Is Lindsey Buckingham Really Bipolar?

Rumors about stars tend to circulate fairly quickly and be intriguing, but somehow when it comes to a mental disorder, they especially eye-opening.

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The star in question in this posting is Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac fame. Buckingham joined Fleetwood Mac in 1974 after drummer Mick Fleetwood heard a copy of the bootleg record he made with girlfriend Stevie Nicks, Frozen Love, credited as Buckingham-Nicks. Buckingham accepted only of Stevie Nicks could also join. After a brief audition, Mick Fleetwood agreed.

What begs the title question?

 On their first record with Buckingham, Fleetwod Mac (1975), Buckingham wrote the closing track, "I'm so Afraid". It was long speculated exctly what the meaning behind the song was, but Buckingham once revealed that the song about his bipolar disorder.

He explained that at the time he had been living in San Francisco with Stevie Nicks, and was scared that his bipolar disease would lead him to suicide. Particularly, his suicidal fear was the result of a very popular landmark...

The Golden Gate Bridge - The Jumpers' Bridge

 San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge has become a very popular suicide hotspot seeing 1,500 suicides per year. Statistically, about 5% of jumpers die due to sudden traumatic impact (falling 75 mph into the water), while others survive the inital jump, but die as a result of hypothermia, due to the sudden drop of temperature of the waters compared to air temperature.

To negate these issues, the San Francisco City Countil has installed "Suicide Phones" on the bridge that connect to a Crisis Intervention Center, and as of 2017 are developing suicide barriers, which should take the rest of the decade to complete.

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