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People in this country don't undersatnd mental illness, this is a big problem and maybe
Britney's trauma will help people understand the problem better.
That is how I found THIS site (by searching: Britney Spears bipolar)
Hope she finds the right psych. meds sooner..... rather than later, which might reduce
her substance abuse.
Lower-functioning BPD is my guess. Then again, that's only MY guess.
form too.
Except that she got conned into getting two abortions which her ex's mom paid for.
According to her ex's mum it was because her son was not ready to raise a family
emotionally and financially.
In November 2004 she suffered the first of a series of manic episodes and jumped
from her second story balcony because according to her, a cat did it.
Before and after this first and last suicide attempt, she was obsessed with her
second BF to the point of calling him up and leaving long rambling voice messages.
Finally, after having her first psychotic episode in March 2005, where she saw
ethereal beings dancing around her & saw clouds in the sky move as though under
her command, her ex (the first one) freaked out and called her mom.
She spent a month in the psych ward, at first trying to get out. Finally she
came around and started helping the other patients. Even the docs thought she
shouldn't be in the ward, because she was too bright and bubbly.
Eventually her doc said she should be around happy people.
IMHO Britney is in a toxic environment. She should avoid Paris Hilton, and
follow Lindsay Lohan's good example. As well, she should come up and vacation
in Vancouver,Canada.
As for the hope she'd be the poster girl for mental health.
Fat chance.
It will always be a bad career move to write commercial jingles for psycho meds.
At least, until some brave artist can promote mental health issues actively.
E.g. Mariah Carey, who denies she was medicated during that meltdown.
But here's the cincher:
Marilyn Monroe was locked in a looneybin. So was Rosemarie Clooney.
In fact, a lot of singers went have have meltdowns and/or developed drug problems.
Even Johnny Cash, except Jesus cured him of methamphetamine abuse.
So, I feel that some brave artist should promote mental health.
It's stupid to keep psychiatric disorders hidden behind stigma.
Because there's another group of people who have had burnouts and gone
ballistic like the student mass killers -- and their common ailment was
SHYNESS, BEING BULLIED, and HAVING PARENTS MORE THAN 30 YRS OLDER THAN THEM.
Kids with parents 30 yrs or more older than them tend to be at risk for
mental illness at a higher rate than 20-25 yrs.
It could be because parents in their 40s may be suffering a 30 yr old
cultural gap e.g. lack of communication, miscommunication etc.
She's exhibiting increasingly impulsive behavior. The belief that Kevin is now this great rock of Gibraltar in her life sounds a bit delusional. She wants to have another baby with him? Seriously warped judgement. I know. I had some of the same symptoms during my meltdown.
Hopefully she'll get the right diagnosis and treatment and stabilize. Maybe down the road she could even become a mental health advocate. Just a thought.
We need to address the ignorance and fear and bias that people have towards mental illness.
bipolar disorder and sometimes they get dellusional, thinking they are saints or very special
people or people with privledges no one else has. They can also be very self-centered, every
thing evolves around them, and no one else is as important as they are. When reality hits or crashes, and others don't respond to their whims, is when they crash and continue to deny thier illusion that they are the center of the world, hence they make very bad choices in friends, lovers, and judgement in general. sometimes the depressive stage is quickly replaced by the manic stage and a need to feel different than others, special.
which causes self denial, and the cycle spins out of control. Being that Britney is publically
scrutinized at every move give her a profound sense that she is different and feeds into her
illness, in order for her to get better all together she needs to center herself, and realize
she is just a manufactured model for pop culture and her uncanny feeling that she is differnet
while may be true because the public feeds into her, is just a passing phase that will loss
its novelty in time to come.
We lack positive bipolar role models. I am pretty successful. I NEVER talk about it because of the stigma. Most successful bipolar folks will keep it quiet. You only hear about worst case scenarios in the media.
POOR BRITNEY. To meltdown in public. It's a lot to ask of Britney, but if she can come back from what happens --- and do her music --- she could do a lot of good. POOR LITTLE GIRL, it's bad enough to lose your sanity, devastating, but to do it in public???? Poor thing.
treats this poor girl and how many people
seem to enjoy her pain and laugh at her problems.
Envy seems to be the main reason for this.
I felt from the start, that there was some deeper,
hidden reason for her strange behaviour. My heart goes out
to Britney. I hope she gets the help she needs and friends
who love her just the way she is. God bless you Brit!
crazy, lunatic...but its not actually....many excellent people sufferred from this disease such as einstein but they are successful in their fields ...belive me
Being bipolar shouldn't be an excuse to account for her actions. Nutzo or not, she needs to step up, or she'll pay dearly for her inability to function.
With that said, I think ANYONE would lose it if they had Britney's life. Honestly, if I had her life I would move to a ranch in Utah with my remaining money and disappear. Although she can't, because she has to share custody with Federline. I don't think the poor kid has any coping skills. This is what we do to celebrities in this culture, and then we watch them spiral down and feast on it.
Which, of course, I guess I am doing by being on this site!
I'd like to think we're not feasting on her. If she didn't constantly have public meltdowns she wouldn't even be a blip on my radar, but in her case they're so extreme that it worries me.
Thinking back to other celebrities who died because of their disorders and their addictions (Elvis, Marilyn Monroe, etc...) I'd like to hope this could have a different outcome.
I've seen this in person, my mom was a doctor so i was always around the hospital. I saw many with this disease and after reading this and thinking about all the historical data, britney really most have this.
So I still can't understand those who still say bad things about her. Yes she's been acting crazy, but if what she has is really a sickness of this high level, then what she needs is the media and fans support. And her family, maybe then she'll realize that she really needs help.
I am bipolar, age 44. I am now a highly successful individual and was diagnosed at the age of 31. This is how to help her:
Only a PSYCHIATRIST can DIAGNOSE bipolar. Her family needs to contact a psychiatrist. He can have her placed in a psychiatric hospital unit for 72 hours by law. (This has twice happened to me in Florida where it is known as the Baker Act. The police will pick her up). Although she will be involuntary, she will have the option to sign in voluntary. (I did). Otherwise the courts determine if she can be released after 72 hours.
Here she can get a differential diagnosis and get stabilized on medication and get a treatment plan before the doctor releases her.
This is HOW to get the girl help!!! Why hasn't anyone advised the family???? again - a PSYCHIATRIST, not a "psycologist" (or PhD-non-clinician, eg "Dr" Phil- ugh!...why did he not advise them on the proper procedure?)
Her family, friends, psychologists, and especially the media need to STOP surmising about bipolar.
Here's the problem: She was already been put on a 72-hour hold 2 weeks ago, to which she promptly signed herself out after 24-hours. I'm assuming she agreed to the hold in order to reserve the right to sign herself out early at any time.
She doesn't trust her family, she doesn't trust her friends, she doesn't have anyone she really trusts, she has had custody privileges revoked and there doesn't appear to be any way at this point to stop her from self-destructing.
I find that to be really, really sad. I'm concerned for her. She's an adult, so her parents can't force a psychiatrist on her. They would actually have to get guardianship (good luck with THAT) in order to force any kind of treatment on her for whatever her problem might be.
It drives me crazy to see the media just lather up in a feeding frenzy over her. Clearly something is not right, but there seems to be no way to help make it right, and the constant dogging by paparazzi is certainly no help.
Someone said that she's an attention seeker. Maybe, but her behavior now goes far beyond attention-seeking...she needs real help. I'm sad for her.
think i have the same symptoms except i’m not showing it unless someone figures it out by himself, i admit i might be bipolar but there’s no one who can help me to get out of this mental illness i don’t know what to do with my self i’m just living and waiting to see what will happen in the future…if someone can give me help or advice he’s welcome.
Read Renee's comment above. Call a psychiatrist. If you don't have money for a psychiatrist, go to a clinic. Tell them your situation, be brutally honest. Above all, seek help. Please.
And come back and tell us how you're doing, okay?
I was not aware of what happened 2 weeks ago.It does not sound accurate that she could sign out early. In FL or IL that cannot happen. I am really not a fan, I am more of a mental health advocate & am available to disseminate information about bipolar as someone who is a healthy patient and very well-read and informed. I see that you have some doubts about your own moods and behavior. Please do not jump to conclusions. I would never wish bipolar on anyone. It is a chronic, often deadly disease which is not easily managed. I have suffered dearly and hurt many people in my life. Please find yourself a psychiatrist. It takes a long time to get an accurate diagnosis. I wish you well.
I am sorry for Britney that when she was in the hospital there was not a mental health professional there who was able to reach her. Often in the hospital one meets a professional, a counselor or the psychiatrist, who they feel they can trust.
A psychiatrist has the authority by law to commit a person to a mental health facility. I hope her family, or her new boyfriend, tries again and again before it is too late!
I was shocked when she was able to sign herself out. I thought 72 hours was 72 hours, but in California, it's not mandatory if she went voluntarily.
I don't doubt my own moods and behavior with respect to bipolar -- I know my ADHD is as ADHD as it gets, no more, no less.
When I wrote this post nearly a year ago, the press was pillorying Brittney for not being a better mother and being a gadfly. They practically celebrated when she shaved her head in full view of the paparazzi.
To me, it was a clear signal that something was not right. My point in speculating here that it was possibly something like bipolar disorder was to express the view that this behavior went far beyond self-centeredness or attention-seeking, and rather than pick on her, maybe some compassion was in order.
Here's my post on her possible 72-hour hold, the night she was taken in.
Had her family and Dr. Phil not been so anxious to intervene, perhaps the real doctors might have done her some good.
I'm 38 years old
Diagnosed Bipolar 20 years ago
Hospitalized 5 times, more than once taken in "kicking and screaming" (literaly)
In regards to Britney: seeing her go to the hospital (twice now) surrounded by police cars hits very close to home for me. Her release from the hospital earlier this month (after less than 72 hours), in my opinion, was more likely due to her team of lawyers than her need for treatment. I went through the courts 18 years ago (in MN) trying to refuse treatment. Thankfully, I didn't have high powered lawyers and the judge/doctors all agreed I needed continued care. I was "committed" to a state/regional mental health facility at age 20. BUT - it was the best thing that could have happened to me at the time because I was (like Britney seems to be) in DEEP denial over my mental health. I HOPE that none of you or Britney for that matter, have to go through committment proceedings.For me, though, it was the only way at that time in my life that anyone could get me to really look at my life, my mental health, and what my options were. While there I finally had to admit that I needed help in order to get better. If Britney does go "kicking and screaming" (which I think she may have this time) let's hope the docs (and her family) can impress upon her that she needs help without having to go through the drama of committment proceedings.