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Brit has bipolar disorder?

Jan 7 2008 | Comments 4

That’s what people have been saying for a long time, but never as emphatically as this past week, when things spiraled completely out of control for the former pop star. I feel sorry for her, but it isn’t easy. She taxes the mind and spirit of the most sympathetic blogger. Thanks to Susan S. for sending me the latest Brit posts from TMZ.com. This morning I found something on MSNBC.com, which is supposedly more reputable. Hah.

Sources: Spears suffering from bipolar disorder

liz | 1:13 PM | Uncategorized

Sally Says:

It’s been reported that Brittany is taking antidepressants. I would imagine that the antidepressants combined with the reprehensible actions of KFED, the custody dispute, the cruel reviews of her post child birth body, and her ludicrous treatment by the press are causing any behavior that is now getting labeled bipolar. It looks like she’s not accepting the label which is commendable.

Jan 7 1:55 PM

Alyn Says:

Thanks for the work-unfriendly photo of Brit’s hoo-hoo. Was that really journalistically necessary?

Jan 7 7:03 PM

Phil Says:

Hey, where’d the good picture go? : )

Jan 8 12:44 PM

Kent Says:

Here’s an interesting little piece about Brittany and Dr. Phil:

http://www.renodiscontent.com/2008/01/07/the-last-thing-britney-spears-needs-is-dr-phil/

Jan 8 9:20 PM

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Liz Spikol was born in Philadelphia sometime in the 20th century. She started writing about her experience as a person with mental illness in 1999, while employed at Philadelphia Weekly as the paper’s managing editor. Aside from serving as that paper’s web editor, music editor, staff writer, senior editor, executive editor and a host of other random roles that she couldn’t make up her mind about, she has also worked as a Spanish teacher, as a Certified Peer Specialist during Philly’s system-wide transformation and as a communications specialist for a prison reform organization. Currently, she works at the Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania and writes book reviews for PW. This blog — named one of the Top 10 Bipolar Blogs of 2007 and 2008 by PsychCentral — is about medications, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, OCD, PTSD, SAD (and many other acronyms), mad pride, Big Pharma, celebrities, hospitals, stigma and the recovery movement. And other stuff.

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