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One of the scariest things about depression is you feel so incredibly alone, and unique, like your the only one in the world that endures these horrific, stupid things. The huge gift Stephen Fry gives us, is the knowledge that we’re not alone, and maybe there’s a way out! What a wonderful man!

What appeals to me about Stephen Fry is his honesty and humility. I also find his vocabulary admirable, his pronunciation enjoyable and his humanity endearing. ❤

What I like about the interviewr, is how well prepared he is for his guests. He does his research on them and knows what to ask them. Also, he leaves them talking which is so rare in nowadays media.

If ever there was an argument against self harm,. suicide and depression, it would be the premature loss of a man such as Stephen Fry. Thankfully, for all of us, he survived and the rest is history.

He is spot on about not being able to share depression with most people who would consider themselves “there for you”. Most people freak out at the words suicide or depression and get angry at you for your sadness. It’s so lonely being manic- depressive. It’s impossible to explain or describe, but it just takes over and suddenly you forget what normal feels like.

This is the great tragedy of depression. No matter how loved they are it doesn't help. This man is admired and even loved by millions, is wealthy and yet horrible depression still gets to him. Keep a close eye on your friends. I've lost one to this awful condition and none of us saw it coming. :-(

'I just wanted to be somewhere else, even nowhere'. Such a simple and profound statement.

Stephen fry is my favorite human being . He's not a national treasure , he's a global treasure that should be cherished .

" Don't take my devils away because my angels will fly away aswell " - absolutely awesome

I think Stephen Fry is a kind of wonderful combo of Oscar Wilde and Socrates. As someone who has also had severe trouble with their mental health I am presumptuous enough to think of him as a friend even though I have never met him. Thank you Stephen Fry. You rock!

I met this gorgeous man once at the Groucho Club in London. I was shy, tongue tied and totally overawed by the people there. He realised this at sat a chatted to me. He made me feel as though I was the only person in the room. Thank you Mr Fry you sir are a darling.

My dad was a RAF pilot. He flew Spitfires. And Stephen is completely right. The war ended, and every day after that, until his death in 2005 was chopped liver. He struggled with depression and finding meaning and purpose his entire life. Very very sad.

My 13 year old daughter has recently tried to commit suicide and we then found she had been cutting herself too. We don't think she is manic depressive as she doesn't seem to have the manic side but we are still waiting for doctors to get us an appointment. We have talked and we try to understand and be there, but it's easy to feel frustrated. Not because we don't care or feel angry at her, but because with all honesty we don't know how to take the sadness she feels and we feel frustrated and useless...and basically a failure as parents. So far, the best we can do is keep an eye on her, talk to her, accept how she feels and be there for her. And try to smile when all you want to do is cry inside. To all of you who are feeling depressed or are with someone who is- the warmest of hugs. Its tough 😪

I could listen to Stephen talk for years. What an incredible man.

He is so eloquent. He speaks like written text, has incredible vocabulary, and has a deep understanding of language usage - absolutely stunning!

I remember watching his Secret Life of the Manic Depressive just after I was diagnosed, and it was revelatory. I'm glad both of us are still here.

This was truly glorious. I thought my life at boarding school was horrific at 8 and 9. I wanted to die. A few years later our lauandry maid the kindest lady in the the world, a Mrs Hurring, steared me into roller skating God bless her sweet soul. I became an Otago junior roller skating champion in figures aged 11. At 80 I will never forget her I adore Stephen. There is always a great life ahead if you meet the right people.

Watching this during a depressive episode has been a genuine salve. Stephen Fry manages to put into words the complexities of bi-polar disorder. The knowledge that it will pass is what I’m clinging to at the moment. Thank you Stephen for being such a understandable voice for our ‘situation’ in life. You are much loved.

He’s a wonderful soul, an absolute joy to listen to. Reminder of the fragility of our humanity and equally the potential for hope.

Steven Fry! Our lives are so much better, for having you in them. ❤ Never forget that!

This is one of the most professional podcasts I have listened to. You really let the guest shine to their fullest. How it flows is just magnificent. Well done! :)

I love Stephen Fry, his fragility and emotional intellligence make him even more attractive , so bright and articulate, he would be one of my dinner party guests 😀

As someone that's suffering physically mentally, I myself feel so lost and neglected. I hope anyone that is feeling this way finds the light.

I’m a Scottish 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 61 year old and can totally relate to to Stephens description off this horrible disease 🦠. His explanation and his journey through it was so comforting for me and gives me so much hope knowing I’m not alone in this world

How I respect this man. I’m a trauma warrior who failed two suicidal events. As I am healing I’m relieved I was successful at surviving. 70 here and send MR Fry applause in his growth and support to keep making this world a better place because he is in it. He is brilliant and so insightful. I love the metaphor your hear the hooves of the horses coming. My experience came with my body being on fire on the inside and I thought I’d implode. Imploding actually was the panic attack that you are convinced each time that your brain is melting and you’re having a heart attack and then lights out on the worst ones. Live and healing diminishing the drama. I came back to applaud you, the intelligent interviewer, who has the wisdom to give his guest the precious time to share his story without interference. Some interviewers like to hear themselves talk. Thank you for gifting us with giving dear Mr. Fryes his time to tell his story.

What a mind that man has! Fry is wonderful, warm, wise, intelligent and funny. Thank you for producing this great interview.

37 right now, experiencing that "lost, alone and I wanted to take my life", and I badly need this stories of recovery. Stephen Fry is a gift to humankind.

It is extraordinary how sad such a successful person is… Me myself, had a rugby accident, that left me paralysed from my neck down, at 18. I’m 55 now and have always found “my” happiness from loving and being loved by those around me. Its hard and took me a long time, but the joy and laughter I’ve found through my family, wife, health care workers, friends or however, is where I recharge or thrive and am so glad of it….

I could listen to this conversation all day. Stephen Fry’s existence almost makes up for…well…everything. Love him so much.

A sobering and honest example of how fragile we all are, despite our levels of perception of success - A voice we should all hear and remember his words

What a wonderful person. At the age of 68, I've just been diagnosed with ADHD, and possible/probable bi-polar disorder. It's been a challenging 68 years, and now I'm doing my best to adjust my perspective on my life. How amazingly gratifying to learn that I share many experiences with none other than Stephen Fry. It gives me hope and reassurance. I thank you and him sincerely for this interview. I feel so lucky to have found it. I have subscribed to your channel(?) and will read The Body Holds the Score, and look for more of Stephen's thoughts on the subject of mental health. Much love and gratitude. ❤ P.S. I love his comment on the execrable Piers Morgan.

I love Stephen Fry, I discovered him in the 80’s his humour and Acting is Brilliant his spoken word work is excellent and his film of depression was absolutely ground breaking and comforting . I could listen to this all evening , he’s so down to earth, so real. He gives hope to everyone. A beautiful Soul indeed.

I love that Steven allows his guests to speak uninterrupted. Very refreshing. Great Podcast, as usual 🤗

One of the most intelligent interviewers I have ever seen. You gave them space to talk and when it stalled right in there with a spot on question. SOLD

As someone who also has bipolar disorder I can confirm sometimes your emotional states don't always match the persons circumstances. When Stephen talked about wanting die after the play despite being a successful person was relatable. I have had so many times in my life where I have felt deeply depressed and hopeless even though my circumstances were fine, or manic and unable to sleep when nothing was different in my life. It's hard to put into words how confusing it is to not be able to trust your own emotions. Really enjoyed the BBC series he was in (about this topic) too.

I just love the way Steven just let's the guests tell their stories, And the quality of guests is just amazing. Mr Fry is a unbelievable man

As someone who suffers from depression and has attempted suicide seriously at least once, I discovered my way to deal with depression was to do something, anything, physical. Something as simple as mopping the floors or, in fact, going for a walk. There must be chemicals the body produces when undetaking some sort of activity that help fight the chemicals the create the depression. 'Just go for a walk' is certainly something that works for me and it may just work for others who suffer from depression. Perhaps just don't go for a walk near a cliff or over a bridge :) I agree totally with Stephen about it being difficult or impossiblt to discuss mental illness with family because in my experience, they simply want to deny it. It is only when somebody takes action and causes themsevles harm that the recriminations begin. All the time you hear stories about people who have comitted suicide and the families are saying things like, 'Why didn't he reach out and say something.' I can pretty much guarantee that most people who have taken their own lives have tried reaching out for help many, many times before taking the final step. Others were simply in denial or just completely misunderstood the cries for help...

The way Stephen articulates mental health issues is always ever so insightful. Could listen to him talk forever.

How can you not love Stephen, so brutally honest, funny, humble. Truly a national treasure.

Stephen, do you think maybe real happiness comes from love. I am 87 years and lived a interesting and reasonably colourful life. Looking back I now realise the times I have felt the most joy was when I truly felt love, or maybe the word is empathy. I have sat quietly with nature, hearing, watching and feeling the beauty around me. I have felt the peace of my environment. I have held my child in my arms fully aware of the touch, smell and sound of this beloved child. These are the moments I have been completely happy. Now I am old my happiness is with the contentment I constantly feel. When my son hugs me goodbye and whispers “ love you, mum.” When either of my grandchildren greet me with a warm, tender smile and appear to enjoy an hour of my company. When my few close friends bother to spend time with me probably listening to stories I have repeated numerous times. These are the things I value more than life itself, these are the things that make it all worthwhile.

A beautiful mind, a wonderful man...a genius never to be replicated.

Definitely one of my favourite episodes.didnt want it to end. I could listen to him talk forever. Such an exceptional mind. ❤️

What a wonderful wonderful human being. Im so glad he is still with us. ❤

Good on you to create such a gem of an interview. Stephen is a role model to every open minded person on the planet.

I love Stephen Fry, the man is an incredible human being.

So I’m about the same age as Stephen and every time I hear him talk about this subject I identify. It’s been a struggle for me staying alive through these years. Best of luck to anybody out there in the same situation.

Stephen Fry is a wonderful man.

I am 63 and you have described my hole life, I’ve been on meds for 22 years, this round but have felt this way since childhood, I have a psychologist but have not seen her for 3 years . Too hard to act positive . My mum is 94 and that is why I am still here, I could never hurt her by hurting myself, thank you for helping me understand psi so much more

I remember when, Steven did a documentary on himself.... being diagnosed with bipolar! My Heart broke for him! ✌🏻✌🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻

The guy we all want as a neighbour.....kind, gentle and generous

stephen fry might be the best human to have ever graced this space rock we call home. So charming, down to earth, intellegent and wise. I praise him highly

I have probably watched this specific episode at least over 30 times since it came out last year. Finally I’m writing a comment to put into words how incredible this episode was. As an avid podcast listener of all types and kinds this has somehow turned into my comfort episode to listen to when I have nothing. Stephen Fry really is not only so beautifully honest and transparent he is also so eloquent and smart. Truly genius. Feel like I have so much to learn from him and feel like every time I listen to him my conversating and reasoning skills just improve. This is supposed to be a sad podcast but one that I always leans on in how rational while also being empathetic he is. Makes me want to be smarter and improve my vocabulary and as someone who was 22 first time hearing this it really has been a part of my growth in my outlook on life in the past few years. This immediately caused me to go on a Stephen Fry talks/interview binge plus he really is someone I would one day just love to speak to about literally anything in the world as I guarantee it would be interesting. He really has such a unique aura and power of keeping you transfixed and someone that you really want to know everything about and all their views on random bits of life. I know I’ll end up adding to this later on throughout my life in replies but seriously what a truly beautiful episode.

Outstanding interview. As someone who suffers immensely with mental health this resonates so much. Lovely man.💙💙💙

Going trhough a depression right now. It was a pleasure to hear Stephen Fry.

I do love how Stephen unconsciously provides some background info for audiences unfamiliar with the British way of life eg mentioning during what ages kids attend prep school in Britain. Fantastic storyteller and a true wordsmith. As someone suffering from severe anxiety since my early adolescence, I can attest that mental illness doesn’t care about facts or reality unfortunately. You can have all the love and admiration in the world and still be terribly sad. In my case you can be safe and sound yet be almost crippled by anxiety and paranoia. All the best to Mr Fry and everyone battling their own mental issues.

Absolutely love this man. I cried just listening to him because I related so much. Love his humility, sense of humour and his rawness. Why is that the most kindest people suffer with depression,😢

I was at that Saturday night performance of Cell Mates. A 23-year-old Kiwi in London, I was awestruck seeing two of my comedy idols together on stage. I was so worried about Stephen when I read the next day that he had disappeared. I'm relieved he got help and went on to do so much good in the world.

Love the mind of this man and his gentle and empathetic character. Listened and watched hundreds of hours of his "expressions". Tremendous human.

What an honest man! A decent man! A national treasure for sure.

What an amazing podcast and such a brilliant interviewer! As a fellow person with bipolar, i understand the metaphors more than anybody. The way I first described it to my psychologist, is that mania is like building a house piece by piece and then you leave it (depressive phase). By the time you’re back manic again, you go to the house and it’s all fallen down, so you build it back up again, brick by brick but there’s a brick missing now and you go back into the depressive phase. Then you become manic again and you go back to the house and it’s fallen down again, so you build it back up again but this time there’s 2 bricks missing, rinse and repeat until you have no fucking house left🤦🏻‍♂️😂

In my last job of 10 years, now retired, I was always honest with my colleagues about my depression and asked that they tell me if they saw something wrong. As a benefit I made so many friends and was approached by many who were struggling at some point.

I love Stephen Fry. He is unapologetically himself. So inspiring, creative, and self-deprecating. I find his life story, and indeed his storytelling, quite riveting. I too have a love of language ❤️✨️✨️✨️🤗

Stephen Fry’s stories and knowledge has saved me in every which way it can, a national treasure

Stephen Fry is always so frank, open and honest ...it's really refreshing... he literally leaves no stone unturned and opens up unashamedly every interview, I really admire him

I have loved Steven since I first saw him with Hugh Laurie in the Bertie Wooster and Jeeves series, which is truly marvelous, for anyone who hasn’t seen it. I hope he continues to be around. Thank you, Mr Fry, for being you.

Stephen is always a delight.I could listen to him all day long. I hope he makes more documentaries on various topics . My 13 year old son has just discovered Harry potter being narrated by Mr fry on audible and its the first time he's been able to enjoy a book as he has severe dyslexia. He says you are the best storyteller thank you.

I love his analogy about the storms in your head and the reality of the weather...such a nice way to help others understand that don't suffer with mental illness. Such an interesting podcast, thank you.

My favorite part of the internet is the ability to meet people through conversations like this. This episode showed up randomly in my feed as a suggestion. Though Ive heard his name before, I know so little about him . I love how he took conversations about some pretty tough topics such as class , ADHD, depession, homosexuality, and even suicide and mad them so easy to understand without all the usual hostility. I am looking forward to seeing more from both him and this channel. This interview was amazing in its laid back, yet highly informative style.

I only meant to have a glance at this.. An hour and 35 minutes later, my coffee is cold, and my soul is satiated. Brilliant interview, you asked the right questions, and stayed out of his way. Very well done

Darling Stephen, we, the public, are so very pleased you did not end your life. So many of us first met you when you presented QI. Your demenour, your humour, your self effacing character together with your wit and intelligence captivated millions of us. And, even now, if you check out the replays of your TV appearances, you are still liked and loved and appreciated. Take care and wishing you every possible happiness.

I've adored Stephen since I've been aware of him. A truly delightful and amazing human being. Excellent interviewer too, beautiful style and skilful in his trade. An absolute joy throughout.

Stephen has always been beyond his years , and an empath to the core . We question everything and express ourselves through words , and expression , arts etc . Its a heavy load to carry because of the years of trauma from different aspects of our lives . I love your vlog , its so natural and calm . Love from Ireland .

Such an intelligent, funny, open man. I am from Romania, but I've loved him since I saw the first sketches of Fry and Laurie. Would be nice to see them together now, reminiscing on shared adventures. I just discovered this channel, while I was searching for sketches of Fry. Very nice podcast, very articulate host, allows the guest to speak and listens politely. I subscribed :-)

I LOVE Stephen Fry. Just fantastic and so honest and aware.

Stephen is a national treasure. I grew up watching him in Blackadder, a bit or Fry and Laurie and much more. I remember when he had the breakdown and was very worried for him.

Fry is one of the greatest treasures. I sincerely hope he’s found his peace and happiness

"I don't know what I'm talking about but I'm having fun". Listening to Stephen is always a delight, a journey and a glimpse into what I ask of my friends in conversations.

If I was going to be stuck in an elevator with one person , it would be this man !!! He’s fascinating and we could all learn so much from him

Dear Stephen and Stephen, what a delightful conversation. Thanks for having us!

I don't know if you read the comments Stephen, but I search for your videos when I'm stressed. The sound of your voice is the most calming thing I have EVER heard. Please know you're loved and wanted/needed in this world.

And now you’ve got one of my favorite entertainers and biggest idols on the podcast! How the hell are you getting such great guests?!

I love Stephen Fry. As a 52 year old New Zealand Kiwi male, who had a hard core farmer for a dad, I was brought up with a no nonsense, no fags, no homos kinda attitude. It was listening to Stephen over the years that fixed my attitude. I have so much respect for this great man and his wisdom. Those words above are no longer in my vocabulary.

I love this man. He is so knowledgeable and kind. I would love to have the chance to sit with him for a coffee and just listen to what he has to say for hours.

A wonderfully articulate man. There is a type of sadness that comes with this type of intelligence.

For a while I only knew Fry as a comedy actor. It wasn't until a few years ago that I found him to be quite the intellectual scholar. I'm currently reading his book "The Ode Less Traveled" and it's been incredibly helpful in my journey to understanding poetry.

I love the fact that he is constantly self reflecting and becoming a better version.

Depression is so sad it makes u feel all alone and it’s really sad am glad you are ok Stephen we love you

Stephen Fry gets a like at 1 second in. A legitimate national treasure. Not in a jokey meme way or the overblown way it gets used these days, very genuinely he is a great example for anyone and everyone

One of the greatest honest actors of our time, an authentic guy, loved this interview.....Takes me back to 80's when I used to watch BLACKADDER........... Thanks so much for this episode.

He's grown a LOT and it's great to see him keeping up with the times.

I have a niece who has a bipolar diagnosis. Listening to Stephen made me think about my reactions to her in both her manic and depressive phases. To my shame I sometimes become frustrated with what are trivial issues at those times. His eloquence in describing both the depths and the highs of his experiences moved me. I wish I knew him as a friend

This conversation has such a wonderful combination of spontaneity and depth!

Honestly I kept avoiding seing this video despite being suggested by UKposts all the time. One of the very best I watched so far. Touching and emotive. A lovely human being!

His brain is so witty & quick " it's Shakespeare telling me to stop quoting him" I literally burst out laughing. Great show gentlemen

Love Stephen Fry, and how open he's always been about his struggles.

Oh my! Never want to lose Stephen Fry in an untimely manner, especially after learning more about him through this interview. I hope to meet him one day. His world of ideas is. a gift to us all

This is probably the best interview I have seen on UKposts. I could have listened for another hour or more. Thank You x

What a humble, compassionate, courageous and intelligent human being!

Stephen, you have made millions of lives including mine a little better and a little more complete, thank you.