("chemistry issues": Chivas Regal, heroin, cocaine, Ambien, a huge array of "painkillers)

Patrick Kennedy today reveals how America’s first family has been afflicted by mental illness across the generations.

In an emotional interview the former congressman said that the ‘chemical sickness’ has stalked his family for years.

He spoke bravely of his own struggle with addiction and bipolar disorder and said that public ignorance and the social stigma associated with mental illness heightened the suffering of his relatives affected in earlier generations – particularly his aunt Rosemary, about whom the family rarely speak.

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It ain't like it's a secret.

It was really horrible about the sister, Rosemary.

What a rat bastard old Joe Kennedy was. I understand Rose was out of town at the time. How'd you like to come home from a trip and find your kid was lobotomized?

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Former congressman bravely reveals family history of mental illness in a remarkable new documentary

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Geez. Being the provincial toad I am, I had been reserving the term brave for people who did selfless acts in the face of adversity. I had no idea bravery could also be used to describe a panty wasted, inbred, trust fund junkie.