Pete Wentz

• Wentz has publicly identified himself as having bipolar disorder, historically also referred to as manic depression. He has discussed the diagnosis in interviews over many years, including how it affects his moods and how he has learned to manage it. [1]

• Wentz has described pronounced emotional highs and lows, particularly in his twenties. He has said that his highs could be very high and his lows very low, with difficulty regulating between them. [1]
• In 2005, Wentz overdosed on anxiety medication and spent about a week in hospital. Recalling the period leading up to the overdose, he described becoming increasingly isolated, not sleeping and wanting his thoughts to stop. Contemporary reporting noted that Wentz disputed describing the event as a suicide attempt. [6][5]

• Wentz has said medication helped him during some periods of his life and that there were times when he needed it. By 2015, he said he was no longer taking medication and had used therapy, while emphasizing that there is no single approach that works for everyone. [1][7]
• In 2018, he said that talking through problems, meditation, exercise, a sense of purpose and maintaining a family schedule had helped him find greater balance. [7]

• By 2018, Wentz described having found greater balance in his life while continuing to manage his mental health. [7]

• Wentz has spoken openly about the stigma surrounding mental health. Looking back on the mid-2000s, he said discussing his struggles could feel like exposing a weakness because mental health was talked about less openly at the time. [5]
• He has also emphasized that severe periods can change, particularly when speaking to young people experiencing dark periods. [1]

“You never know how you're going to feel the next day. Tomorrow might be the best day.”

— Pete Wentz [1]