If you follow entertainment news (and how can you not with all the celebrity gossip out there) you already know the latest in the Britney Spears saga. It appears the pop princess has gone completely off the deep end locking herself in a bedroom with her young son for hours and having to be removed by ambulance. There was rumored talk of suicide and now the front pages are screaming that there may in fact be a cause for Britney’s mayhem. Her friends and family claim she has an untreated bipolar condition.
What is Bipolar?
Bipolar is still better known as manic depressive behavior. In a bipolar condition, an individual experiences tremendous highs or manic periods of energy and emotions followed by deep lows or periods of depression. There is not a set time frame for the ups and downs of bipolar. In some people, periods of high can last for weeks followed by a month long bout of depression. In others, only small cycles of up and down occur but they may occur more frequently.
Untreated Bipolar Condition
An untreated bipolar condition can destroy a life. The manic periods can include lavish spending and wild, promiscuous partying and sex. The lows can bring a person into a period of confusion, restlessness, sadness and feelings of worthlessness. Drugs and improper treatment can make the symptoms much worse – to the point where suicide seems to be a good option.
Is Britney Bipolar?
So the real question is – does Britney actually show signs of being bipolar? There are many kinds of bipolar disease, but Britney certainly does show some symptoms. She has allegedly contemplated suicide, has gone through periods of apathy and lows. She’s (obviously) been rather promiscuous and has partied to extremes – even on the days she’s supposed to be in court battling for her children.
Britney has made very poor decisions and can’t seem to stop her behavior. Much of this does ring true for bipolar disorders, but unfortunately for Britney much of her erratic behavior falls under a different category as well.
Drug Reactions
Many of the hyper, depressive, paranoid, and incoherent decision making that we’ve seen from Brittney in recent years smacks of possible drug use. Frequent drug use can cause the user to make extremely poor decisions and to be unable to function in the normal world. Britney’s head shaving incident along with her ins and outs of treatment facilities speaks to irrational thoughts. Even her body guard admitted in court that she’s a habitual drug user.
At her last court date, Britney got out of the car only to climb back in it after being swarmed by the paparazzi. Despite the fact that she was battling for visitation rights to see her sons, she chose to simply drive off and skipped court all together. This is not the action of a sane, thinking woman. Obviously there is more than a confused, spoiled young star trying to sort out the mess of her life. Britney does have some deeper issues, but only time and a certified doctor will be able to help her sort through her emotions to find a solution.
