Britney Spears has “suffered from a psychological disease for years,” says a source close to the singer.
Two separate sources who are acquaintances of the family believe the singer has never been formally diagnosed with bipolar disorder, but “there is no question she is bipolar … she’s had manic episodes for years.”
According to Dr. Diana Kirschner, who has not treated Spears but is an expert on the subject, “people who show patterns of behavior like Britney are suffering from a dual diagnosis. They have both a substance abuse problem and a bipolar disorder or manic disorder.” (In September, Spears was characterized by the court in her custody case to be a “habitual, frequent, and continuous” user of drugs, and was ordered to undergo random drug tests, but it’s unclear if any tests returned positive.)
Michael Cartwright, the founder of a high-end treatment center in Malibu, has said that based on media coverage of Spears’s behavior, she appears to have a drug and alcohol addiction and bipolar disorder. “She seems deeply ill to me,” he said last year, when Spears spent time in a rehab facility, the Promises Treatment Center in Malibu.
Several friends of Spears have been told that the singer has taken anti-anxiety medication, “and who knows what she’s on now. This is really a matter of her being unstable, not suicidal … she’s not balanced.”
People.com has learned from multiple sources that the singer also suffered from depression after both her pregnancies. “She had postpartum depression after Preston was born,” says a source who was close to the family during her marriage to Kevin Federline. “She didn’t want anyone’s help … It got worse after Jayden was born.”
Source: People.com
Life takes us through some twists and turns some of us who are not in the media attention find it easier to go through them and come out a bit stronger. But some people like Britney who are on media attention regularly find it difficult to go through such struggles. My prayer is that what ever may be the nature of problem she is going through, she will come out strengthened and determined to march on to newer heights. Let this year bring in a lot of positive changes in her life and career.
it is a pity that the media is not resspecting britney in her lows. when she is pop everyone goes wow and now that she is going through a rough time no one wants to think good of her. to Britney there is only one answer to your problems-Jesus. give God a chance you have done your best let him do the rest. we love you. move one remember those that walk away from you are not a part of your destiny. you are worth more than you think. we out here see it.