Severe postpartum depression is the only possible explanation. I could also tell you how these same people have handled their personal losses with dignity and grace, and how they are fighting back - but you probably don't want to hear all that. Being an actor, of course, the last thing he would want to reveal to anyone is that he is bipolar. After all, you don't want the people who make all the decisions hearing how you jumped into a pool with your clothes on, how you thought you were the devil, couldn't remember your lines, and threatened to kill your wife. He said that talking about his illness so he could help others was more important than pleasing idiot producers.
Casualties is a much better word.
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