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Fisher and ford and with good reason. fisher recently revealed that she and ford were off-screen lovers. >> 40 years, is that right? >> 40 years i thought id wait. >> you revealed that you were having an affair with harrison ford. >> i was. >> well, you say it. >> yes, i did. >> so, how did that stay a secret for 40 years? >> i was good at that, wasnt i? >> reporter: fisher was born in beverly hills, mother debbie reynolds and father singer eddie fisher. >> i was primarily brought up by my mothe...

>> reporter: with all manner of self-medication including taking bills to control her emotions. >> any mood stabilizer is a weight gainer. you feel better but then youre fat, so what you gain is a loss. its not a good situation. >> reporter: fisher spoke about being bipolar and often turned pain into humor also writing "wishful drinking" and "shockohol "shockoholic." fisher was briefly married to paul simon in 1980s. years later she gave birth to a daughter billy katherine with her relationship ...

>> any mood stabilizer is a weight gainer. whether you feel better, but then youre fat. so what you gain is a loss. its not a good situation. >> reporter: fisher spoke about being bipolar and often turned pain into humor also writing "wishful drinking" and shot shop hp a shopaholic." she gave birth from her relationship with brian lorde. she debuted in the acclaimed film "shampoo." in between the "star wars" movies she had meaty roles. and as meg ryans wise-cracking friend in "when harry met sal...

Father --. fisher wove her experience as the kid who struggled with addiction into a best selling comedic novel postcards from the edge. >> i think of that as sort of the edge. the obsession. and i thought of it in the car one day. >> and fisher turned the book into a movie starring meryl streep. >> remember my 17th birthday party when you lifted your skirt up in front of all those people, including that guy michael. >> i did -- it twirled up. >> reporter: pokes fun at the absurdities of the sho...

Up in front of all those people. >> it twirled up! >> reporter: she poked fun at show biz light and all manner of self-medication including taking pills to control her emotions. >> any mood stabilizer is a weight gainer. so you feel better, but then youre fat. so what you gain is a loss. its not a good situation. >> reporter: fisher spoke about being bipolar and often turned pain into humor. also writing "wishful drinking," and "shock-a-hollic." elizabeth taylor became her stepfather. she was br...

Thought of in the the car one day driving back from palm springs with the music up loud. >> reporter: she turned her acclaimed book into a movie starring meryl streep as a recovering addict embroiled in constant often funny mother/daughter drama. >> remember my 17th birthday party when you lifted your skirt up in front of all those -- >> i do not lift my skirt up! it twirled up! >> reporter: fisher poked fun at the absurdities of show biz life and all manner of self-medication, including taking ...

>> reporter: fisher poked fun at about sturdies of show business life and all manners of self-medication including taking pills to control her emotions. >> any mood stabilizer is a weight gainer. whether you feel better, then youre fat. so what you gain is a loss. its just -- its not a good situation. >> reporter: fisher spoke about being bipolar and often turned pain into humor. also writing, wishful drinking, and shockaholishockaholic. seemed no lack of material. after all, elizabeth taylor be...

Interesting. i also need a single dose bar dark chocolate. >> what do you use the extract for? >> spurs, carpal tunnel. >> i have problems sleeping. i also have a herniated disc in my back and it really helps the muscles relax. >> can i smell it? >> you sure can. >> chocolate chip. chocolate chip. chocolate. >> what were you taking before? >> i was taking anti-depressants, synthetic hormones, sleeping medication, something to combat the side effect from the anti-depressant. >> medication to deal...

Me on antidepressants and anxiety pills and sleeping pills actually suggested it to me. i was in a session with him. it was 1996. prop 215 had just passed. and he and i developed a rapport where he felt comfortable telling me that he used cannabis, himself. he found it to be an excellent mood stabilizer, so i tried it and i was able to get rid of all the pharmaceuticals i was using and cannabis worked much better for me. then ten years later, or in 2006, i was diagnosed with cancer, and it saved...

Finish real quick. doctor, why dont you think pot should be legalized? >> yeah. lets get something straight. all right? these people, their specialty is pr. it is not addiction. ive been involved in addiction field for almost 25, 30 years based on also me being an addict. okay? i deal with this day in and day out. how dare they tell me what im saying is not true when i treat individuals who have panic attacks, anxiety attacks, who cannot sleep who have major impulse control issues because theyve...