Real Housewife Of New York Leah McSweeney: This Is My Mental Health Story

Real Housewife Of New York Leah McSweeney: This Is My Mental Health Story

Leah McSweeney is the newest cast member of Bravo's 'Real Housewives Of New York'





Jasper Soloff





"I'll say sorry for what I've done but never for who I am“



That is newest housewife Leah McSweeney's tagline on Real Housewives of New York this season and it seems to be true always for her, but is painstakingly so during this past week's episode (spoiler alert). 



In it, Ramona Singer finds out that Leah has a history of bipolar disorder and tells Sonja Morgan about it. She says that she should not be drinking on her medication because you cannot "mix alcohol with medication,“ and implies that finding out about Leah's mental health history, "explains it all.“ To Ramona, this means her diagnosis can be "blamed“ for everything she perceives as "bad“ behavior from Leah, including "throwing torches,“ "acting crazy in Newport,“ to "now my birthday.“ She later says to Leah, "Maybe I am trying to make an excuse for your behavior.“



When Leah finds out her mental health has been used as fodder for gossip, she says it crosses a line and explains, "for her to be talking about [my mental health] in this way is despicable.“