My heart goes out to you Britney. I think you are probably a really good sweet girl. But you do not seem to have any really good emotional supports. Every one around you is either too young, and inexperienced to handle the type of mature strong emotional support you need. Or they are mostly out to make a money grab for them-self, or exploit you. Poor baby.
I don’t think drugs, or mental problems are whats bothering You. I think you are just under a tremendous amount of stress. Without STRONG, GOOD, POSITIVE emotional supports. I doubt you have any real physical psychiatric condition like being bipolar.
Mood swings are normal. Especially for mothers with small children. And especially when people are under stress. And Britney, you are under tremendous stress baby. You are one tough little cookie. But you have to remember that you are only human too. Just flesh and blood. Even steal will break under enough pressure.
Britney, you have to remember to take good care of the basics. Good nutrition, hydration, exercise, avoidance of over use of alcohol, or prescription drugs, plenty of good rest, positive emotional support, recreation, and fun.
I don’t think the people that are supposed to be helping you are helping you. You do not seem to have any real useful family support.
From what I have read. It appears that some doctors have got your mother hooked, and brainwashed on antidepressant drugs. And other drugs. So your mother is too drug impaired to really be there for her daughter. And I think you know this. And it must hurt you to not really have your mother all there for you. And your father does not seem to be there for you either.
Your siblings are to young to help you. And I think you are probably the one carrying the load of being the mother and the father of the family.
The doctors aren’t any help either it seems. Now a days they just push dangerous drugs for profit on every body they can get money out of. By labeling every normal mood swing, and reaction to stress with some hokey medical diagnoses like Bipolar. There is no real scientific proof that such a thing as bipolar even really exist. But you can be sure they got a new expensive drug to treat it. Now that people have caught on to the antidepressant, depression scam. But only after the meds killed, and injured so many people. Yep! Just take this pill every day of your life until it kills you.
Your lawyers don’t seem to be any help either. They have let your x husbands lawyer run a muck. There is no way you should have been paying your x’s legal fees. If it were me. He and his attorney would play nice. Or I would use my much greater resources to have a team of topnotch crack lawyers eat him, and his lawyer alive. But I think your lawyers have been lax. And seem to be just milking as much money as they can get out of you.
Your lawyers have also let the judge abuse the situation. And over step his discretion by imposing conditions, and restrictions on you that were unjustified, and excessive. Like imposing drug testing. And restricting you from going where you please, when you please. Also from leaving the country if you want to just go on vacation. Or just get away from all the stress for a while. That is tantamount to false imprisonment. And a clear abuse of judicial discretion. But see, they all want to keep their money supply close.
If your lawyers were doing their jobs right. Every one would respect, or fear abusing your rights. Or pay the price. But I think you know your lawyers have not been doing their jobs. That is probably why you had to replace them.
Britney, you need a good friend, or friends that you can trust that are older, more mature, and sophisticated enough to help you deal with the money grab. And who don’t mind getting down and dirty with people when they have too. I wish I lived closer to you. I would really try to be your friend. I feel like I may understand you a little.
I think you got your heart broken. And you have been grieving over it at the same time as every thing else going on in your life. And people all around you are trying to take advantage of you while you are hurting. But I think you are very strong. And very strong people sometime grieve differently than we would expect. Sometimes they will just let the wolves, and the jackals pick at them, and tear at their flesh. And they will sometimes taunt the jackals to do so. Though they could crush their attackers with a single swipe. To quote you Britney “You want a piece of me!”. This is what lions do when they are injured.
But if that is what you are doing. It’s time to stop it before you are seriously injured. It’s time to start being good to Your-self. And expect others to treat you good. It’s time to find a lawyer, or lawyers that works for you, and that aggressively represents and protect your interest, and rights above all else. Not just milk you for money.
Well, that’s what I think Britney baby. Also, they are all trying to isolate you from other people. And from relationships. Don’t let that happen to you. Go out. Make friends. Have fun.
I know this was long. But I have thought a lot about you sug.
Britney if you read this post, and try to contact me here. I will do my best to get back with you. We care about you baby.
Love
Your Fan
January 9, 2008
Update: Britney, I did not know that you recently lost a sister to cancer when I wrote the letter above to you. I’m sorry about your sister passing. Good God! Britney. You have had so much to deal with. And so has your family. You have all been grieving. I did not mean to sound so harsh on your parents. I did not know about their loss. I’m sorry!
Love
Your Fan
January 15, 2008
Update: I was informed that I was wrong about Britney losing a sister to cancer about a year ago. It was actually her mother that lost her sister to cancer about a year ago.
I am very sorry I got that information wrong. I think it helps explain partly why Britney’s mother has not been able to be there for Britney. She has probably been grieving over the loss of her sister for some time. They were probably very close.
Whatever!? Stop coddling her, Britney needs to grow up and face life. She has lots of money and a big voice in the media that she could use to give her kids a great life but she is too damn selfish and greedy…it’s all about her. What a loser!!!
Excuse me, bipolar doesn’t exist? i’ve worked with people with “bipolar” and let me assure you, they exist.
Have you ever even read a scientific or medical journal in your life? You think people are making these things up just for the fun of it? No, i’m sure you have never read anything beyond the tabloids.
Do you think stress alone drives people to have promiscuous sex, gamble excessively and give away all their possessions? Do people have force of thought, increased activity, insomnia and a myriad of other symptoms when ‘bipolar’ doesn’t exist?
Open your eyes, you dolt.
To simply discount mountains of literature on the topic as fiction is pure ignorance. Sure, maybe the drug companies are profitting off illness to an excessive and sometimes unethical degree, but that doesn’t mean millions of sufferers are all ‘imagining’ their illnesses.
Maybe you should volunteer with people who suffer from psychiatric illness and then re-evaluate your comments.
1.) Bipolar illness is a real illness—if you think it’s a “hokey fake medical diagnosis” you obviously don’t know thing one about psychology. Many, many people live successful lives with bipolar–not all of them need medication, but some do, as bipolar disorder is often GENETIC and a matter of BRAIN CHEMISTRY. Sure, there are those who argue that people with bipolar illness are a product of their environment–that they had bad childhoods, trauma, abuse, and so on. This is often true. However, bipolar disorder is also a very real disorder, and for some people, a happy childhood is no prevention–it’s a matter of brain physiology. Medication works very well for some people with bipolar illness who otherwise would not be able to hold jobs, function emotionally, and so on.
2.) Britney’s behavior is very much like mania–and bipolar disorder simply means a combination of manic episodes and depressive episodes (the length of the episodes and the proprtion of manic to depressive episodes determines if it is Bipolar I, Bipolar II or Bipolar, mixed episodes. Mania includes: impulsive behavior such as excessive, risky sexuality, impulsive/excessive drug and alcohol use and excessive spending; staying awake for long periods of time (without drugs being necessary, which would explain why the cops said she hadn’t been using drugs that night yet still seemed off); talking quickly, and often divulging too much private information in these talkative times; driving recklessly; and not eating.
3.) The exact symptoms that occur during mania (many of which Britney has displayed over the past year or so, such as the driving issues, drug and alcohol use, sexual impulsivity, staying awake for long periods of time, shopping excessively, and more) these symptoms could also be symptoms of ANOTHER disorder BESIDES bipolar. For instance, this could be an example of borderline personality disorder–a disorder marked by impulsivity, self-harm and thoughts of suicide. Again, a very real set of symptoms, though some argue over the label “personality disorder” because it implies people can’t get better (which they can, but it takes intensive treatment such as counseling and behavioral measures). I think it’s quick to judge WHAT exact psychiatric issue Britney has, but I think there is SOMETHING going on. This does NOT look like merely a problem of drug and alcohol addiction, nor post-partum depression. Bipolar and borderline seem the two most likely, but a REAL DIAGNOSIS done after a THROUGH EXAMINATION by an EXPERIENCED, LICENSED psychiatrist or psychologist is the ONLY WAY to know for SURE what Britney’s mental health status is.
4.) Britney did NOT have a sister that died. Please, read your sources more carefully. Her MOTHER’S SISTER died; in other words, Britney’s aunt died. Just pointing that out.
5.) Yeah, the person who wrote this post seems to have NO IDEA how serious bipolar disorder can be–nor any concept of psychology in general. Sad, very sad. We should learn these things in school–so we can recognize when a family member needs help (and by the way, help isn’t a bad thing–many, many successful people in the world have mental illnesses–it’s an illness just like any other physical illness, such as hypertension, heart disease, or any other illness you live with chronically. There’s nothing WRONG with the person (no need to blame or insult them)–just something that needs some attention, so they can be happy and healthy!
Anonymous,
I don’t think Britney has any physical mental problems. I just think she is under a tremendous amount of stress. A thousand times more intense than most people will ever experience. And all without any good, positive, dependable, basic emotional support.
Considering all that. From what I have seen of her. She appears to be a remarkably solid, stable, together young woman. I don’t know how that little 26 year old deals with it all so well ALONE! And it worries me greatly.
I have read that Britney uses prescription stimulants. And as you should know. One of the very common toxic side effects of these drugs is a type of temporary craziness. That comes, and goes. Until you cut back on the meds. Or stop taking them for a while. This is true of all stimulants. And mind altering drugs. Even heavy coffee use.
This is mostly caused by the way doctors in the US have patients use these drugs. Most have patients using these drugs on a daily basis. So eventually people get toxic on these drugs, or worse. It is better to recommend that patients only use these drugs as needed. For help with specific task, or activities.
Doctors in the US severely over medicate patients. And as a result. They kill tens of thousands of patients in the US every year.
Again, you show that you don’t know much about psychiatry and mental illness. People who have bipolar and need medication do not get better with “drugs as needed.” They need consistent medication, over a period of time, often for their entire lives–because it is a disorder of the brain, just like schizophrenia, which also often needs lifetime (daily) medication. Bipolar illness is not a disease that is treated with “medication as needed”–the medications prescribed for bipolar take up to a month or MORE to start working–taking them “as needed” for a day or two at a time would do nothing!!! You show a complete ignorance of psychiatry, seriously..it’s not an insult, just letting you know that you’d do better to spend your time learning than following celebrities’ lives.
Also, medication does not mean ‘toxic”–there are many safe medications out there, with little or no side effects, that help people to live productive lives. And stress alone would not explain someone doing ALL of the things that she has done–for example, staying awake for days at a time, public outbursts, reckless driving, putting her kids’ lives in danger, shopping to the point that she is spending more than is wise, and so on. I mean, did you read that she locked her kids in her bedroom and wouldn’t release them to the monitor that was supposed to take them back to their father, and had GUNS in the room, and wouldn’t let police in her house??? that is NOT normal behavior!!! that is not “stress”–that is someone who is ill; putting her kids’ lives in danger, taking risks, and needing some help, badly.
Also, why do you care so much about a random celebrity you have never met and will probably never meet? This is what is perhaps the strangest to me about your comments…you don’t know anything about Britney Spears’ life–nobody does besides her and people who know her. That is why I said a licensed psychiatrist or psychologist needs to do a thorough diagnosis to determine what the actual problem is–it could be one of a number of mental illnesses. Aren’t there better things you could do with your time than obsess over a celebrity you’ve never met?
I commented to educate people about bipolar illness (and borderline personality disorder); i am in no way obsessed with ANY celebrity; personally I think that’s a weird thing to do. I just wanted to make people aware that mental illnesses are just as real as any other physical illnesses—would you tell someone with high blood pressure “don’t take medication, it’s toxic”? Would you say that to someone wikth diabetes–”don’t take your insulin, it’s toxic”? it’s the same thing! if someone needs medication, they need medication. i’m not saying she does–that’s for a doctor to decide after an evaluation. and yes there are other ways of treatment for SOME people–there are some herbs that can be used in milder cases; acupuncture, meditation. behavioral therapy, and more have all been used to help people with bipolar illness…however, many, many people with bipolar illness NEED medication (that’s not to say it can’t be used in COMBINATION with other methods of treatment, such as the ones I mentioned, and others).
But what it comes down to is 1.) we don’t know Britney Spears and what her ACTUAL diagnosis is, 2.) if she HAS a mental illness, that is nothing “fake” and should be treated accordingly, 3.) if she did the things that have been reported, such as staying awake for days, driving recklessly over and over again, keeping her kids in a room with guns and not giving them back to their father when the visit was over; and so on—those things are not STRESS–they are indicative of a real ISSUE–a psychiatric issue.
Also might I mention that the JUDGE took away custody from her–entirely–for two weeks. This is unusual–most parents can see their kids with a monitor present (this is known as supervised visitation). a parent who loses all custody is a rare situation—and the judge knows her MUCH better than we do, as he sees the evidence–the private evidence we won’t see. I trust that a judge wouldn’t make decision after decision restricting her right to see her kids if she wasn’t a real danger to her kids. And someone who is staying awake for days at a time, driving recklessly, and refusing to return the kids to the father with GUNS in the room–that is not someone safe to parent. that’s not even MENTIONING the substance abuse issues.
THIS IS MORE THAN JUST STRESS!!!
And seriously, try going to college and learning something instead of obsessing over a celebrity you don’t know.
like i said i only commented to educate people about mental illness.
Anonymous,
Neither of us knows Britney well enough to really know what is fully going on in her life. But I think it is very safe to say that she is under a TREMENDOUS amount of stress. And has been for a long time. I don’t know how she has been able to handle it so well. So young. With so little support.
She is one very impressive little girl, and young woman. Living in the most shark infested fast town in America. Managing a multi-million dollar industry. Cranking out hits (Piece Of ME). And bringing home the bacon. All the while being a mostly sweet, approachable girl. That has been highly responsible, and usually very gentle with the public, and paparazzi. A woman who takes charge. And takes the wheel when things get really tough. Seemingly to keep everyone safe.
You bet I am impressed with her. She is an amazing young woman. And knows how to tell it like it is “you want a piece of me!” Sure, she has had some problems. And made some mistakes. But Who hasn’t. And most of us have not had to deal with anything like she has to deal with every day.
But she is only human too. On second thought. She may be a little superhuman. But she is still just flesh, and blood. And a body, and mind can only take so much. So she needs to take good care of her-self. She is apparently very bright, and knowledgeable. But you cant know everything you need to know at just 26 years of age. She needs a much better emotional support system.
I will just briefly address yours, and the rest of the medical professions obsession with drugs, and over medicating patients. It is a fact that the US makes up only about 5% of the world population. But Americans buy, and consume over 50% of all pharmaceuticals sold world wide because of over prescribing, and over medicating by US doctors. It is a fact that more Americans die from prescription drug accidents, and injuries than any other people in the world. And they are dieing at an alarming rate because of US doctors over prescribing, and over medicating. And it is a fact that Americans have a shorter life expectancy than people from every other developed country in the world. But we used to have the longest life expectancy in the world. And I could go on like this for ever. But you get the picture.
Also, as a doctor, or medical processional. One of the first things you should have learned about all pharmaceuticals is that as far as your body is concerned. All drugs are first, and foremost poisons. Some of these medical poisons have some therapeutic benefits. But they are still poisons. And a good doctor should always keep that in mind when prescribing them.
As to the problems with psychiatry in America, and the American Medical System. The problems are just to numerous for me to go into at this time. So lets just say that health care in America is a greed driven disgrace. And Hippocrates is spinning in his grave.
Geez, Britney is falling way way down and even though we all dont know exactly what her diagnosis is for sure but I am seeing BIPOLAR in RED RED RED. It is a disorder of the brain and a type of mental illness that is not hard to treat with medication. Would you not take medication if you have diabetes ? Perhaps not, similar idea to treat bipolar so we can manage their lives better. How many times do we all have to repeat over again and everyone all knows it, Britney needs to seek help. Or never, god forbid. She is to seek help not only for herself but for the sake of her two cute sons. If she cant seek help for herself, I only can say, she is being a bad Mom. That is a very powerful incentive to get help and the judge did the absolute right thing to suspend her visitation rights to see the boys until she smartens up. Period. K-Fed is not evil but just a very normal Dad trying to do whats best for the boys and to protect them. It is very unfortunate that he and Britney got into a difficult custody battle but Britney clearly doesnt get it when it comes to parenting. The boys do not need to see a Mom screaming like a banshee and doing all kinds of very childish things inappropriately. Child protection advocates would all agree too.
I don’t think that Britney is falling down at all. I think she is dealing well with all the people trying to exploit her, and grab control of her life, and money. She is just 26 years old.
I am very impressed that she has been very mature, and wise not to over use, or rely on alcohol, or prescription medications. That is very smart. Because over use of alcohol, and prescription drugs when you are under stress will eventually only make things worse. I just wish she had some good, strong, positive emotional supports.
I don’t agree with a lot of the things that judge has said. But I do agree that anyone that is going to be the primary caretaker of a minor child, or a young adult should not use any alcohol, or prescription drugs within 12 hours of assuming responsibility for any child, or young adult.
Britney needs to find a competent, and experienced attorney, or legal team to aggressively protect all her legal rights. And who will only charge reasonable attorneys fees, and expense. And not try to milk money out of her. I’m sure there are many attorneys, and legal teams out there that would love to do an aggressive good legal job for Britney at a reasonable price.
This is a custody case. Not a death penalty case. A good aggressive legal team would take a lot of stress off Britney. If she feels they are doing the best job they can do for her at a reasonable price. If the attorneys she now has are not doing this for her, then she should replace them. Nothing personal.
This is the reason that I think a team approach is sometimes better. That way you are not left hanging if you and one of your attorneys just don’t click.
She only has 1 sister and that sister is very much alive and well and pregnant.
The ’sister’ you’re referring to is not Britney’s sister but her momma Lynne’s sister. Brit’s aunt passed away from ovarian cancer about a yr or so ago.
It’s hard to take you seriously when your facts are fucked up.
Thanks Delia,
For correcting me about Britney’s sister. I actually found that out several day ago. But I have just been so busy, and so, so concerned about Britney. That I just could not concentrate on fixing it.
But I will stop and fix it now.
I think it helps explain partly why Britney’s mother has not been able to be there for Britney. She has probably been grieving over the loss of her sister for some time. They were probably very close.
Thanks for the help Delia
I myself feel so sad that Britney is slowly fading away in front of the publics eyes and it seems there is nothing anyone can do. Yes, I realize she is an adult, but if the cameras were in my face as they are hers, I would lose it too. I realize that’s the price for fame, but someone needs to jump in and save this girl before it’s too late. Nobody deserves that!
I made the point about her not having a sister die, but of course you couldn’t hear it through your already-made-up-mind that is convinced bipolar illness couldn’t possibly be real, and that bipolar (which IS based in brain chemistry) only needs “emergency medications as needed.” You show complete ignorance on the subject of psychiatry–most notably, by lumping all mental illness into ONE group, as if there aren’t separate types of mental illness that each have unique treatment methods and experiences. Some mental illnesses need medication; some don’t. Bipolar and schizophrenia often do need medication; major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder are two things that can often be managed through talk therapy, lifestyle changes, short-term medication o or emergency medication (or no medication), meditation, and so on.
Sure, some people are misdiagnosed. Guess what? I’ve been one of those people–I took Ritalin for 6 years as a kid because the psychiatrist my parents took me to (for not being able to sleep and being irritable) told me I had ADD. I do NOT have ADD, so the dose of ritalin they gave me kept me awake almost every night and kept me skeleton-skinny (part of that is my metabolism, part was the ritalin). then, about a year ago, i found out something amazing that explains why i could never sleep–I have narcolepsy. Guess what? narcolepsy (a condition based in the brain–it’s diagnosed via a brain scan while you’re asleep, before you go tell me i’ve been misdiagnosed with false information propogated by the pharmaceutical companies)–anyway narcolepsy is treated with the same meds as ADD (ritalin, adderal, and so on). however–a narcoleptic person needs a very different AMOUNT of the med–namely, a tiny amount, first thing in the morning, to keep you awake during the day so you sleep at night. the amount they gave me as a kid? more than i take now, by far. it was TOO MUCH–and i was being treated for the wrong condition. now, i take adderal–willingly, i wasn’t held down and misdiagnosed and forced to take meds–and i’ve never been more rested. I sleep every night (before, i slept only every two or three days, sometimes less). i don’t fall asleep during the daytime (i don’t even need naps) and no i don’t have any negative symptoms.
i have other physical illnesses that require medication–it is not true that “drugs are poison” as you say. sure, lots of people take medications they don’t really need. for example, i have heart palpitations due to a rare heart defect known as fasciculoventricular pathway. however, this condition is not life-threatening, nor are the palpitations anything to worry about. so i don’t take anything to stop them. i just live my life. other things that are wrong with me? sometimes i need medications. some things are needed daily. pain medication–without it, i cannot walk. with it, i walk 3-4 hours per day. are you going to tell me that i should just stay in bed screaming all day, or go and live my life? and yes, i’ve tried herbs, acupuncture, massage, chiropractic…and many, many other forms of alternative medicine–these things work for some people for some conditions–but without the medications i take now, i would not be able to walk, to sit in a chair and type this e-mail, nor would i be able to sleep. and i would be in constant pain at a level most people can’t even comprehend. is that right?>
sure in an ideal world nobody would need medications. but some people have actual physical conditions–my mother, for instance, had breast cancer. sure, chemotherapy is a dangerous drug–but it is MORE dangerous to die from the cancer than to treat it and have side effects from the chemo. that’s the thing about meds–some have side effects (others don’t, by the way; my pain medication (methadone) has no side effects for me–i feel exactly the same, minus the pain). but the thing is–you’ve got to weigh the benefits and the risks.
a person who has bipolar illness untreated by medication has a much higher risk of committing suicide. a transgendered person who is not allowed to transition their body and brain with hormones has a VERY high risk of suicide and lifetime depression. a person with diabetes who does not take insulin has high risk of losing limbs, going blind, and more. a person who has cancer, stage 4, and does nothing, has little chance of living. with chemo or radiation or surgery, they might very well live.
life isn’t perfect. illnesses are out there. an intelligent person weighs risks and benefits and keeps an OPEN MIND that their initial opinion might be wrong.
I do not see an open-mind in your thoughts–your comments read exactly like those of a devoted Scientologist (that big pharma is out to get all of us! oh no!) sure, big pharma is made up of greedy corporations who put money in the hands of politicians. but some of their drugs also save lives–and someone with untreated bipolar disorder has a high risk of either committing suicide or spending a lifetime feeling depressed alternating with being out of control (the manic phases)–is that any way to ask someone to live?
and to say that no meds are ever good–few things in life are all good or all bad,m my dear. human beings have the capacity for REASON, to differentiate what the good and bad things are in each individual situation (instead of following the pack like you seem to do in these anti-psych-med posts).
some mental illnesses need meds. some physical illnesses need meds. some mental illnesses don’t need meds. some physical illnesses don’t need meds.
try looking at things as neither all good nor all bad-and realizing that there are literally hundreds of psychiatric illnesses, and thousands of physical illnesses–and you might begin to see that there is no one treatment that is a blanket solution for all of the illnesses as a group.
and might i suggest reading a few books that weren’t written by scientologists or their associates.
“It’s hard to take you seriously when your facts are fucked up.”
This quote by the poster Delia sums up my thoughts exactly. Well said, Delia. Why should someone who can’t get basic information correctly be trusted as a “source” for ANYTHING?
oh yes and i only made myself anonymous because i forgot to put my name–now you can see my myspace, if you want to read some essays with reasoned arguments (in my blogs).
http://www/myspace.com/tobiascdn
and many of my friends are also writers, and their blogs also contain many a though-provoking essay/article/discussion.
oh yeah, and my friends who are writers? they ALWAYS check their facts before posting something. I suggest you try the same sometime, oh follower-of-the-anti-pharma-pack.
http://www.myspace.com/tobiascdn
is the actual page to visit.
yes I know it’s ironic I accidentally posted my web address incorrectly—however there is no way of going back and deleting a former post that I can see, so I am making this correction.
Tobias,
When I get some time I will write a more complete response to your post. Called “Britney Is An artist”.
I think I have already answered your questions, and accusations. But it maybe helpful to some if I pull it together in a single post.
If you are suffering I am truly sorry. But I frequently get a post like yours from someone that is a drug rep, or a doctor posing as a fictitious patient with a host of medical problems. Made up by a group of psychologist, and psychiatrists to get sympathy. So as to distract from the fact that you are injuring, and killing hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people each year with unnecessary, dangerous, and poisonous pharmaceuticals. Just to make money off these vulnerable, and hurting HUMAN BEINGS. Just like a street dope dealer.
I’m not against all pharmaceutical poisons. When I really need one of these medical poisons. I don’t hesitate to take them. For example antibiotics. But knowing, and remembering that they are poisons helps put their use in perspective.
As to Britney Spears. As I have said before. She is under tremendous stress. And I think she is handling it very, very well. She is a smart, strong little cookie. Especially for someone who is only 26 years old. But she has to remember she is only human. Flesh, and blood. She needs to take very good care of her basic needs (nutrition, hydration, exercise, rest, recreation, and fun). Especially when you are under stress. And she seems to be doing that well.
As to her mental state “BRITNEY IS AN ARTIST”. And a very intense, high power one. You need to listen to her CD Blackout. It is very rich, deep, and creamy. “extra, extra, special, lishus” (Britney Spears).
Britney is not a mental disorder, disease, or diagnoses. She is a gifted artist. With a gift that needs to be nurtured, and protected. Not poisoned with medications. Artist see things you don’t see, until they show it to you. They hear things you don’t hear, until they play it for you. And they feel things more deeply, that you don’t feel until they show you how it feels. But in your greed driven arrogance, and lack of professional in-sight, you fail to realize your limitations.
And no. I am not a Scientologist. I don’t know much about them. Except that they are supposedly very skeptical of Psychiatry and of doctors doping vulnerable people up with massive amounts of highly dangerous, expensive and toxic pharmaceuticals. And so am I.