Does Britney Spears Have Bipolar Disorder? Update

Britney Spears on Good Morning America in 2011

Here is a post I wrote when Britney Spears was first diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Do you think she should come out in the open and talk about the illlness? Or do we expect too much of celebrities? There is no reason they have to be role models. The topic is still interesting as she seemed to do so well and then she was pretty out of it again. If you saw her performaces of recent TV shows such as Good Morning America, she didn’t look well. Who knows!

The following picture was captioned:

Britney Spears is Back! Troubled Singer Britney Spears Performs For Good Morning America!

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Julie Fast on Britney Spears: video

Hello! Here is a copy of a television interview I did about Britney Spears when she was having such a hard time.

 I love being on television, but watching it later is hard! I have to remain positive. It’s easy to be hard on how you look.  I know, the message is what’s important!

 Julie





Bipolar Disorder: Britney Spears Update

Wow, considering how sick Britney Spears was last year, she sure is doing well.

When my partner Ivan went through a severe manic/psychotic episode, it took him a year to recover. I can’t imagine what it would have been like for him had he been in the public eye.

I’ve followed the story pretty carefully. I was interviewed for US Magazine last year when it was still unclear if she had the illness. Their sources said it was confirmed and that she was on Abilify. There is no way to know anything for sure if the family is not talking.

Well, writing about her is odd for me. I don’t get star struck- but I do feel this is a situation where her misfortune was a good thing for those of us with bipolar disorder. Her manic episode was caught on film over and over again and the world finally had compassion.

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