

The mania started with insomnia and not eating and being driven, driven to find an apartment, driven to see everybody, driven to do New York, driven to never shut up.