Shock treatment helped eventually, but it robbed her of some memories - but thankfully, not her sense of humor. Fisher's bipolar disorder went undiagnosed for long enough to give her blackout drinking and overdose drug problems when she self-medicated. She lived with manic Roy and sobbing Pam, the names she gave to the two wildly divergent sides of her bipolar disorder. I personally hate the term 'suffering from' - does anyone say they are 'suffering from' diabetes? a heart condition?' I don't think Fisher ever used it. (Retrieved from nimh dot nih dot gov on December 27, 2016). What's the 18%? According to the National Institute for Mental Health of the National Institutes of Health, that's the percentage of American adults who, in any given year, are living with a mental illness. It is so good it was nominated for a Grammy for Spoken Word in 2009, losing to former Vice President Al Gore's 'An Inconvenient Truth' - and to be fair, global warming affects the 100%. 'Wishful Drinking' as a listen is brilliant, laugh out loud funny, and - especially for those in the 18% - a bookmark-that-clip 'at last someone isn't afraid to say it' picture of an intriguing life with mental illness. I thought it was mildly amusing but not terribly insightful or even memorable, a 3 or 3.5 out of 5. Before Audible, I'd read 'Wishful Drinking' on paper. A couple of weeks ago, I thought it would be fun to listen to 'Wishful Drinking' (2008) to get ready for Carrie Fisher's newest, 'The Princess Diarist' (November 22, 2016).

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