Brit Off to a Mental Hospital?

91. After reading several of the posts, I can safely assume, many do not understand what a person with bi-polar disorder go through. It is not as simple as black and white that a person suffering from bi-polar would seek help. Many actually do not think there is anything wrong. I knew a mother, who was bi-polar, spent weeks in treatment and jail for assault, but still kept her children, the kids thought her behavior as normal. This woman was NEVER to balme for her actions in her eyes, it was something or someone else causing the problem. Tests showed Brit has not used drugs or alcohol in a long time, which means it was not that causing the problem. Granted she needs help, but to assume she would do it on her own for her children is about like saying a dog would stay out of the road so it would not get hit by a car. The truth is IF she is bi-polar, there may or may not be help, some patients find little relief in medications. I believe the judge in this case is reacting too fast to totally remove costudy, and I do believe K-Fed is doing it for the money. Akso all the media attention in this case will create even bigger problems for Brit and slow her recovery.

Posted at 12:26PM on Jan 7th 2008 by Jules

92. she wont be hitting rock bottom until her multi-millions is takin away from her or she goes bankrupt !!!
that money is her crutch

Posted at 12:30PM on Jan 7th 2008 by the oracle knows all

93. "Pulled it together" , can those words be used anywhere near Britney Spears. HOw about use the words petending or medicated instead. When is judge going to step in and declare her unfit to make decisions for herslef and then have her admitted to a hospital!

Posted at 3:14PM on Jan 7th 2008 by Caroline

94. No one said that the drugs themselves cause Bi- Polar Disorder, nurse Wratchett, so stop jumping on everyones ass. The drugs Brit is being treated with are helping to make her condition worse instead of better is what we're saying. Aderall is for A D D not Bi-Polar Disorder. Perhaps a good dose of Abilify is in order.

Posted at 12:28PM on Jan 7th 2008 by Ida Richilieau

95. getaclue wrote: "70. Drugs do not cause Bi-Polar Disorder!!! However, it was reported that she had ADHD and the two are often diagnosed together."

Drugs do not CAUSE it, but they definitely do EXACERBATE it. Alchohol is a depressant (and a drug by the way). In addition, the ADHD drugs that I have read she has been taking may also trigger manic episodes. There are many different drugs (often 2 or 3) that are taken in combination when treating Bi-Polar Disorder. Even a prescribed medication can trigger manic episodes if it is not appropriate for her condition. IF Britney is Bi-Polar, she should not be taking ADHD meds.

Posted at 12:28PM on Jan 7th 2008 by Alecsmom

96. Now I may make a few people upset by my comment here, but this is what I wonder:

Maybe Britney is suffering from some form of mental illness (bipolar; schizophrenis; etc), but on what basis are most people
determining this?

Is everyone who shaves their head in our society deemed crazy? If so, there sure are a lot of people walking around without treatment! And who has not suffered some anxiety and depression after a divorce? Who also with kids in a legal custody suit have not overstepped the law and kept their children beyond the parental curfew? Many people have in our society, and yet they are not labeled crazy, just law breakers, for which they have to pay in one legal form or another.

Who also in our society has never yelled, screamed, or just gotten angry at others? MANY people, including political and other official prominent figures.

All I'm saying here, is that I don't condone bad behaviour, but what has britney done differently then most folks, and yet they are not labeled crazy or mentally ill, whereas she is?

I would imagine non stop, constant media coverage of ones life, is enough in itself to piss someone off.....lots of pressure on them. Sure, celebs know this goes with the territory, but there should be laws limiting some access into the lives of celebrities, and even a 50 feet away law when paparazzi risks the health and well being of all others on the streets while they are chasing a celeb down.

I hope and pray Britney gets the counseling she needs, and will cooperate with same. I am also very concerned for the welfare of her two children, and hope they can grow up with love in a 'normal' environment.

Still though, I just think many people, even the media love to jump on the labeling band wagon, without a lot of warrant, because they love to see the crumbling demise of individuals. This is sad and unfortunate.

If we are going to start labeling people before any real diagnostic workup and evaluation, then we would have to fairly label most of society as crazy people, based upon the daily actions of most 'normal' yet strained at times, individuals.

Maybe Britney is mentally ill, and maybe not. What does seem to be prematurily apparent here however, is that the media and others are trying desperately to 'create' a mentally ill person. If one is labeled long enough, they will react likewise to becoming the label.

Posted at 10:11PM on Jan 7th 2008 by Liza

97. 6. Britney is a perfect example of what drugs can do to a person. She didnt just wake up one day and decide to be a crazy bitch, Its so sad. BUT, she did it to herself, so she gets no sympathy here.

Posted at 11:47AM on Jan 7th 2008 by kc

DRUGS CAN DAMAGE BRAINS, BUT
PEOPLE WITH MENTAL DISORDERS FREQUENTLY USE DRUGS AND ALCOHOL, SMOKING ETC TO TRY SELF-MEDICATE.
YOU DONT KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

Posted at 12:34PM on Jan 7th 2008 by pain in the ass

98. She's sick and she probably doesn't realize she needs help. That's the way a lot of people with mental illnesses act. If she doesn't check in voluntarily, they should probably have her committed at least long enough to get her on some meds. Once she gets the right meds, she will probably act like a totally different person. As someone who has dealt with depression (I know not the same as bipolar but it can still be serious), I know how hard it can be to admit you need help. I feel for her and hope she gets better soon. I will keep her in my thoughts and prayers. Just because she's a celebrity doesn't mean she's not a human being.

Posted at 12:34PM on Jan 7th 2008 by Nikki

99. This is so typical of people who are bi-polar. Of course she feels fine.....NOW....give it time and she'll crash and burn again. It's a vicious cycle. I feel so sorry for that poor girl but she's had years of people doing what she wants, when she wants and does not have the common sense to see that this problem is not going to go away on its own. She thinks she's invincible and is incapable of clear, rational thought. It's really sad.

On another note....I can't believe how NASTY some of you people are! Empathy and sensitivity....they're both excellent traits....try working on acquiring them.

Posted at 12:33PM on Jan 7th 2008 by suzy-q

100. Britney has her share of heartache, this much is true. The media and paparrazi have contributed much to the problem. It's my belief that Britney will go to a mental institution for EVERYONE ELSE involved, but not herself. If anything, she should think of her children first. I don't have children myself per se, but know from those around me that children come first from the moment of their births! Britney needs to put her children first, get some help - mental and otherwise and realize that not everyone around her is trying to help her. They are only impeding her ability to better herself and her life with her children. Those boys are who I feel more sorry for!

Posted at 12:32PM on Jan 7th 2008 by KRIS

101. Has anyone ever stopped and thought "Maybe she has postpardum depression?" and its only continued from the birth of sean preston... If you think about thats when things kinda started getting crazy but everyone is blaming the paparazzi (true) her marriage everything. I believe in my heart her postpardum depression has only continued and intensified into somethign far more carzy since she didnt seek help- take it from someone who has suffered from PPD.. its no joke

Posted at 12:36PM on Jan 7th 2008 by nikki

102. Have any of you idiots eve dealt with a family member who has become mentlly il? It's not easy and it is hearwrenching to watch and not be able to do very much about it. Spears is an ADULT. Her parents and he ex husband cannot force her into a hospital for treatment. Unless she has shown that she is a real threat to her self (suicidal) or to others (threatening them wth a weapon), they can't do anymore than what we see is being done with Britany. It's the law, folks.

The Amercan system of treating and taking care of its' mentally ill citizens totally stinks. Back in the 60's and 70's and with the advent of pyschotropic drugs, all of the severly mentally ill people were kicked out of their homes (yes, institutions) and put out onto the street. That is why America, the weatlthiest an most technologially advanced nation in the world has so may homeless people.

Once a person is on medication and is deemed 'healthy' enough, they are quickly released out into the world and when on their own, believing that they are healed from the medications, they go off the medicines and their illnesses come right back.

Folks.....It is not easy dealing with, let alone living with, a menally ill person. It's exhausting dealing with unpredictable people who do everything in an odd way and for no reason at all..... who run about doing crazy obsessive/compulsive things,,,, who hear voices taking to them telling them not to trust anyon else.... and who have quick rages for no reason at all.

It is a constant 24/7 battle with insanity. You can never sleep with both eyes closed because you hve no clue what will happen next. You worry constantly, not only about your loved one who is ill, but also about the safety of everyone else in the home.

People, this girl is obviously suffering from a mental disease. Watching it happen in celebrity like Spears should be a WAKE UP CALL for everyone else. It just goes to show what people don't like to look at full in the face...

ANYONE CAN DEVELOP A MENTAL ILLNESS. It doesn't matter how rich you are, how eduated you are, how poor you are.

IT CAN STRIKE YOU OR A LOVED ONE AT ANY TIME!!!

So, please stop being ignoramuses who don't think before they open their mouths. Show some compassion, for God's sake!

And help do something to change the laws in this country so that we can not only protect ourselves but also the citizens of this country and to GIVE THEM A PLACE TO LIVE.

Posted at 12:36PM on Jan 7th 2008 by Bonnie N

103. 6. Britney is a perfect example of what drugs can do to a person. She didnt just wake up one day and decide to be a crazy bitch, Its so sad. BUT, she did it to herself, so she gets no sympathy here.

Posted at 11:47AM on Jan 7th 2008 by kc
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I agree but I also think that she has ALWAYS been a lil nutty !Think back to when Kevin and she were doing "Chaotic" (?) ,where she ask's if he thinks "Time travel" is possible ?I think she's trying to do so now !!!!!!!!!!!!LMMFAO ,she gets no sympathey here ...at all .Until she gets help ,I refuse to enable her with sympathy .

Posted at 12:37PM on Jan 7th 2008 by Team Kevin !!!

104. This is from Rhodes Scholar TMZ poster Nanci

"66. Britney is just another spoiled celebrity brat. She needs a spanking and some discipline. I don't believe anymore that Britney has a mental illness....she thinks she is above and beyond everyone else. DIVA! It's all a ploy, that I'm convinced of now. It's all her way of staying in the news. If this drama wasn't happening, no one would care! Time to start ignoring the biotch! Stop feeding her twisted mind with how wonderful she is because it's not true....All I can see is a woman who is a has been! She needs to curl up and blow away!"

Nanci, you are why the American public is despised by the rest of the world. You are pathetically, embarrassingly ignorant. You don't have any clue what you are talking about. You are probably a very stupid woman. Unfortunately, you have lots of company. Most people are just as ignorant as you about mental illness, even though there is no reason to be. Every psychiatrist in the world could explain to you that there are great big machines and really fancy chemicals and people who are called "scientists" who have studied that organ in your skull you seem to be so desperately lacking. It's a called a brain. These fancy-shmancy people who have studied the brain have found out that there are things that are going wrong inside the brains of people who behave this way consistently and are not found to be on drugs. They have also found that when you correct the problem with medicine, people get better, I know that's all reaally reaally hard for you to understand, but you need to just admit that the medical community has decided that your opinion on this matter is WRONG.

And in the meantime, the type of rhetoric you are spewing about Britney, in my opinion, should be considered hate speech. This is very likely a person who suffers from a disability, and she should have a civil right to not be abused by people like you.

Posted at 12:35PM on Jan 7th 2008 by NAMI.org

105. ...suzy-q...well said!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 12:37PM on Jan 7th 2008 by jr