Isel said:

Her family & former close friends have tried to reach out to Britney and talk some sense into her. She has alienated herself from them and everybody else. Her manager quit her and 3 of her attorneys have quit her because she won't take direction. She cut her mother off because she kept telling her that she needed to get to a rehabilitation center. Kevin visited her during her rehab stint and drove out to the hospital the other night to go see her. I don't think her family is out to do harm to Britney.

uPtoWnNY said:

I disagree.

People with a mental illness often refuse help (whether or not they have the funds like Britney Spears) without knowing what it good for them. This looks like a classic case of bipolar disorder.

Often people with a mental illness do not know if they are hurting themselves or the people that they love.

Scorpion said:

Her family and "close friends" have tried to reach-out to her? Which ones-- the ones on her payroll? No.. you might be right about celebrities... but her family obtaining guardianship would be very dangerous. Everything--EVERYTHING then would be in their power... all of her accounts.. everything. No. Somebody from the outside--even if it's an agent of state, an advocate or mediator would be better. I was suggesting that maybe Britney herself might be comfortable with somebody who hasn't screwed her literally and figuratively. Madonna and Justin aren't good choices, but maybe a Mesereau type person or perhaps her dad might have it together? Maybe it's time for him to finally take charge? I don't know that much about him because all I've ever seen is Lynne.

That said, from my perspective, this "help" from her family and friends have offered might be a too little too late. Britney Spears is mentally ill, period. She is incapable of listening now. I would imagine,it’s more en vogue to be a drug addict then it is to have a mental illness. So ironically, sending Brit to rehab was really more a way of saving face, if you will. A number of people have problems with depression. learning disabilities what have you. There is no shame in that. But I guess it’s still taboo to admit to having a mental illness, particularly for a pop-star? I guess being a bi-polar music-video artist isn’t as attractive or marketable? So unfortunately for Britney, it was probably more dealing with illness would have been a bit inconvenient and counter-productive to being a pop icon. Yes, she might be a drug addict, too, but it just appears to be a little bit more than a drug problem where she could spend a few weeks in rehab or even months in rehab and clean-upto live to drop a cd another day.

As far as K-fed.. that guy.. c’mon.. I don’t know him.. he might be trying to do right by his kids, but isn’t this same guy who left his pregnant girlfriend for Britney?? No.. I don’t think he has Britney’s best interest at heart.. I’m not suggesting he wants to see her die, but I have this feeling Brit wasn’t all there when they were dating and he KNEW it.. even enabled her. Before K-fed didn’t Brit marry some childhood sweetheart in Vegas just a few months before? Wasn’t her quickie marriage and annulment all over the news? No, k-fed knew she was his meal-ticket. He KNEW she was unstable, but saw a great opportunity. He may have even convinced himself he loved her, but what he really loved was her lifestyle. I don’t have much respect for him because that girl was a friggin mess, and he KNEW it, but he wanted.. to be a star, I guess?? Well great.. now he’s a star, for what? Yeah.. that’s just great. He’s obviously a terrific guy trying to help her now and all. Ain’t that sweet? Gee he’s swell. Let's just say, it's complicated.

And her mom.. oh please.. she had control over Britney as a child.. I’m not sure about her dad, but it sure appears her mom had a vested interest in seeing Brit make-it.. so much so she pulls her out of school and pimps her out?? C’mon.. what parent would do that if he/she really had the child’s best interestlong-termat heart?? As far as I’m concerned it’s a sort of child abuse. Plus. there has always been something not quite right about Brit. I’m telling ya’ll if you look very closely at Brit, she looks like a fetal alcohol kid wide eyes.. sort of deformed ears. I’m not a fan of her music at all, but I’ve always noticed she had this vacant look in her eyes. Her mom sold her out probably more than we will ever know, so now she’s praying to God to help Brit?? Why couldn’t Lynne Spears be a mom to her when she had the opportunity? Now it’s up to God? That’s nice of her to think of God now.

Like I said, I’m sorry to be so hard on the mom because sometimes parents can do the best job, and it doesn't matter.. but that doesn't seem to be Lynne Spears. Now, she's playing this part of this rightious woman caught in this turmoil of her own making. They could have WALKED away from show business many times, but no the money was just too good. Also Lynne Spears witnessed the pressure on Britney, but she pimps-out her youngest daughter, too?? Does Jaime-Lynn have any education at all? Brit’s parents could have put her success on hold to have her finish school at least but chose the expedient path. And I have this feeling--well more than a feeling that Brit had issues all along, but people looked the other way. So.. yeah..it just seems to me Lynne Spears shouldn't be writing any books about anything--even the business because if she didn't "like it"--if the business was destroying her kids, then she could have gotten them the hell out. But I have this feeling that Lynne was probably in denial because after all, she was "a star" by extension and reaped the benefits.

Yeah, that’s just great they are trying to help her now when it’s nearly all but too late. Maybe they feel guilty? They should because now it appears Britney is nearly beyond help. She can’t help herself because she is mentally ill, yet she has so much money.. well it’s gonna be a long drop to hit bottom . There will always be someone there to enable her, and get some exposure in the process. Unfortunately, it looks like now she might not even survive the fall. All the money and resources in the world and Britney Spears still might end-up dead. So what's it all worth? It just goes to show that having the means doesn't mean that much in the final analysis.

Isel said:

If you think Britney cannot even trust her own family. Then there's NO 3rd party that can possibly have Britney's best interest at heart. What makes you think this "outside" ally is not interested for their own propaganda or won't be coming back for monetary compensation after this is all said & done? It's really disheartening that "family" would be considered the "dangerous" ones here. You make it sound like they are savages when they have been behind Britney from the start trying to get her to come back home & raise her kids in Lousiana. Let's be real, Justin and Madonna as "guardians" is a joke. What can they do for Britney? It's not their responsibility to babysit her.

You cannot blame Kevin, Lynne, her father, or the media for Britney's misfortune. This began and will end with HER. They were the ones that pressured Britney into going into rehab and THAT is why she got so upset with them. She doesn't want help, she has fired and disregarded everybody who has tried to give her sound advice. Yea, maybe Britney wasn't ready for the spotlight as a teenager, but she wanted this singing career badly. It's not fair to throw Lynne under a bus just because she thought she was doing good by her daughter by sacrificing what she had so her daughter can live her dream. All this stuff has started to unravel in the last couple of years. Lynne can't just "pull" Britney out of the business, she's a full-grown adult now. She revels in it by her own choosing.

Rodya24 said:

It's a mental illness. Not mental retardation. It was mentioned back when she went to rehab earlier last year that doctors felt she was suffering from bipolar disorder than. If she was told she suffered from BPD at that time; and she chose not to continue treatment for it, than she should be held responsible for her actions; just like any other mentally ill person should be if they end up hurting someone or themselves in the midst of a mental breakdown. There was a case of a guy who was diagnosed as having HIV a few years ago and he knowingly had sex with 8 women and gave them the virus and he was arrested and imprisoned for it. If doctors diagnose you with something that can potentially cause harm to others around you, than it is that person's responsibility to get the proper treatment to ensure nothing bad happens. If she was told that she was suffering from BPD and/or depression while she was in rehab that 30 days; and she isn't taking medication, than she's a fault for anything bad that happens to her or anyone around IMO. My mom suffered from severe depression when I was a pre-teen and she checked herself into hospitals for mental evaulation on more than one occasion. She didn't flip out with us watching and have to be handcuffed to a stretcher and forced into treatment. I respect her to this day for swallowing her pride and doing what was best for not only herself but for our family as well. There are many mentally ill people who have therapists and don't bank as much money as she does; so she really has no excuse. If she was having a panic attack, which was why she supposedly missed her previous deposition due to 'illness' than she should have called a doctor at that point if something soo simple as talking to a lawyer can cause her to freak out to the point of sickness. Why should anyone have to hold her hand and walk her into a doctor's office? She's not mentally retarded.

woogiebear said:

i cant understand how you could try to make a joke out of either of their situations

all i can say is i hope she gets the help she needs



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