Elon Musk is 'bipolar' and suffers from 'unrelenting' stress, he reveals in astonishingly honest tweets
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk addresses the closing plenary session entitled "Introducing the New Chairs Initiative - Ahead" on the third day of the National Governors Association's meeting Saturday, July 15, 2017, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia) (AP)
THE billionaire Elon Musk has admitted he is “bipolar” and revealed the “great highs and terrible lows” of his life.
Musk spoke out on Twitter after being asked about the “ups and downs” of existence.
“The reality is great highs, terrible lows and unrelenting stress,” he revealed.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“Don’t think people want to hear about the last two.”
Musk was then asked how he dealt with the stress and responded: “I’m sure there are better answers than what I do, which is just take the pain and make sure you really care about what you’re doing.”
He was then asked if he was bipolar and answered simply: “Yeah.”
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}However, the tech tycoon backtracked a bit and said he was not “medically” affected by mental illness.
“Bad feelings correlate to bad events,” he said.