Did Showtime's homeland teach you about bipolar disorder? “I was intimidated by her darkness… but I was also excited by her. I loved her intelligence, and her strength, and her power. She’s just so in my nervous system, and in my muscles… she’ll always be there.” ↳ Claire Danes on Becoming Carrie Mathison Carrie Mathison, played by actress Claire Danes appears to have Bipolar Disorder I (BD-I) since when she stops taking her meds, often on purpose, she spirals into a strong cycle of mania, melancholy and a variety of mixed or psychotic features. I think Claire does an exceptional job of portraying various mood episodes often associated with BD-I. Many of the various depressive episodes and hypomanic stages which have been written into the Homeland story line rings very true. There have been times when the daughter of Carrie Mathison (Franny) is in danger because her mother has such an intense desire to be a successful CIA agent. Sometimes Carrie puts her career over the best interests of her daughter and her life. The series, even though sometimes it goes off the rails, does stay true to how Carrie manages to balance her BD-1 with the shocking story of espionage and counterterrorism. If anything, I think the Showtime series does an exceptional job of portraying bipolar disorder in a thought provoking fair and realistic manner. Hopefully it will educate viewers who were formerly uninformed about the disease what a toll it takes on a person’s life and the lives of those around them. I also love how the show highlights the medications Carrie takes for her illness and even they are realistic. Carrie has shared that she takes clozapine, lithium, nortriptyline, clonazepam which are all drugs often prescribed for those with the disease.

Ooh! Terrific vid. Love how you incorporated the dialogue and the effects you used on the clips. Great song choice too, it fits so well for Carrie. Hope you make more vids!

Crazy eyes Claire Danes is a wonderful actress.

Really good job!

Really good job ! well done :)

Which song is it?

Which song is it?