Originally Posted By imadisneygal Dsnykid, Thank you for sharing your story with us. I imagine it was not easy to decide to open up like that. I've also seen firsthand the toll depression can take on a person and a family. My husband has faced a battle with depression since he was about 25. It went undiagnosed until he was 33 but even once he was diagnosed it took a long time to find the right combination of medications and therapists. The stigma of being labeled with a mental illness kept him from seeking treatment for so long. If more people would realize that mental illness is not a weakness and is a real medical condition that needs treatment then maybe fewer people would suffer needlessly. Thank you for sharing what is an intensely personal situation to help bring the illness of depression into specific relief. ~Robyn
Originally Posted By dsnykid Thank you all for your kind words... I wanted to say what i did, because even though Britney has messed up, if she does in fact have a mental illness, she has a LONG road in front of her. From the outside looking in, I can only hope that her parents also receive counseling to understand her problem and their place in it. Through counseling we were able to discover that my illness (Borderline Personality disorder combined with mild OCD) is most likely genetic, as my oldest brother showed similar traits in his youth and eventually became a drug addict who committed suicide. We now know that when I have children, we have to keep a close on them for the same symptoms. I HATED the hospital, it was emotionally draining, but I still use the tools I learned there and will work hard to avoid going back
Originally Posted By DAR <<but it takes a lot of counseling and hard work to have a balanced life.>> dsnykid first of all I hope you keep fighting the good fight. But that's what I've been saying is that if people want to truly help Britney they should, but she needs to realize that they're helping her and she needs to work at it too. And of course she's not going to just snap out of it, but if she wants to get better she has to be an active part of it too. So Jim anytime you want to apologize for misconstruing what I said feel free.
Originally Posted By gadzuux Britney's got a lot of problems right now. She's also got a lot of money too. I read recently that she clears 700k monthly. In that light, it's hard to feel sorry for her. I think part of the two-week hold is to get whatever drugs she's on out of her system. Only then - when she's sober - can they begin to diagnose what's going on with her mental health. And in fairness, she's brought a lot of this on herself. She didn't have to live in LA - papparazzi capitol of the world. And she's been in the habit of 'showing off' to the mob when she's out. Not just the panties thing, but shoplifting and generally hamming it up for the cameras. Most every responsible person in her life has quit or been pushed out. She wasn't totally surrounded by enablers, but this chick is an island - she's going to do whatever she wants regardless of right and wrong. So yeah - this long slow train wreck has been a media spectacle, played out in front of anyone who's halfway paying attention. And now she's (finally) in the hands of professionals. She'll either get better, or she won't. I'm not optimistic. But if she does get her sanity back, and her kids, and her life, she can still be a "star" - all it takes is a good record.
Originally Posted By imadisneygal Mental illness does not care how much money you're bringing in month to month, though. I could see if her actions were fueled by ego or just plain immaturity, but this does not seem to be the case. I think her actions were fueled by her illness. I don't think she brought it on herself except for the decision to have two kids inside of a year. It seems she was ripe for some sort of psychotic break and that extra stress sure didn't help. I don't think people ask for mental illness any more than they ask for a car crash or a broken bone. It's not uncommon for people with mental illnesses to push helpful people away. According to the media (and how knows how trustworthy it is) she did not have any drugs in her system during her last hold. It is possible that she's not taking anything. I think she's really very sick and needs help.
Originally Posted By liveforvacations In answer to jonvn's original post, "Why are people like this?" In my opinion, it is simply jealousy and envy! People in general seem to be able to feel sorry for people who have less than them but as soon as it is someone who seemingly has everything, then it is all their fault. I don't think that it matters whether she is mentally ill or not, she is obviously in a very sad state and we should all feel compassion for any human being in this situation! It is a sad commentary on our society when people revel in the despair of others!
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <So Jim anytime you want to apologize for misconstruing what I said feel free.> Ok.
Originally Posted By Mr X **So Jim anytime you want to apologize for misconstruing what I said feel free.** Why should he? You're the one with the heartless attitude. It's nothing new...and then you wonder why it upsets people. Why don't you go make fun of the poor or something?
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle I feel sorry for Britney (although 5 years ago I'd have been shocked to hear myself say that). I was never a fan, but it's become more and more obvious that she's not just a Paris Hilton type - her problems aren't all alcohol and partying. She's obviously going through some serious problems, but because she's young and in the public eye everyone assumes it's just another case of an overindulged celebrity.
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka I think I would doubt the sanity of any person who would truly want to be in Britney's shoes, no matter how much money she makes a month. Britney's life is a MESS. She rarely gets to see her kids and there's not really any amount of money that would make me want to live that life. I do think she'll clean up and be on all of the big talk shows like Oprah, etc. I hope she makes it...it would be really awesome to see her, healthy and strong. For those of us with mentally ill friends and loved ones, it would be really great to see her succeed. But I guess there is something to the idea that with all of her money, she's got a lot more inspiration to get healthy than someone who can't hold down a job and has pushed their family so far away that they're alone in the world.
Originally Posted By Disneyland Guest I have an idea-why don't you all wait until she is diagnosed before you all decide for the Drs what her problem is. It's not anyone's business to know anyway.
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka Clearly some people do want to discuss it. It's good that people are more willing to discuss mental illness as a whole.
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle >>It's good that people are more willing to discuss mental illness as a whole<< Amen to that!
Originally Posted By DAR <<Why should he? You're the one with the heartless attitude. It's nothing new...and then you wonder why it upsets people. Why don't you go make fun of the poor or something?>> Because I never said that she should snap out of it. I said she has to work at getting better. But again Jim lied about what I said. Just like you did in our thread about the poor. But I guess that's to be expected from you.
Originally Posted By Mr X I never lied about anything, DAR. Neither did Jim. You need to get over yourself, and start being a better person. It's nasty to read your attitude, all about looking down your nose at people. Here, and elsewhere. Seriously, dude...makes me want to puke reading your horrible comments.
Originally Posted By DAR Again how am I looking down at people. Let's look at the poor thread I said that it angered me that people could have a $200 cell phone yet that can't keep the heat on in their homes. How is that looking down at people? Within this topic I said that Britney needs to work at getting better too, people can help but she has to want the help. Again how is that looking down at people?
