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BUT THIS IS HARD HITTING JOURNALISM!!!!1@!@#!!!

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Lol i love her cray eyes

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Scary that her fiancee and dad make personal decisions for her. She really must feel like a mannequin, that poor soul...

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ikr :(

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Well if she has medical issues that lead her to bad decisions, this may be the best thing for her.



I'm actually happy that her father took control after her head shaving and erratic behavior. It probably saved her life, he got her away from those leeches and shady ass people like that Sam Lufti and got her help.

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IASFM

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Ugh, those were bad times. I just wish she went to like Lousianna with her kids and none of this crap happened, then we could maybe have a comeback that doesn't feel so artificial. I feel like everything she's released and done in public since Circus has been so fake and I just don't like it. I wish they would let the real Britney out more, but then again maybe this is who she is now because she is so scared, frustrated and medicated.



After everything that happened to her no wonder she lost her passion.

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IA. If someone had done this for Lindsay or Amanda Bynes they would not be in the trouble they are always in.

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I agree, but whoring her out like the have been since isn't healthy for her either. she needs time off. it's been album after album since the meltdown.

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I see your point, but I wonder what kind of health issues allow her to do x factor and concerts, but leave her unable to make her own decisions? I'm baffled.

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that's why she made a song called mannequin

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It doesn't make sense. What medical issue can make her so incapacitated that she can't make decisions, but sane enough to be travelling doing X Factor, tours, etc? Something is off to me, and it's really creepy and sad.

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There's some serious Judy type shit going on here that freaks me out.

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We knew all this, it's very sad :(

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If she is sane enough to do concerts, shoot music videos, and judge on a singing competition. Then she should be let go of this.

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It's all rehearsed and under their control. I don't believe a thing she said ever since they gained control over her, it's all just rehearsed PR statements they put in her head.

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I don't think she is sane enough for any of those tho

I mean did you see the vids from her recent tour

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yes, they were great. her videos have been great. she'll be great on x factor.



problem?

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is that ne-yo in your icon?

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I think its weird she is continuing to do stuff like X Factor. IMO she doesn't seem to enjoy it too much, all the attention etc. I get the feeling she would rather be at home, with her children. So that aspect of the conservatorship makes me kind of =/

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Mental illness is not that black & white, lots of people with MI can handle things in one category like work but not home life or vice versa. Maybe she can't make decisions responsibly enough for her sons? It could be anything.

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I agree tbh... Like why would they do that.... to her if she wasnt stable .. so cray

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She's only 'sane' enough to do those things because she follows through with treatment due to being watched over so much.





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you don't seem to know how mental illnesses work

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Poor Brit Brit. She really wants her freedom, but at the same time, if it weren't for this conservatorship, she wouldn't be here.



Love her. <3

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doesnt everyone know that its mental health..?

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In before wild assumptions from dr. ontd though. In before wild assumptions from dr. ontd though.

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too late, lol.





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I can tell she's on super powerful antipsychotics because she's dead in the eyes and lactating

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lactating ?

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how do you know she's lactating?

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lol irl

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lol @ the first two comments

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sum ppl need to learn sarcasm

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Lol, I just started a discussion about her diagnosis. But I don't try to be dr. ontd, I'm just curious ;)

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We all already knew this, or least strongly suspected it. Thanks for nothing, TMZ.

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That's the first thing I thought of "But it`s like I`m having to pay for it for a really long time" =(

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That makes me so sad.

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So fucking depressing.

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:( my bby

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Fuck TMZ, but...yeah, I mean, I've thought/noticed this for years. She's seemed very forced and kinda secretly unhappy to me for years now. I don't mean to ~analyze her, but...you know? Am I alone in this?

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yeah ia

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not at all. but what i've taken from this is she enjoys making music regardless. it's just her heart does't seem to be 100% with all promotion and touring (not being with her ids all the time etc). there is love but there is no passion. idk if that makes sense but i wish her all the best in life.

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In the Circus era she seemed that way but ever since then she's had this weird removed, resigned quality. Or at least she did during the FF days.



She honestly seems fine now from the little I've seen of X Factor things. To be continued I guess.

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Well, she has said that she still enjoys actually making the records because she loves sharing things with her fans. I don't think she enjoys the promo and touring now because I don't think she can handle the judging and pressure anymore. I think The X Factor is kind of a happy medium, so that might be why she's seemed okay with it.

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1. affects her personality? does this mean she has a personality disorder??



2. if she has a mental illness and her treatment is working, why the fuck is her conservatorship going on indefinitely?? IDGI.



Edited at 2012-08-23 10:59 pm (UTC)

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it says that they have still deemed her incapable of consistently making good personal decisions. that means she's still having occasional setbacks, at least frequent enough to keep this going.

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That may just be their poor wording, I think?



As for #2 - the thing with mental health conditions is that often "the treatment is working" simply means that they've got it reined in for the most part. Kind of like bipolar where the illness is still going to have ongoing effects but they can get people functioning reasonably normally and curbing the worst. That being the case, you can't relax and let up your guard because the ongoing success is still dependent on continued effort and treatment. There's not always an end in sight.



It's just impossible to say anything meaningful about whether or not the conservatorship's necessary without knowing what it is she's supposed to have.

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if she is very badly off and no one to take care of her whats stopping her from not taking the meds or getting the therapies and showing the world that the last melt down was just a warm up. some people just never 100% independent/better

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Well, it would be a chronic illness and they can be very unpredictable. Some people are okay for life after initial treatment, but some people have issues randomly.

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I'm guessing bi-polar disorder because of everything that happened in 2007. She used to be intense in interviews and on camera, but now it's robotic. Very typical of people who have medication for bi-polar disorder.

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It's only working because they're able to see to it that she follows through with all treatment, which is very much a day to day thing. It needs to be seen to it that she follows through with all of her evaluations because medication is like any other prescription i.e. you need to check your eyes each year even if you feel you "see fine" with your glasses.



Really most people with mental illnesses should have something like she currently has but don't because they're not major cash cow celebrities unfortunately.

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Most people with mental illnesses need a conservatorship? Orly? Have you ever personally known anyone with a mental illness?

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maybe she's bipolar.

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Everyone is bipolar. That is no excuse.

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No excuse for what? the conservatorship?

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it's not an "excuse" for anything. when you're in your high highs, or low lows, decision-making like, say, marriage, isn't a good idea.

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Everyone is not bipolar.

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You're very knowledgeable and I'd like you to teach me things.

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I read somewhere that her grandmother (or great grandmother) committed suicide and had a mental illness.

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i'm like 90% she is. I watched someone pretty much have the same exact change of personality because they were on lithium because of bi-polar disorder. They lost every ounce of personality.

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I know this has all been said before, but never really by anyone other than fans I believe. I like that TMZ is making it obvious, having people question why she's allowed to do as much as she's doing. If only we knew!!!!!!

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I have next to no knowledge about Britney, but this makes me wonder what her diagnosis could be. Any ideas from the people that follow her? Borderline? Or more anxiety/ affective?

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Borderline personality disorder is a condition in which people have long-term patterns of unstable or turbulent emotions, such as feelings about themselves and others.



These inner experiences often cause them to take impulsive actions and have chaotic relationships.



Causes, incidence, and risk factors







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Yes, that's why I suggested borderline.

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I can only hope my parent seeks treatment. Its unlikely though. =( As someone who has a parent exhibiting most of the BPD symptoms, I can say that _if_ this is her issue it is GOOD she's under conservator-ship. Best for all involved. Very high maintenance disorder! My parent is always less dangerous when there's more people around with behavior that is, to say the least, unstable.Fortunately DBT seems to be something that actually HELPS.I can only hope my parent seeks treatment. Its unlikely though. =(

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It's been assumed for years that she's bipolar.

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nobody know what's going. everyone assumed she had mental disease because of her behavior. i always thought that the Conservatorship was placed so she wouldn't kill herself cuz someone would always be around her.

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