Thu, 02 August 2007 12:00:00 ET
It turns out that Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz is suffering from bipolar disorder due to the trauma that he had regarding his parents' split.
Fall Out Boy star
Pete Wentz suffers from manic depression. The bassist-and-songwriter, who is dating
Ashlee Simpson, has revealed his bipolar disorder stems from his obsessive nature. He told Q magazine: "I have manic depression. I obsess over everything. When I am depressed, I can't get out of bed. But right now, it's sunny and 65 in my head, so it's OK!"
The 28-year-old musician has been on medication for his depression and anxiety problems since he was 18. He explained: "I am on anti-anxiety medicine. The technical term is Lorazepam. I am supposed to be on antidepressants but I think it's part of my neuroses that I don't take them."
Pete revealed the trauma of his parents splitting up on his sixth birthday left him emotionally scarred and unable to express his feelings. He said: "I turned my emotions off like a faucet. I didn't cry until I was, like, 22." Pete's parents got back together just six months later.
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