More on Debra LaFave

I just can’t stop writing about this woman. Is it because I can see myself doing the same thing in a manic state? Well, no, although I think anyone who’s ever been profoundly manic knows how inappropriate the sexual behavior gets. But where does a person draw the line? Can such behavior be blamed entirely on mania? I don’t think so. Don’t we each have a finely developed sense of morality that, ultimately, kicks in and defies the mania’s bidding? Either way, LaFave is going to continue to milk/blame the bipolar for her bad behavior, and popular culture is going to be forced to listen to her.

Now her husband (pictured) has a new book out, and he actually sounds like a reasonable person in interviews. When asked if her bipolar disorder had anything to do with her behavior, he tells MSNBC, “I will say there were definitely some red flags. She did have an eating disorder. But I never in a million years thought she would act like this. I definitely knew she had issues, but I underestimated how big those issues were.”

In fact, he goes on to talk about other factors: a distant father, a neurotic attachment to her mother. We have to remember that bipolar disorder is not the same as wanting attention from men because your father wasn’t affectionate enough. That’s a psychological explanation. But bipolar disorder is a psychiatric illness.

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liz | 10:01 AM | Uncategorized