Overview
- McKenna says this is his first public disclosure of having bipolar disorder, shared in a preview of Maurice Benard’s State of Mind podcast.
- People published the exclusive first look on Dec. 18, with wider coverage following on Dec. 19 as outlets cited the preview.
- He describes years of undiagnosed struggles beginning in his teens, including substance use and an earlier breakdown.
- During the pandemic he experienced heavy cyclothymia that progressed to a manic psychotic episode, including delusions such as believing he could read minds.
- He says hospitalization led to a formal diagnosis and medication, and he reports he is doing well now, with the full podcast episode set to air Dec. 21.