Britney's Post-Partum Struggle

361. Oh give me a break, this is Brit's expensive PR MACHINE in crisis mode. Leaking that she has PPD, whether she does or not, to generate sympathy. For those who may not know, there are even companies that work with PR agencies to make sure messages from PR campaigns get posted in BLOGS! Some day, maybe the real press (i.e., NOT bloggers who have no journalistic standards or ethics) will start doing their jobs again and actually report where information is obtained -- that's how you assure it's FACT, not FICTION planted by people who are paid millions to make you believe BS (pun intended)!

Posted at 10:24PM on Feb 28th 2007 by KG

362. Britney wasn't suffering from PPD when she took KFed, someone she barely knew, to Europe with her, with no regard to the fact he had a pregnant girlfriend, nor when she filmed her trashy behavior with him and had it televised for all to view. Britney expressed the desire to be a young mother and "be at home with her kids. not leaving them with nannies." Too bad that her own mother didn't tell her what a hard job mothering is and that it is a 24 hour a day job, not something you just use for a magazine layout or photo opt. Britney said ,"I am tired of people touching me" while shaving her own head, then promptly went to a tatoo parlor and had 2 tatoos done, while glancing at the window to be sure the pictures were being snapped. Britney has been her family's meal ticket, and obviously no one has had the nerve to pull the reins in on her and stop her from ruining her own life and those of her babies.

Posted at 1:40AM on Mar 22nd 2007 by PDPulaB

363. I've thought all along she was having something more serious than drug and addiction problems; I think she is suffering from post-partum psychosis, which is the reason for her recent behavior. As a nurse, when I see that wild-eyed look I'm thinking "separated from reality." Yes, it's true some people will self-medicate with pot or alcohol, anything to try to calm themselves down, but that is not the real problem. But only strong psychotropic drugs will help, and sometimes it takes weeks for them to take effect, or you may have to try several different drugs before you find one that works for that person. (This is what happened to Andrea Yates, she suffered from post-partum psychosis after the birth of each child and was on strong anti-psychotic drugs for years. why they kept having children, I don't know.) Anyway, I do feel for Britney and her family; I've been thru that hell with a loved one, and it took 2 years for her to straighten out. I wonder if Britney wouldn't be better off in a psychiatric facility.

Posted at 12:50AM on Mar 1st 2007 by Sarah

364. Post-partum psychosis is the more extreme form of PDD, where the person actually has a break from reality. Depression is a neurosis, which usually does not cause such a severe state of mind, and it may cause you to sleep all the time, a flat affect (talking with no expression of emotion in their voice or in their facial expressions), either a loss of appetite or eating for pleasure, crying a lot or inablility to cry. A psychotic episode may include going for days or weeks without sleep, talking fast and making no sense, loss of appetite, hearing voices or thinking the TV and/or radio are talking to you, excessive pacing, fidgeting or rocking, extreme agitation and anger, sudden loud, angry outbursts, unable to comprehend reality or relate to others. A bi-polar person usually cycles between these two extremes unless they stay on their medicine.

Posted at 1:11AM on Mar 1st 2007 by Sarah

365. Oh, Pulease!

I'm so tired of hearing about post-partum depression being used as an EXCUSE for bad motherly conduct. It's an indecent woman's way of 'not blaming' her own actions on 'herself'', and if people want to believe that post-partum depression is the culprit we'll only see more individual's 'acting out' (in some cases against their children)with 'temporary' characteristics of 'not being themselves' utitlized as factors as to why they acted so irresponsibly. Please, I'm a mother myself (of four), and this BULL about post-partum depression 'causing people to act stupid and even cause harm to their children is completely BULL!!

Posted at 5:00PM on Mar 4th 2007 by Sara

366. Come off it. I dont buy into that whole post pardum stuff. I had two kids very close together, and is life difficult - uh, yeah, - but if you get yourself into the postion where you have two babies and a life to deal with, then thats just what you do - DEAL WITH IT! With all the money and "power" she has, there should be more than enough help for her with those two babies. If every woman who had multiple children close together turned their life into what hers is, then there would be a lot more motherless children out there, and a rehab made just for stressed out mommies! You dont get to run amok like she has and then get everyone to believe that its not her fault or that there are bigger issues at hand. Face it - she is trashy; fame went to her head; when her career dropped into the toilet she just tried more and more to get herself back in the spotlight. I pity those poor boys and the life they have with her. As an aside, though, I do feel for her in the sense that Im sure that the situation is compounded because of who she is - im not so naive to think that this doesnt go on everywhere every day - but she is in the spotlight so she should use a little better judgment!

Posted at 4:01PM on Mar 1st 2007 by danseur

367. I feel her pain. It is very real. It is very disheartening. It is VERY scary.
I wish you well, Britney.

Posted at 5:49PM on Mar 1st 2007 by NotAFan

368. I had it too. It's very very serious. And, no, I didn't shave my head, but I also didn't have the added attention and pressure she has. I just stayed in my room and cried without someone pounding my door down or paperazzi snapping pictures through my window.
Just saying it would not surprise me in the least that that's what it is.

Posted at 8:36PM on Mar 1st 2007 by Dee

369. All of you guys talking shit about Britney are assholes. Post Partum Depression is REAL. How dare you judge her for having a mental health problem...you have no idea what mental health patients go through. I hope to God you never have to find out.

Posted at 8:55PM on Mar 1st 2007 by Jaime

370. I'm truly sorry if she is suffering from PPD, but that's hardly an excuse for running around town flashing your genitals to the paparazzi. That behavior does not stem from PPD, nor do some of the other hijinx she's pulled. She is a spoiled brat with no sense of reality or decorum. Those poor children don't stand a chance. Nice going, Britney.

Posted at 9:40PM on Mar 1st 2007 by AreYouKidding?

371. People, don't believe everything you read. Unless you heard it with your own ears from one of her doctors, it probably isn't true. Sheesh, how gullible are you?

Posted at 9:41PM on Mar 1st 2007 by GetReal

372. Would everyone please get over Britney Spears' personal dilema? Who's business is it of her's but her own? I think all of these comments that she's full of it are CRAP ! I bet the people that wrote those comments haven't ever had PPD. It is one of the hardest things to go through. You hate yourself, your life, your spouse, some women go as far as hating their own baby. And if you don't know you or someone that you love is going through it, you just think you are crazy and can't figure out why. I lined up pictures of everyone I loved up against the wall of my bedroom that didn't have anything else in it, lit some candles and decided that I didn't need to be in this world anymore. I had to be put on anti-depressants. On top of it, it is a fact that some women don't even suffer the symptoms for up to two years after you have a baby. Add another baby on top of sypmtoms she was already having? My gosh people we are talking about a kid. She may be a leagl adult, but my gosh she has grown up in an industry where everyone knows when she farts let alone goes out and parties. She has been living a life that everyone else in this world wants for her and thinks that she should act and behave a certain way. If she was some Jane Doe off the street would everyone care? I realize that when you become a celebrity everyone is in your life between agents, fans, the paprazzi and she's been doing this since she was 15. But seriously, how much can one person take? I say leave her the F@#$ alone. She isn't giving everyone else a hard time for the way that they live. Is she calling people on a daily basis and telling them they F@#$ up and they are a bad person and they need to grow up? Give it up people, mind your own business and let her sort her problems out on her own. If she doesn't make it through this rehab, get the F@#$ over it and get on with your lives. If this was a member of your own family would you be talking smack about that person because they are doing what they are doing? Would you put that person down or try to be there for them and get through whatever it is? I would hope not. I would hope that you would give them help and support to help battle their dilemas. What the hell is this country coming to when an old lady like Bette Middler bashes a girl that could be her own daughter? I had a lot of respect for that woman, but my gosh, this whole country is just full of themselves. It makes me sick to know that Americans are into bashing a 25 yr old girl because she needs help to stabilize her life. SO PROUD TO BE APART OF THIS COUNTRY!

Posted at 9:49PM on Mar 1st 2007 by Jen

373. I've never liked Britney and think she's nothing but white trash, but I did wonder about PPD. She may have had it after her first baby, but got pregnant so fast that it threw her homones out of whack. Although I didn't suffer from PPD, I don't doubt for a minute that it can ruin your life if not treated.

Best of luck to her, but I certainly hope she recovers and then disappears into a private life so I never have to hear about her again.

Posted at 4:18AM on Mar 2nd 2007 by PorterGal

374. I for one am happy Brittney is seeking help maybe the third time will be a charm. No one know what happened to Brittney in the past we do not know what issues she is dealing with I also used to hate her and believe she was a spoiled brat and stupid rich witch. I was just envious. Anyone who goes for help to recover at such a young age is smart, she will spare her kids from future heartache by seeking sobrity now. PPD is a very serious issue you just can't grow up out the illness. It doesn't matter if she is getting help for substance abuse or depression they go hand in hand at least she is getting the help she needs. Maybe this will prevent another senceless early death. I'll pray for you Brit. Godbless

Posted at 7:42AM on Mar 2nd 2007 by wonday at a time

375. Having money to do whatever you want can be great for awhile but eventually everything seems to get old and the need for something to make you feel good just seems to draw you to more and more self destructing things. Add that with constantly having someone stuck up your ass because you happen to have a bit of talent and throw in just having another kid to care for , be responsible for , be constantly put down for the way your doing it and a dash of divorce. Im suprised she hasnt tried to kill herself yet or gee maybe thats what she was trying to do in a round about way. Just because a person is put on display all the time like a monkey in a zoo does not mean they are not human. As humans we all have our periods of shit we go through. Best thing she ever did was rent that wing for a little peace and its really no ones damn business but hers. Give a human a break people.
Just my thoughts

Posted at 8:21PM on Mar 2nd 2007 by Ariel Kramer