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Pete Wentz's depression confession
Aug 3, 2007, 7:00 GMT
Pete Wentz, bass guitarist of Fall Out Boy performs in concert on the Honda Civic Tour at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Indianapolis, Indiana. 12 June, 2007. EPA/STEVE C. MITCHELL
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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I L UV U PETE!! I'm so sorry. I've never even met my own father so seeing all my friends with their dad's makes me real sad! But i feel so bad! xoxo 2 pete! -Katie.
I know how he felt right now. I feel like he's the only one who gets how I'm feeling.
i totally know how you feel and so does my best friend and we are glad that you are ok because you are one of my fav people ever!!! =]
I LOVE YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!
First i have to say that my english isn't very goog, because i'm from Germany.so don't wonder^^
I just wanted to say that Pete Wentz is my fafourit person and I LOVE him soooo much.
And he isn't like any other Person.
He's so special...
you know what I mean?
Hes a little bit weird but that's great.
and that's why I like him so much.
And his Band is absolutely amaZzing.
I love all the Song from Fall Out Boy.
They're sooo damn great.
I'm so glad that I was in Hungary this summer,
because i heard 'Thanks for the memories' the first time.
And every night before i felt to sleep i watched this video and heard this song.
AAAAW i simply LOVE Them (Pete and Patrick and Joe and Andy and all of Pete's pets like Hemmingway...
damn cute)
ok
that's it!
I LOVE YOU ALL
OMG!! Poor Pete. it's so sad that he suffers depression. he is awsome and he should know that. iLOVE PETE and FOB so much!!!! pete is sssssoooooo hot. Feel better pete!!
i understand what you went through/what you have to go through every day somethimes i feel the same way sometimes i just want to stop my brain from thinking scary thought even though i pretend to be happy its just a mask to who i am
oh yeah and... i love your new girls line it freakin rocks!!!!!
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FOBLuverSep 2nd, 2007 - 22:08:58
awwwwwwwww :( poor pete..... my parents arent divorced but some of my friends parents are getting a divorce but i couldnt imagine my parents breaking up on my birthday but that really explains alot cuz in some pics he looks really happy then in others he looks really sad...
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