What is this "Tiger Blood" Charlie Sheen is going on about?

It is the product of his manic mind.

It’s the fevered imagining of a disturbed mind.

Well, actual tiger blood is of course real. But yes, he “claims” to have tiger blood, I guess because he thinks it would make him superior to everyone else?

He also has adonis DNA.

So, what do you think?

@erichw1504 No, I mean the bottle he carries around with him that has “Tiger Blood” in it…. product marketing job? Or…..

Since it’s the product of his own overstimulated brain, only he knows for sure.

But how much do you wanna bet that some schlocky company will come out with a product labeled “Tiger Blood” just to make a quick buck while it has it’s 15 mins. of fame.

Who knows ? If it’s delicious enough, it may even stick around a while. Stranger things have happened.

Anyone remember Jolt Cola? It was the forerunner of today’s hyper caffeinated energy drinks like Red Bull.

Their slogan was “all the sugar with twice the caffeine”.

This was in response to the low calorie, caffeine-free craze.

Maybe Tiger Blood could be the new Red Bull? I’m pretty sure some company has it in the pipeline and is preparing for factory production as we speak.

I rather doubt that Charlie had the forethought to register a trademark on the name since he’s basically making up his riffs as he’s going along. So I imagine it’s up for grabs to whomever can get it to market the fastest.

:)

Tiger blood is a metaphor for strength. He doesn’t need anyone. He can do what he wants because he’s king of the jungle. He knows everything. He sees things other people don’t.

I just can’t decide about him. He seems manic, but where is the depression? It might be something else. Another personality disorder, maybe not bipolar as everyone suspects.

But he feels powerful. He can do anything. Megalomania. He can do more coke than five men, and it won’t harm him. He can quit whenever he wants because he’s bored. It’s a myth he’s created for himself. Tiger blood myth.

Charlie Sheen is an idiot.

Last week, over ten American soldiers were killed in Afghanistan. They weren’t mentioned in any of the major media. It was this idiot who got all the coverage.

Sometimes I wonder if the Country is even WORTH saving! : ((

@wundayatta Of all the people I’ve heard explain what Charlie is going through (mania via cocaine addiction ended cold-turkey—loss of endorphins to the brain), it was best described by Todd Bridges on The View

He states that’s this is cocaine psychosis.

@SL

You know, I was thinking about the same thing. I heard that as well as another interview with him where he said essentially the same but in a little more detail and said that he himself had been through the same when he first sobered up about 18 years ago.

The main reason I didn’t mention it is because there really isn’t any way for onlookers to really know whether or not he really has given up cocaine or not (Charlie that is) since drug tests can be finessed in a variety of ways. And even if not tampered with, their accuracy is limited to the time period in which they were done.

Anything subsequent to that is up for grabs. Todd can really speak for his own personal experience only. And the same is true for all the rest of us.

There really is no way for anyone else to know whether Charlie is hyper from too much cocaine or none at all. His state is also consistent with the hyped up state of those under the influence of high amounts of cocaine as well.

Since he was under no supervision from any medical personnel and he claims that he is drug free “through the power of my mind” only, it’s anyone’s guess how accurate that is.

Had he been in a locked down rehab facility with no possibility of drug use for several weeks, then the diagnosis of post-cocaine psychosis could be made with some accuracy.

I’m pretty disinclined to just take a long term drug abuser’s word for much of anything. But that’s just my personal take on it. It’s a case of “once burned, twice careful”.

And growing up with addict parents, it’s been a lot more than merely once burned.

It’s obvious that Todd has straightened out his life and good for him. But he didn’t do it all by himself without any help. It’s a very rare addict who does.

Charlie proudly proclaims he doesn’t need help from anyone so I’ll just take everything with a huge grain of salt.

Do you know how to tell when a drug abuser is lying ?

When his lips are moving.

That’s a rather grim self deprecating joke that goes around in recovery circles. And they know the truth of that from their own experiences

Sad but true and unfortunately accurate.

Time will tell whether all his rants are from too much cocaine or none at all.

@Buttonstc I grew up with addicts too. I fully understand your sentiments. I just happened to like the way in which Todd Bridges described what he thought Charlie was going through.

Personally, I don’t think it matters if this is drug-induced, drug detox, or simply a person that has always self-medicated for some underlying issue. To me, it appears to be mania. If I were a family member, I’d be doing everything I could to get this guy in some sort of a lock down, even if it took me going before more than one judge to make it so.

You’re right about Todd. It’s obvious from his demeanor and the way he lives his life that he is sober. Plus when he speaks, it makes sense :)

But he can only speak from his experience. I’ve listened to a whole bunch of armchair psychiatrists pontificating about Charlie without ever having met him and they have no more info than all the rest of us.

I’m sure that his mom and dad are deeply concerned and they have gotten him committed in the past (I don’t recall whether it was involuntary or not).

And Martin Sheen certainly carries a lot of influence. But the way the laws are structured, unless it can be proven that he’s a clear danger to himself (suicidal intent) or others (threats of actual violence, not just metaphorical) there really are no grounds upon which to involuntarily commit him or anyone else.

He obviously was smart enough and had enough capacity for self control to avoid being confrontational with the police who came for his children so they had zero cause to arrest him.

I’m sure that Martin Sheen is at his wits end over how to do something. But unless Charlie does something illegal or dangerous, no judge is going to put out a court order to have him arrested (that’s basically what an involuntary 72 hr. hold is in reality)

Just being a hyper braggart motormouth alternating between insult and humor isn’t against the law in this country.

Parents of adult schozophrenics face the same dilemma if they go off their meds. Until they actually do something illegal, the system doesn’t act. And in cases of some of the violent ones, its frequently only after someone has been killed or severely injured.

Charlie is smart enough to keep everything in the verbal realm so that he doesn’t get carted off in cuffs.

Hopefully when he finally does calm down a bit, those who love him will have a chance to intervene and convince him to get some medical help.

Nobody can keep up this pace forever.

Just being a hyper braggart motormouth alternating between insult and humor isn’t against the law in this country. So true @Buttonstc

He hasn’t threatened any of his ex-wives bodily harm lately, otherwise that might be considered grounds. Waving a machete in public isn’t sane. If that type of behavior escalates, possibly his family will be able to convince someone he’ll do himself harm.

It sounds as though no one in his family can even get near him due to the entourage he now employs. I just wonder if the entourage will act the same way Michale Jackson’s did if some real harm comes to him.

I feel for his children. This has to be near impossible to live with.