Michael Gerard Tyson was born in 1966 in the Brooklyn area of New York City USA, He is a retired boxer, former 2-time undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, and is still the youngest heavyweight world champion in history. He became heavyweight champion at 20 years of age, and he held the title for many years before he lost his first fight to Buster Douglas. (Larry Sloman 13 Nov. 2013) Although he was one of the world’s most feared men and nicknamed the ‘worst’ man on the planet. Mike was easily led astray and suffered from drug alcohol and sex addictions, in 1992 he was charged with rape and convicted to 6 years in prison. Nowadays Mike is aware of his faults and failures and works very hard to fight his demons but in the early part of his career, when he was in his prime, was very often out of control and partied heavily and often found himself in trouble with the authorities and the boxing board of control. (Maureen Callahan October 27, 2013) W
hen Mike was a champ, everyone wanted to party and hang out with him. He became addicted to various drugs, sex, and alcohol. He was struggling with his addictions for many years. I think Mike’s childhood struggles, his fame, and his drug addictions have all played their part in Mike becoming diagnosed with bipolar disorder. (J.L. Seto April 23, 2020) bipolar disorder is unusual shifts in mood, energy, and concentration. A person can experience feeling extremely excited, happy, or extremely depressive and emotional. These feelings can change rapidly. Bipolar disorder could run in your family and can start in your early childhood or young adulthood. (Jabeen Begum October 7, 2021) Mike was suffering from manic depression due to endless fights by damaging his brain, including impulse control and attention problems. Mike Tysons suffered most of his life with mental health because of his addictions but he couldn’t see this for himself. (J.L. Seto April 23, 2020)