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OT: Bipolar Illness, Lentinman (Martin Manley):

My opinion only: Lentinman (Martin Manley) who used to be a regular here until a couple of years ago, seems to have suffered from Type 2 Bipolar Illness before he killed himself recently.

He prided himself on not going to the doctor or being sick much during his lifetime, he did not mention this about himself, I assume he may never have been diagnosed and therefore was untreated for the disease. This is only my personal guess, based on reviewing a lengthy video on Bipolar Illness. His personal history of sleeplessness, eating one meal a day, skipping food often, feelings of guilt about his failed marriages, obsessive behavior (working most hours of the day; inability to relax), and occasional grandiosity, planning suicide for over a year, and completed suicide (clinically there is no such thing as a "successful suicide", lead me to think that Type 2 Bipolar Illness must have been the case.

Type 2 Bipolar Illness is characterized by high productivity and occasional Minor Manic episodes (vs. Major Manic episodes) and occasional Minor Depressive episodes (vs. Major Depressive episodes). Type 2 Bipolar Illness is different from Type 1, which is characterized by occasional Major Manic episodes lasting a few weeks and Major Depressive episodes typically lasting up to 6 months). Type 1 Bipolar Illness is a more clinical name for "Manic Depressive" disorder.

In any case, Bipolar Illness is a very treatable genetic disorder characterized by a chemical imbalance in the body, and it often goes undiagnosed unless a Major Manic episode occurs.

The above explanation is my own personal guess after having watched the very lengthy (almost 2 hour) video below:

http://vimeo.com/68533867

The reason I watched the video is that my brother-in-law was diagnosed about a year ago with Type 2 Bipolar Disease. As I watched the video, I kept thinking about Martin Manley, whose website I reviewed extensively. In my mind, the major difference between Martin Manley and my brother-in-law is that Martin appears not to have ever been diagnosed or treated for his condition. Had he been treated, he may have decided against suicide, but we will never know for sure.

I reiterate that the above opinions are mine alone; I cannot say for sure what Martin Manley's situation really was; I have just decided to share my opinion here after doing my small amount of DD on the topic. There is certainly no ill will intended toward Martin Manley. As many of you here, I regard him highly as one of the more valuable contributors to the Value Microcap community over the years!

Although Yahoo took down his website, it is still mirrored here:

http://martinmanleylifeanddeath.com.nyud.net/

Best Regards to all of you,
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