Speak Your Mind - Getting Help and Getting Better: A Conversation with Patty Duke

[@candiceazzara8877]

She is so giving and loving.

[@darcygraham2430]

Patty Duke...Anna is/was incredible and inspiring...so eloquent and articulate in conversation about her mental illness, which I agree with her that the term manic/depressive is far more truthful and real than bipolar. And to use her celebrity to cause awareness for 30 plus years...well done.

[@cxg37]

She is such an incredible inspiration to me and so many others. I think her wish to leave behind the idea that if she can do it others can, has been fulfilled many times over. Rest in peace Mrs. Duke

[@wvcricker5683]

After years of battling depression, seeing a therapist, and meds, I’ve decided to just battle it on my own. The therapist acted like “oh great, another whiner”, and meds made me feel nothing.. all my senses were dulled.. I have a good man who supports me and cares, and a son who keeps me going. I just feel that Drs dont even care.. that I’m just being a crybaby.

[@1casupe]

she's a great interview.. so open, so insightful... I would recommend her interviews for everyone/anyone who is struggling...I finished the video teary eyed knowing that the intestinal discomfort she referred to was fatal.... she's inspirational ....

[@jess00821]

Yes! It’s so sad that the abdominal pains she’s referring to here led to her death about two years after she did this interview.

[@MABowers71]

I wish you could still be here. The world still needs your voice and guidance. 😭

[@wendyfiolek5914]

My diagnosis 17 years ago was such a huge relief because I finally had an answer for what was wrong with me. As a child, I was very depressed, but my mother pretended I was fine because what would people think if I was in therapy taking medication. What a huge difference it would have made in my life to be diagnosed so much earlier. I was so depressed and it was painful to live with. Depression hurts, but manic depression hurts even more. So glad I was finally diagnosed. Better late than never.

[@misspearltaylor]

Wendy Fiolek can sure identify with your story. My dad was so angry when I asked to see someone (mental health professional) in my teens. BTW, he had it too, and treated his disease with alcohol. Best to you. ❤️

[@joeschmoe373]

I love me some Patty Duke! She was as genuine and honest and real as they come. She deserves a lot more recognition for her brave battle and subsequent fight for awareness. She always had that sparkle in her baby blues. Can't believe it's gone now. She deserves at the very least a posthumous Kennedy Center Honor Award for her Lifetime achievements.

[@noreennellis2953]

I agree about the award and I'm sad that it hasn't happened. She was a cultural icon for us boomers.

[@dt4049]

Someone gave me her book in the early 90s. Saw her with her husband on a ranch which she seemed well. Just never been diagnosed because I lie well to doctors...i do admit to anx and dep but i know it is deeper. Just don't know where to start age 60s. Life of hell as most. I am afraid i would loose my creativity!

[@juliekane7210]

I’m watching The Patty Duke show ! It’s one of the better shows from the sixties. She actually played three people in one of the episodes! She was hysterical in the series . I also saw her in The Miracle Worker . She should get an award posthumously! RIP Patty Duke

[@scotnick59]

Kudos to Patty for being so open and having the attitude of perhaps helping other people in their struggles with mental illness.

[@_LilacRoses]

Came across this actress by chance while researching old movies and I feel like she's changed something in me. Her story, honesty, strength... she's such a sweet woman and I feel sadness knowing she's gone now, that this interview was a whole 5 years ago. Makes me think about the meaning of Life... like I really hope there's more to it all. Lost my Dad in April and death is just so.... final. No more chances to be close, share ideas and stories (like Patty is doing here). Can't help feeling a deep futility about everything sometimes... I'll hold onto hope, however small it may be.....

[@JohnnyGNV]

What a talented and caring individual - have been in love with her since I was a kid and I cannot believe she is no longer with us but we still need to heed her words and continue to educate the world on mental illness. R.I.P. Anna Marie

[@jess00821]

At 12:24 Patty is very comforting.❤ Seven years since her untimely passing.😢 Love you Patty you’re my inspiration.❤️💔❤️💔 (I’m also bipolar).

[@jeneswanson463]

This incredable strong brave woman and this very video will truly save many lives and a tremendous amount of suffering Thank you doctor/interview for this beautiful ray of sunshine i pray it helps many people who suffer this heart wrenching illness and family members who love us ,understand. PATTY 's brave interview has the chance of saving the family i married into from my heart to yours. Jc the GOLDEN RULE FOR LIFE GIRL

[@jacquevino9664]

Who can't love this. So open, thank God!!

[@patblackmon7722]

I was diagnosed as having bipolar disorder when I was 60 years of age. I take Celexa and Depakote and at 85, I can say with honesty life has been interesting with a few major ups and downs but happily even before the medicated years. I also had a great psychiatrist and a patient psychologist. Before medication I was functioning well enough to be an officer in a midsized bank from which I retired at 55 years of age. So, yes, I was able to function prior to being medicated.

[@blessedbowmanmichelle]

Patty duke a beautiful person..

[@theresabollman8061]

So sorry we lost her. What a beautiful soul she was. May God grant her eternal peace. Condolences to her family.

[@shemstock]

A truly beautiful and amazing woman with great strength and talent...but her greatest is her honesty..a real beautiful lady..Miss You Miss Patty.

[@jess00821]

Amen

[@luannekin]

Such a courageous & awesome woman & actor as well ........ Will always be remembered by my generation & many others ....All my condolences to her family , 69 is too young !! May she RIP IN Peace ....

[@caeleehall9728]

So much of this interview hit home for me. She seemed like she was such a wonderful and caring woman ❤

[@cathyshapiro4881]

My brother has biopolar and has a hard time with life. He does take meds. but he also is in his 48. Thank you for sharing

[@anitasweeta758]

Thank. You Patty for all you were and all you gave. Opening the eyes and hearts on mental illness. You helped me many times, when I remembered your own journey. RIP ANNA

[@stevenwoody1187]

I just love her!! Such a great talent and a wonderful spirit she had. Amy

[@jackie3]

RIP Patty...and thank you from one fellow sufferer!

[@mdm54]

i have always admired her. Was able to see her person

[@wwjdkaren]

I'm in awe of what Patty has said and trying to follow her HOPE for myself to recover from depression, shame, fear of who I was and who I still am. I'm not whole yet but knowing that Patty and so many understand helps me to know I'm not alone. I grew up watching Patty and always adored her..now even more !!

[@TheLifeTerm]

Lady 21, bless you and I hope that you are doing better, now and are free of the debilitating effects of BP.

[@pattyr7044]

So sad to hear of her passing. I grew up watching her, my icon. She was so brave and giving of her personnel life to help others. She raised great sons. An angel, RIP now.

[@evelynpaul831]

She did so much in her advocacy for people with bipolar illness. So sorry to hear of her passing.

[@janmcbride5125]

Best actress, and a great singer.i still love and miss her very much.

[@EARLMARX3]

Thank you Patty for your acting. Anna thank you for all you have done regarding Mental Health.

[@grecogrant2511]

wonderful! Patty is my my new hero such respect

[@DesertRatGardener]

Thank you Patty Duke and God bless you for speaking out.

[@JudgeJulieLit]

Lifelong she was an American and world treasure, omnibus talent and humanitarian.

[@Bklyn922]

Excellent interview. I LOVE Patty Duke!!! I feel sad that she is no longer with us today. Her legacy is so multifaceted & my true self resonates with all that she says about family, friends, mental illness, mental health, treatment, honesty, shame, forgiveness, hope, advocacy, & so much more. She is one of my life-long heroes. God bless her family.

[@romankatz982]

RIP, Patty. Loved you ever since I saw you in Miracle Worker as a kid. What an incredible talent gone way too soon. Regarding the sepsis that took her life, her husband Mike Pearce said in an interview online shortly after her death that the sepsis was caused by an intestinal tumor that they did not know she had until after the sepsis had taken hold of her.

[@spunkychaoui6946]

Through all her ups and downs, I remained her biggest fan. A talented actor and major mental health advocate. Thank you Anna Pearce (Patty Duke). Gone way too soon....

[@MerynCadell]

What a great mind and heart and soul.

[@samsmith4216]

Patty Duke was my 1st crush as a little kid watching the Patty Duke Show. So happy to see she didn't let me down...she's beautiful inside and out. RIP lovely person.

[@nicolelyons9416]

Early intervention is so important. Thank you for all you continue to do. Great conversation.

[@gregman1715]

Patty Was An Amazing Woman And An Amazing Actress She Made It Though Her Illness Thank God And Helped Million's Of People She Will Never Ever Be Forgotten RIP Dear Anna Patty❤️💔

[@Cyndi59]

RIP Patty. Thank you for all you gave us.

[@pauly715]

I thank patty for this very informal interview!! This opened up my heart and mind a lot! I'm finally able to admit I suffer from this! I was diagnosed many many years ago, but denied it & covered it up with self medicating with drugs. I am now going to see a Dr. Wish you were still alive patty so I could personally thank you! You are very courageous as a public figure (celebrity) & I am sure you have helped many others! God Bless & RIP ❤ again THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!

[@1casupe]

.... just read your post... how courageous of you to try to trust someone to help you w/your struggle.... I'm hopeful that you're comfortable in care.. that your medication trials and therapy are giving you comfort... I wish that for you.

[@pauly715]

@@1casupe Thank you very much! I'm doing much better!!!😁😀 Rip Patty 😇🕯

[@deborahn.6215]

I read an article on intestinal issues...."DEATH starts in the intestines"... She looks like she has aged very fast recently ... Loved her in films... I am her age... grew up watching her on our B&W TV set. She was fabulous in the Miracle Worker!... Best thing she ever did and at such a young age... she had a huge cross to carry in her life time... and thank her for coming out about her metal illness. ... BEST THING SHE EVER DID during her life time.. besides her GREAT SONS!

[@trishbrown6279]

She was always my favorite actress and she still is to this day

[@antoinettefava6365]

thank you for thes stories

[@geraldinehallisy8688]

Thank you Patty Duke and Family

[@patriciasilva-si4jr]

rest in peace patty, you are a champion of mental health advocacy

[@noreennellis2953]

Patty by her own account was a very nervous and scared kid. When she played a lonely teen on a Wide Country episode she did a great job conveying it because she was a lonely teen. Everyone knew her when she didn't know herself. I will miss my favorite teen.

[@jeniferburton5235]

I love this woman! I think we forget that these celebrities are every day people like us. We see them as they portray on the screen, but it goes a lot further than that.

[@jess00821]

20:28 I could listen to her laugh all day.❤ Patty Duke was the absolute best.😪

[@razorback4953]

Patty looks weak and is shaking here. I wonder if this was shortly before she died. Loved Patty Duke!! 😢

[@edgeof1956]

I read her book Call Me Anna in 1988 in paperback. Good book. She recovered from her manic-depressive. Not bi-polar as it is called today.

[@MoorThreads_Store]

She looks so much older here. She also looks a little sickly. I loved her movies in the 80s and 90s. She is one hell of an actor and very few can do what she did.

[@EarthSkyPVideos]

She said at the 6:02 point of this interview "We need that demon to stay down". Correct choice of words I believe. Sad story indeed that does seem to have ended in love.

[@linapagliari8003]

A brilliant actress patty duke rip 😂🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@anitasweeta758]

Interesting she mentions intestinal issues she has been having for a few months. Just about a yr. before she passed yesterday of a ruptured intestine, and subsequent sepsis?

[@FoosResearch]

I am pretty sure that there is NO SUCH THING as bipolar (or schizophrenia). I am aware of several cases that are actually soft tissue infections of MRSA that preferentially lodge in the sinuses where the cranial nerves are attacked, leading to severe emotional disturbance. These people all have other physical symptoms besides sinusitis that come and go and wax and wane. Eventually, the bacterial may attack the intestines... yeah, she probably got it from a dental or hospital procedure. There are millions so infected and the disease could be identified except that the medical profession reaps huge profits from psychoactive prescriptions.

[@denisesimpson591]

Bipolar Disorder and schizophrenia ARE real. I hope neither you nor yours EVER become mental-illness casualties. "Several cases" (and are you a medical doctor?) do not a broad-brush diagnosis make!

[@noreennellis2953]

That is a blanket statement that does not fit All cases. It's also a foolish and dangerous statement. This is why people don't seek help, they are dismissed by people like you. For the record I do not have an illness but stand up for those that do.

[@wendyfiolek5914]

Take it from some when with Bipolar Disorder. It’s very real so do not offended someone who has by Bipolar by saying it isn’t real. It’s a chemical imbalance in the brain. Don’t be ignorant. Educate yourself about it.

[@suzannedupuis2573]

And its not sin my husband has live with it for years but with medication does find but when they take none its a night mare. He found out at 27 he is now 70

[@mischa3691]

RIP Patty

[@kaycox5555]

Brave ladies.

[@daveb8810]

Died sadly yesterday in idaho

[@steelethescene]

^^ ... from complications from the intestinal problem she mentioned! big fan since childhood, of her as an actor AND mental health advocate. RIP Patty Duke, and THANK U!!

[@TheLifeTerm]

Anita Sweets: Yes, Patty does mention her intestinal issues and, by appearances, she looks old, beyond her years, ( 68 at the time of this interview ) she appears to be in her 80's. I had heard from a friend, who knew Patty, that she suffered from Colitis, which now appears to have been Ulcerative Colitis. UC can easily cause rupture of intestine into the abdominal. The confusing part, is that such ruptures are usually caught in time because of the extreme pain that it causes, forces one into the ER so soon after onset of symptoms. In course, the abdominal cavity is cleaned of fecal matter and strong antibiotics given to prevent fatal sepsis. I had Military battlefield medical training, which, in part, focused on Intestinal hits and prevention of Sepsis. Rarely did a soldier, with such a wound, die of Sepsis, because of the time it takes for the condition to become fatal. I think that she may have had other, underlying, ailments. RIP, Patty "Anna" Duke.

[@mandrellfan]

+John Schips I had heard she had diverticulitis & I don't know if she still was but I know in the past she was also a smoker which may have also contributed to her looking older.

[@TheLifeTerm]

+Jodi Switalski Jodi, yes she had Diverticulitis. I now don't believe that it was UC, although, she could have had both, I suppose. Is that what smoking does to a person's skin? Doesn't she appear to be in her 80's?? Jodi, If you get the chance, watch her give her famous 1970 Emmy speech. It's painful to watch. God rest her soul.

[@romankatz982]

+John Schips Patty Duke's husband Mike Pearce said in an interview online shortly after her death that the sepsis was from an intestinal tumor that they did not know she had until after the sepsis had taken hold of her. RIP Patty. Gone way too soon. Such a bright light and inspiration to all!

[@TheLifeTerm]

+Roman Katz Thank you, a Roman.! I knew that she has, had intestinal problems for a couple years, but I had not heard about the tumor. So thank you for clearing that up.

[@TheLifeTerm]

+Roman Katz I had heard from someone that would definitely know, that she had suffered from something called Ulcerative Colitis for a couple to few years. I just heard that UC can cause intestinal cancer. So it could be a matter of one causing the other, but I don't know how these conditions affect each other. I do know that she looks very unwell in this interview and old beyond her age of 68 at time of interview.

[@StukInBuf]

RIP

[@coryjacobs299]

My Mother is 81 and will be 82 in Aug. She looks far younger than Patty does here at 68. How sad. Rest in Heaven my dear.

[@blueberrycobbler]

Cory Jacobs How sad that you would make a reference to her looks. How we age is mostly due to genetics.

[@RoSharma]

Dude!!! Is this some sort of a sick joke?

[@honey45honey19]

I loved me some Patty Duke also and she did a lot of drugs she talked about it and also she was a drinker... But we all have some type of down falls...she was good I'm going to miss her...thanks patty you will be missed...rip

[@janicephillips7475]

My wife works for kindred at home see Moore than 40 people a week lasts week on the 11 of March the head nurse gave her 1k9 mask and told her to do her job the name of this company is kindred a home my question is way doesn't she have the right equipment to see theis people she see 4 elderly people a week shouldn't see at least have the equipment to keep her safe an to test them

[@p.j.d.8199]

She was talking about having stomach trouble during this and a year later she died from an ruptured intestine and sepsis

[@GodsIn2Love]

God miraculously healed me emotionally and mentally. He healed me through dreams after confronting my refusal to forgive. Once I yielded and asked God to help me do so, that's when my healing process began.

[@blueberrycobbler]

PAT LOVE * PATS2CENTS How fucking special you must be, dear. Many people ask for healing and pray until they’re blue in face and nothing happens. So much for the power of prayer. 🙄

[@depth101]

This is so sad. Histamine could possibly the neuro-disrupter that causes the mania and agitation. It’s as if the psycho-active medication that was prescribed to Patty Duke made her a caricature of who she really was. This person in the interview is like 60% of Patty Duke - she was very talented and deeply intelligent. This person looks intellectually and cognitively handicapped. It is as if the medication squelched a huge amount of her personality. If she had learned how to eliminate histamine properly and naturally, she could have retained her deep intellect and creativity.

[@peterdurkin8980]

Yeah but this Dr never was bipolar what connection is there

[@marilynhardy1617]

Labels are worse than the illness

[@bobbyologun1517]

i certainly appreciate the late ms duke candor & vulnerability but i must ask why dr phelps did not correct the record on the "chemical imbalance" myth. dr ronald pies md has spent the better part of a decade trying to dispel this persistent myth. doing my part!

[@thewhitecommunity]

The stock market is bipolar so don't feel too bad. And to those 'suffering' from mental illness just get help and call your 1-800 crisis hotline to speak to people who are waiting right now.

[@jrt1776]

Patty /Anna was abused as a child therefore she bacame an abuser of her children Taking pills only covers the problem Arrest the abuser and stop the cycle

[@annmacleod1099]

Oh by the way in your film love lessons you say you work it out work what out I'm not there to work things out funk off

[@jrt1776]

Wrong Patty. Congress should never be in control of healthcare. Thats the problem.

[@jrt1776]

Patty died one year later. Sepsis. Her GI tract was destroyed. Maybe from all the pills

[@silkwood12000]

^She is not a good person. Movies with hart amd soul. But she makes moovies with no ..she have undersstand nothing. Me Natalie; she was not mrs. sexy, but she shameed it for be the acter in this movie, But you was now the bad person. Not Mrs. Hollywood, Your sun..nice but not an Movilestar. He get his greast acterr oleabout a his motherhe get never a part of a gr´reat men anymore. You had make great movies with you not so beautifull face, but that is the magic of the Job. You folt. Had nefer understand this craft and dey.

[@sherylw4910]

Bonnie Steiner What?!

[@zzena321]

Bonnie Steiner ok

[@dt4049]

Bonnie Steiner Help us understand that comment

[@jesseman123]

I think your comment is really being misunderstood. I know for sure by me. But I think a lot of others are misunderstanding it as well. Can you clarify what you were trying to say?