Does Fiona have bipolar disorder?

Fiona suffers from long-term agoraphobia, bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder.
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Does Fiona from Shameless have bipolar?

30 years ago, Fiona was diagnosed with bipolar after four years of untreated depression. Although now retired, she explains how she has self-managed her symptoms and has maintained a long, successful working life.
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What is Fiona Gallagher addicted to?

This is because Fiona is addicted to sex. Her family is already prone to addiction because of Monica and Frank's alcoholism and substance abuse, and Fiona seemingly never turns down sex. Fiona even explores this topic with Robbie, who says she's just as prone to addiction as her father.
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Who has bipolar disorder in Shameless?

The only exception I've encountered so far, besides the new show Lady Dynamite, is Showtime's Shameless. Since the show's beginning in 2011, they've done an amazing job with their honest portrayal of bipolar disorder in Ian Gallagher, played by Cameron Monaghan.
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Does Carl have a mental illness in Shameless?

Only several days since he kidnapped his boyfriend's baby and took the wee lad on a road trip to Orlando, he has been diagnosed with a bipolar disorder and some unpleasant sounding psychotic tendencies.
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Is Ian bipolar like Monica?

The family comes to the conclusion that Ian is having serious mental health issues, and is most likely bipolar like his mother.
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Does Fiona have a mental illness?

Fiona suffers from long-term agoraphobia, bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder.
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Is Monica Gallagher bipolar?

During Hurricane Monica, it is revealed that she suffers from bipolar disorder but does not take her medication. Her recent bad decisions and discontinuation of taking her medications lead to her attempting suicide but the family managed to get her to hospital in time to save her.
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Is Ian bipolar?

Ian confesses to being bipolar and is sent to two years in prison, where he finds that Mickey is his new cellmate and the reunited lovers resume their relationship. In the finale, he's visited by Fiona, who tells of what's going on in his absence. Ian tells his sister of prison life and how he's hanging on.
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When do they Realise Ian is bipolar?

The pair start officially dating, and in episode nine each reveals a "skeleton in their closet". Ian reveals he is bipolar, Caleb reveals he is HIV positive due to a guy who lied to him in college, but they use condoms as Caleb's doctor said he cannot infect anyone.
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Who is Fiona's baby daddy?

Melanie Fiona and her love, Jared Cotter, welcomed their first son Cameron this year, and their sweet family moments are giving us major love and life goals.
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Is Carl Fiona's son?

'Shameless': Is Fiona actually Carl's mom? Fiona is not Carl Gallagher's mother, although she did raise them for most of the series. When Shameless Season 1 began in 2011, Carl was nine years old, and Fiona was 21. So, the eldest Gallagher child was 12 years old when her sibling was born.
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Why did Fiona become so selfish?

She realized she'd finally figured out a way to make enough money to accomplish some of her biggest goals in life, and her own happiness became her primary focus. Fiona's sudden opportunist nature made her become incredibly selfish, as she started ignoring all of her siblings' serious problems.
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Is Carl a sociopath?

In a subtly wrenching scene played between Emmy Rossum and Ethan Cutkosky, it's clear that Carl has fully shed his baby-bully status and is now a full-blown sociopath.
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What mental illness does Sheila have in Shameless?

Sheila is the neighborhood kook who suffers from agoraphobia, sexual kinkiness, and the demands of a neurotically clean house.
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Why did Fiona leave Shameless?

Rossum told EW that she chose to leave the series because "it was time for the character to spread her wings and that there was less need for her." And while she didn't return for the show's series finale, Kenney insists she doesn't hold any grudges against her former co-star, who she still considers a friend.
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Why is Lip Gallagher so hot?

There's more to his charm than his tendency to jump fences and punch out security guards. Alongside his reckless nature is another quality that's always left women swooning: He's a f*cking genius. A natural genius, Lip had a tendency for getting in trouble for his attitude, and getting out of it with his intelligence.
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Why did Lip leave Shameless UK?

In Series 7, it is revealed that Lip graduated from the University of Nottingham, is now working in London as an architect and is engaged to be married. Mimi Maguire travels to meet him and leaves his daughter Katie permanently in his care after Mandy's tragic death.
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How old are the Gallaghers in Season 1?

How Old The Gallagher Kids Are At The Beginning & End of Shameless. In Shameless season 1, Fiona is 21, Lip is 16, Ian is 15, Debbie is 11, Carl is nine, and Liam is around 18 months old.
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What is the saddest episode of Shameless?

1 The End Of Frank Gallagher – Father Frank, Full Of Grace

He leaves a letter for his children that they read before the funeral. In the most emotional moment of Shameless, his note breaks everyone's hearts – but it's very Frank.
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Is Frank Gallagher a narcissist?

Personality… narcissistic and lazy. Frank gives nothing, and yet expects everything. He is conniving, abusive, and seemingly beyond help. He's neglectful of his children, only going out on a limb for them in extreme circumstances.
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Why is Shameless so depressing?

But it's important to remember that, despite being a dramedy, Shameless is supposed to be depressing. The show is, more than anything, about the cycle of poverty. It illustrates how an impoverished upbringing affects one's expectations and decision-making, making it difficult to gauge long-term consequences.
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Does lip forgive Fiona?

Lip eventually finds Fiona and, seeing how broken she is, forgives her, apologizing for his harsh attitude towards her.
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How did Debbie Gallagher get pregnant?

That same day Debbie goes home and she is with Derek he goes to put on a condom before having sex she says "it's okay I'm on the pill" and they have sex. In the final episode of the season Debbie has an altercation with Fiona and she says she is pregnant.
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What caused Sheila's agoraphobia?

She is introduced as the agoraphobic mother of Karen Jackson and becomes Frank's main love interest for the first five seasons. Sheila has agoraphobia, which she developed sometime during Karen's childhood. Due to her agoraphobia, Sheila has a fear of the outside world and is unable to leave the house.
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