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Brittany Spears, she's on fire tonight 😬

367 replies

Comfysock · 17/02/2024 21:37

She's just popped up on my IG and gosh she dancing 10 fold tonight!!!

Dont know what it is but it all intrigues me, she looms happy enough though 💃

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MyopicBunny · 19/02/2024 20:13

Tbh though, she has taken a decline in recent months. She looked fit & healthy and very good about a year ago even though she was still doing the strange videos.

Letsseewhattomorrowbrings · 19/02/2024 21:21

@Mummyofbananas Any examples of which videos? I can look them up on YouTube

PeridotSparkle · 19/02/2024 21:23

TokyoSushi · 17/02/2024 22:27

Oh Britney, I do fear that one day we'll wake up to a very sad headline.

Yep. It's horrible. Instagram should take her page down.

Blueberrymuffin8 · 19/02/2024 21:48

oh no, it just got worse. The latest video looks like she's trying to pull her shorts down. Can someone at least talk to her?

Comfysock · 19/02/2024 21:52

Is she in the UK? She has🇬🇧 on her latest post.

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SalmonEile · 19/02/2024 22:11

a lot of Britney’s photoshoots from the early 00s have her pulling her waist band down - I guess it’s just her go to pose , “this is how to be sexy”

ThePoshUns · 19/02/2024 22:24

The last 2 posts are really disturbing. I feel wrong for looking. Someone really needs to step in and help her.

Beefcurtains79 · 20/02/2024 05:55

ThePoshUns · 19/02/2024 22:24

The last 2 posts are really disturbing. I feel wrong for looking. Someone really needs to step in and help her.

Who would do that? Anyone taking a wage (and it’s a full time job managing someone else’s life) will be ripped apart. Her deranged fans (egged on by Britney) will accuse them of all sorts, and make their lives hell. No one is going to risk their reputation and mental health.

SloaneStreetVandal · 20/02/2024 08:35

ThePoshUns · 19/02/2024 22:24

The last 2 posts are really disturbing. I feel wrong for looking. Someone really needs to step in and help her.

She really gives me the creeps tbh... even the music she plays often sounds creepy 🫤

Mummyofbananas · 20/02/2024 10:59

Letsseewhattomorrowbrings · 19/02/2024 21:21

@Mummyofbananas Any examples of which videos? I can look them up on YouTube

From memory it was clips from her documentary- Im sure there was one where she was asked about her breakup from Justin Timberlake that stood out to me but it was a while ago so I can't remember exactly but I did think at the time she was possibly autistic- obviously it's impossible to say.

Rantypanties · 20/02/2024 11:27

https://x.com/badkidsfame/status/1759038268748828968?s=46

this one was deleted, I really wish she had some genuine non showbiz friends who could help her put her energy into something worthwhile for her mental health

https://x.com/badkidsfame/status/1759038268748828968?s=46

ellebelli · 20/02/2024 11:46

She must spend her days changing outfits and dancing then re watching and editing it.
Seems a very lonely life.

MyopicBunny · 20/02/2024 13:28

Her posts are really blurry and it looks like her mascara is running half the time.

WhatWhereWho · 20/02/2024 13:36

Lampslights · 19/02/2024 06:55

I think this is uncalled for and rude. Many people are intrigued or dismayed by what’s happening to Britney. Doesn’t mean they see it as a form of entertainment. It’s very rare someone becomes successful young and then is sadly taken over by a condition that Impacts young adults.

for the posters commenting, honestly beleive what uou want, it’s a discussion forum, I’m not doing a dissertation, I fell down a rabbit hole at the time of the court case, and am certainly not going back looking for sources, I genuinely do not care enough of posters beleive it or not.

Touched a nerve it seems. If it does not apply to you then it does not. But many posts on here do seem to fall into that category including the OP's. Perhaps if they were genuinely dismayed they would not be watching her actions on social media and enjoying gossiping about it.

Lampslights · 20/02/2024 16:50

Just looking at her latest one, she clearly thinks she’s performing for her fans. But like she is in her hey day, putting on a show, performing, I think she thinks this is her career. She’s also now editing to put out her show.

it’s really very sad, and I can only hope it brings her some happiness.

OneFrenchEgg · 20/02/2024 17:25

Well her caption indicates she's clearly aware it's an app and not a stage; your narrative is really negative as if she has no grasp on reality and is being patronised by invisible family carers. I know you are convinced she is in the grip of dementia and no reality but I think that's a massive leap.

xSideshowAuntSallyx · 20/02/2024 17:29

Her poor sons, those videos are really disturbing and show a person who is obviously unwell. Hope all the Free Britney people are happy.

Beefcurtains79 · 20/02/2024 19:06

OneFrenchEgg · 20/02/2024 17:25

Well her caption indicates she's clearly aware it's an app and not a stage; your narrative is really negative as if she has no grasp on reality and is being patronised by invisible family carers. I know you are convinced she is in the grip of dementia and no reality but I think that's a massive leap.

Eh?

MyopicBunny · 20/02/2024 20:35

Drugs are the most likely explanation at this point.

MyopicBunny · 20/02/2024 20:35

Specifically, meth

MyopicBunny · 20/02/2024 20:38

Dymaxion · 18/02/2024 21:45

Fentanyl is and has been a major problem in the States for many years, I do wonder if she has succumbed to its toxic grip. People who dance and sing often find themselves plagued with injury and chronic pain, fentanyl has been the go to drug of choice for those artists and we have seen various artists sad demise as a result.

I'm not sure she'd have the energy she does if it was this. Since that drug is like heroin but even more potent and much more dangerous. Heroin addicts are usually nodding off all the time. Not doing crazy dance routines.

OoohLovelySlippers · 21/02/2024 11:54

The crazy dance routines may be when she's manic due to her mental illness or taken "uppers" (cocaine/speed). She may then self-medicate with opiates or benzos (downers). I remember back in the day she was supposedly taking certain drugs to help keep her weight down too.

I read elsewhere that another possible diagnosis is Borderline Personality Disorder (confusingly also called BDP, same as Bi-Polar Disorder) There is some stigma sometimes attached to personality disorders which would be one reason why she's never confirmed her diagnosis even though she shares lots of other personal stuff (eg the abortion) in her book. For the avoidance of doubt, I'm clear she has absolutely no obligation to share her private medical information.

Symptoms of personality disorder (from NHS website)

  • emotional instability – the psychological term for this is affective dysregulation
  • disturbed patterns of thinking or perception – cognitive distortions or perceptual distortions
  • impulsive behaviour
  • intense but unstable relationships with others
Many people with BPD also have another mental health condition or behavioural problem, such as:
Mirabai · 21/02/2024 12:05

She could have a personality disorder, she could be bipolar, she could have a schizoaffective disorder. Who knows what her actual diagnosis is. It’s impossible to tell from a video or whether she’s using recreational drugs as well.

GeordieDownSouth · 21/02/2024 19:26

I agree with the comments about autism.

I hope she has some real friends around her.

MyopicBunny · 23/02/2024 09:25

Has anyone seen the post about her teaching a dance class to children, accompanied by a plain white screen? Completely bizarre ..,

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