Carrie Fisher spoke about having bipolar disorder at a ComicCon event. She notices a parent trying to explain bipolar disorder to his son. Ms. Fisher explains it in the simplest yet most eloquent way. She truly had a gift with words. It’s said that you know a genius when they can explain something extremely complicated in a simple way. She achieved that here.

Here are stills from the video, courtesy of Reptilia on Twitter:

Carrie Fisher explains bipolar disorder to a boy at ComicCon.