Schizophrenia |
Her symptoms don't seem to fit though. Unmanaged bipolar 1 seems to fit pretty well, in terms of mania and lack of inhibitions. Vivian Leigh suffered from this, was fragile and hyper sexual in a similar way. Before the age of social media, thank god. "People with bipolar experience both episodes of severe depression and episodes of mania – overwhelming joy, excitement or happiness, huge energy, a reduced need for sleep, and reduced inhibitions. The experience of bipolar is uniquely personal. No two people have exactly the same experience." |
She has been mentally ill for a long time and that makes it hard to sustain friendships. I read somewhere that she considers some of Sam's dancer friends and her previous back up dancers as her friends. There are also apparently a couple past employees who have kept in touch with her. There is her mother and sister if she wants contact with them. She has her current security team and manager and household staff - some of them may be a support to her. I think her support circle is very small. Sam was likely a large part of it. It is hard to be friends with someone who is acutely ill. |
I’d probably tell him to go for it with posting the videos. What could be worse than what’s out there? He needs to get a real job. |
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All of these things are simultaneously true:
The conservatorship as it was needed to end. She was being controlled and forced to work. She is mentally unstable, likely intellectually disabled, and traumatized. There is no good answer here for intervention unless she becomes a danger to herself or others…similar to what Amanda Bynes continually and cyclically goes through. Britney is an adult and free to run herself into the ground. It’s so awful to watch. |
Making good on threats = no one would ever work with him again. But if the payday is big enough I guess he wouldn't care? I wouldn't give him anything. |
Agreed. |
Why in the world would you think that? She is no longer bankrolling her family, so their interest has unfortunately evaporated. She was burned by her family, which is why it's normal to expect she has trust issues. |
She also has paranoia. According to Sam the house if full of knifes, she thinks someone is after her. |
And instead of trying to get her some help he’s plotting to extort her. What a prince. |
No he isn't. He just isn't staying. |
Most pop stars are half her age. She's clearly trying to stay relevant. But she doesn't know how other than doing these weird videos and photo shoots. |
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This is extortion. She should file criminal charges and also sue him. If he just released the stuff without threatening, she’d have no recourse. But where he threatens to do so unless she pays him, it’s criminal extortion. There’s an old Bill Cosby case involving his illegitimate daughter that is very on point. |
| She has plenty of money for a lifetime. She should move to a smaller place near friends, maybe give lessons in dance/entertainment, volunteer her gifts in a school for at risk kids, etc. So many things she could do! Just get near supportive people and take meds. Live a healthy lifestyle. |