Lark Voorhies Opening Up About Mental Health Issues on Dr. Oz

[TMC]

She will be on Dr. Oz this Wednesday and will talk about her struggles with a mental disorder.

[TMC]

I can understand why the producers of the upcoming Saved by the Bell revival are reluctant to invite Lark back to play Lisa Turtle once again. It isn't a case of her alienating herself from the rest of the cast by being a jerk like Dustin Diamond. There's an understandable fear and worry that Lark isn't going to be the most reliable due to her mental health issues. Hollywood simply put, doesn't like to hire people who they feel they can't trust. In other words, Lark at this phase in her life or career is pretty much uninsurable.

I wonder if Lark suffers from schizophrenia. I do think that her family claimed that she suffers from bipolar disorder and maybe she actually does (I wouldn't necessarily deny it if it were true). However, she self published several books which are available on Amazon. The best way to describe them is that it's all illegible word salad. I guess those books are a mind map to her method of thinking - but they are completely unreadable.

[irehtman]

It also has to do with the cause by that entire original crewmember group, especially between the bad jerky relationship between that Peter Engel and Sam Bobrick incidental part.

[JO Sweet Heart]

To me, if the Dixie Chicks can get the invitation that they were given to be a part of the CMA award show a couple of years ago, one for the new show could've been given to Lark too.

God bless you and her always!!!

Holly

[irehtman]

Originally Posted by JO Sweet Heart

To me, if the Dixie Chicks can get the invitation that they were given to be a part of the CMA award show a couple of years ago, one for the new show could've been given to Lark too.

God bless you and her always!!!

Holly

But what about the Dixie Chicks' health conditions each?

[RetroGuy2000]

Originally Posted by TMC

I can understand why the producers of the upcoming Saved by the Bell revival are reluctant to invite Lark back to play Lisa Turtle once again. It isn't a case of her alienating herself from the rest of the cast by being a jerk like Dustin Diamond. There's an understandable fear and worry that Lark isn't going to be the most reliable due to her mental health issues. Hollywood simply put, doesn't like to hire people who they feel that can't trust. In other words, Lark at this phase in her life or career is pretty much uninsurable.

I wonder if Lark suffers from schizophrenia. I do think that her family claimed that she suffers from bipolar disorder and maybe she actually does (I wouldn't necessarily deny it if it were true). However, she self published several books which are available on Amazon. The best way to describe them is that it's all illegible word salad. I guess those books are a mind map to her method of thinking - but they are completely unreadable.

I see why she's upset, but I also see why they'd be reluctant to hire her back.

Maybe she could do a brief cameo, once per season, or something. I can't imagine bringing her back on a regular basis, but if she can do an appearance on a talk show, she should be able to speak a few lines.

I have seen her books, and... boy are they bad. There's one that has a comma, after, every, single, word, in, the, book.

[JO Sweet Heart]

Originally Posted by irehtman

But what about the Dixie Chicks' health conditions each?

I don't know how things are going for them in that area because I have never kept up with them in such a way.

God bless you and Lark always!!!

Holly

[irehtman]

You all should know now that Dr. Oz is trying to investigate something went badly wrong with then entire original Saved By The Bell crewmember group along the way also.

Fortunately, Dr. Oz is on the correct track, so far, because it has been revealed that there was also a bad relationship between Executive Producer Peter Engel and Creator Sam Bobrick, plus another bad relationship between the crewmembers siding with Engel and the crewmember siding with Bobrick.

We already also know that Dustin is the only castmember siding with Engel, while the other castmates (Mark, Mario, Tiffani, Elizabeth, Lark and Dennis), that Dustin abhorred, are siding with Bobrick.

Finally, Bobrick died of a stroke a few months ago, but Engel is still alive.

[TMC]

Lark Voorhies disappeared from TV. It's now pretty clear why

Lark Voorhies came clean about her struggles with mental health

Nearly five months after the Saved by the Bell reboot was announced in 2019, actress Lark Voorhies appeared on The Dr. Oz Show to open up about her experiences with mental health. While Voorhies more or less faded from the limelight after Saved by the Bell wrapped in 1993 (save for small roles and occasional cameos on shows like The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Robot Chicken), her comparative absence only emphasized her re-emergence in the headlines in 2012 after Voorhies' mother, Tricia Voorhies, told People exclusively that her daughter had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

The elder Voorhies' comments were not without cause. Her statement was made into a viral video which featured her daughter Lark "frequently [stopping] mid-sentence and [staring] off" and "often mumbling to herself or to others who weren't there" (per People). While Lark's parents first classified their daughter as having bipolar disorder, a chronic mental health condition that the National Institute of Mental Health describes as "a mental disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, activity levels, concentration, and the ability to carry out day-to-day tasks", Lark herself clarified during her interview with Oz that the initial diagnosis had been incorrect.

Lark's psychiatrist, Dr. Shahla Modir, who also made an appearance during the Dr. Oz segment, concurred that Lark had been misdiagnosed, adding that the result of the misdiagnosis had prevented her patient from "getting the proper treatment" for her mental health and wellness issues (via The Daily Mail).

Lark Voorhies felt 'slighted' by 'Saved by the Bell' snub

According to Lark Voorhies and her psychiatrist, Dr. Shahla Modir, the actress was actually diagnosed with schizoaffective thought disorder, which the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) categorizes as "characterized primarily by symptoms of schizophrenia, such as hallucinations or delusions, and symptoms of a mood disorder, such as mania and depression." (The NAMI website also pointed out that the condition is frequently mistaken for bipolar disorder, as was the case for Voorhies.) "Schizoaffective thought disorder — and that was a perfect example of what it does and how it behaves and what it creates around and about it," Voorhies stated during her featured segment on The Dr. Oz Show in February 2020.

But did Voorhies' schizoaffective thought disorder diagnosis have anything to do with the actress not being asked to reprise her role as Lisa Turtle in the upcoming Saved by the Bell reboot? According to Voorhies, who felt "slighted" by the snub, it very well might have. "They have the right to do that and [if] they're happy in their element and they can have it, certainly," she said during her Dr. Oz appearance, but later concluded her statement with a jab: "Family isn't kept complete without its lead." Ouch!

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[Cocoa8]

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

I see why she's upset, but I also see why they'd be reluctant to hire her back.

Maybe she could do a brief cameo, once per season, or something. I can't imagine bringing her back on a regular basis, but if she can do an appearance on a talk show, she should be able to speak a few lines.

I have seen her books, and... boy are they bad. There's one that has a comma, after, every, single, word, in, the, book.

She had a bad editor.