Actress Ryoko Hirosue being treated for bipolar disorder and hyperthyroidism

I think she is not guilty !

While hyperthyroidism is indeed a bad condition, the symptoms are nowhere near as devastating as bi-polar disorder, which can effectively remove a person from functioning in society. I worked with bi-polar patients decades ago, so I'm not kidding.

nowhere near as devastating as bi-polar disorder, which can effectively remove a person from functioning in society

But not devastating enough to prevent you from beating up a poor nurse who was only trying to help you.

She should have been charged with assault.

Hopefully she can get her problems sorted out (or at least under control).

"Late onset " Bi Polar ?

Never heard of it .

She crashed. Bad idea to love tap a nurse. Japanese people have a love hate relationship with stress.

there are a variety of mental disorders. I suffer from depression that is often so debilitating that I can't get out of bed. I hope she gets the care that she deserves.

@GuruMick

"Late onset " Bi Polar ?

Never heard of it .

Probably has been for a long time. This being Japan, it probably went undiagnosed. Maybe she's been self-medicating and/or has very efficient handlers.

If you’ve never had a family member or been in a relationship or marriage with someone with bipolar disorder, I will sum it up like this: they are like a serial killer without the killing part - they go on manic sociopathic episodes where they are super focused and don’t sleep for days on end and basically live in their own version of reality and will gaslight you to the point where you start to question your own sanity and sense of reality.

What happened to her? She used to be so cute back in the day. These days any pic I see her in she gives off cray-cray Stepford wives vibes

I am not sure what the settlement was, but if she was bipolar at the time, she may have been extremely high and inappropriate. The nurse, in her professional capacity and training, should understand how to approach people who have a mental condition.

Bipolar patients can lose rational thinking and behave in inappropriate ways that, under normal circumstances, would even shock them. And they may regret their actions later. They can either be depressed to the point they can't even move out of bed for weeks, or so high they have superpowers, and everything in the world is awesome, bouncing around with hyper energy, and wonderful thoughts coming and going. While we don't know the settlement, I hope it wasn't just based on money. Although if she were wealthy enough to offer, fair enough, although where I am from, this would be unacceptable. A simple apology would suffice; put it down to another medical experience. But this is Japan.

Her hyperthyroidism may have also contributed to the situation, depending on her symptoms, as everything in hyperthyroidism is sped up. Including the nervous cardiac system with increased heart rate, increased nervousness and irritability.

PR damage control - a little late

And that look on her face in that photo is not doing her any favors.

We are indeed fortunate to have so many experts commenting on JT.

I'm not one of them, but I do know that bipolar people can behave strangely -- I have a gifted friend with this condition. Hirosue's story just sounds like something that was cooked up by her lawyers.

So many people I love around have bipolar issues. I see it everyday here in tokyo.

Tim SullivanToday  05:39 pm JST

nowhere near as devastating as bi-polar disorder, which can effectively remove a person from functioning in society

But not devastating enough to prevent you from beating up a poor nurse who was only trying to help you.

She should have been charged with assault.

Read gaijinland's post. That's exactly what you are dealing with.

I remember dealing with a BPD patient who stole a gun and left the facility, but that ended peacefully thank God. Another one was caught trying to phone the Vice President of the United States to tell him that he was being held against his will. Another one explained his behavior by attributing it to messages he was getting from the TV set.

Bi-Polar disorder when not treated, results in patients going manic. As soon as you see it you know they've been skipping their meds, which is the only thing that keeps them from ging manic. They can go from low low down depressed one day to fast talking hostile aggression the next, and it can come suddenly without warning.

It's no joke. You really have to see this up front and first hand to believe it.

The only question I have is how has this actress been able to work all these years if she hasn't been diagnosed previously and prescibed medicine, like Lithium at least as a starter. Most cases of BPD start at an early age in one's 20s. If she has BPD I can't imagine she never did anything noticable before this.

As someone with hyperthyroidism and know several people with thyroid conditions, you’re definitely not hospitalized for a thyroid condition unless it's cancer.

The eyes Chico, they never lie.

And with that, she gets a free pass.

Poor girl. That'll put her into the hands of the psychs. Nothing good ever comes of that!