Britney Spears

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I’ll start by saying I know this isn’t Tattle Life, but I’ve just caught up on instagram and Britney’s latest posts are truly horrifying and upsetting. As someone who grew up with her (& Christina) as my idols it’s so saddening to see what’s happened.

Has anyone else watched?

It comes across to me that she has been abused in many ways for most of her life. I don't know how anyone would overcome that, and what normal would look like for them

It’s really not 🤣 like the post of her in bed with the Kardashian's it’s all BS it’s fake! Loads of her posts gets deleted once people call them out. That is no Britney on her instagram.

Yeah I know. I haven't read the book but that sounds about right. It's very sad.

I've just started reading her book. I think it's going to be a tough read.

Those 'ways' would be endorsements but as far as I can see, she is never endorsing any products.

I have heard the theory that it's not Britney on that Instagram but I think it very obviously is.

Ok. But I know it’s not her.

How do you know?

I'm not sure that it's wrong though.

Because she has her tin hat on!!

It's very sad, she's vulnerable and she's never had anyone advocating for her best interests.

She seemed "better" to the public during the conservatorship but it's clear she was being pushed to do things she didn't feel comfortable with, e.g. the Vegas residency, The X Factor US.

Presumably they/her father wanted to keep the $$$ coming in, but she would have been better off retiring her career (at least for a while) to really get better.

I don't really know what the solution could be because from the glimpses we see, she's obviously not managing on her own, and it doesn't seem like she's going to come to the conclusion herself that she needs help/support any time soon (whether that's rehab or a commitment to therapy).

Nonsense. It is clearly her.

I don’t understand how your comment related to mine that you’ve quoted?

the financial fraud I am referring to is the Sam lutfi era. Visable exploitation. We don’t know who she has around her now

Neither Britney or anyone else can make money from her instagram. Insta doesn’t pay for views

I was replying about you saying she was less of a risk of financial fraud now and I was saying I wasn't sure if I agreed. But you're not wrong. The Sam Lutfi era was disastrous. Though similarly shifty characters are probably hanging around her now. Just being a bit more subtle about it maybe?

Very sad.

I have a BIL with mental health problems. His condition is largely undiagnosed but has resulted in self destructive behaviors mostly around the poor ability to make good adult decisions. He is financially destitute. If he had money, he would be destitute in a few months again. My husband has picked him up and restarted his life for him on many occasions with the same result. He now lives in a facility where we fund his care and provide him minimal access to funds. He absolutely needs boundaries and someone directing his life otherwise he will just crash and burn. It has been exhausting for my husband to be in control of someone else’s wellbeing and since we have given the responsibility to professionals there is stability and relief.

The point of my post is that Britney doesn’t seem to have minimal access to funds in order to fund her delusional destructive lifestyle. Perhaps she actually needs someone to direct and manage her life and this is the result of her being left to her own devices? Some people are so unwell that they will literally die if left to navigate life on their own.

I think some people are quite naive or misinformed about mental health that one person can just "step in" or "intervene" and suddenly make Britney well again or make everything better. What is this one person meant to do anyway?

None of us know the full history of her mental health, what conditions she has, what support and treatment she also is receiving. For many people with complex and long term mental health conditions, they don't reach a point where they are suddenly "better". It's about managing their condition which will include dips, highs and lows along their lifetime.

Obviously her arrest is concerning but I don't think that and a few Instagram videos are evidence that her rights and freedom should be taken off her like it was before many years. It was quite clear her conservatorship was abusive and she was exploited. I don't know how it can be argued she was too unwell to make decisions over her own life and finances but well enough to make albums, do world tours and perform in Vegas every night.

There's a big sliding scale between someone getting correct and proper treatment and them being placed under an order which strips them off their own autonomy. I believe Britney needs the former and there will probably be steps towards support and treatment given what's happened. I'm not really getting the argument though that she needs to be placed under an order restricting her freedom and civil liberties because she looks "possessed" on Instagram as to what some posters are arguing here.

How do you know she has an expensive drug habbit? What drugs? And how did you find that out?

I think this feeds into people just not wanting to “see” poor mental health. If it’s visible there must be something that can be done to make it go away.

well reality check, we all had brains and anyone’s can malfunction.

I completely agree. Some people don't seem to get that people who are mentally unwell still have the freedom and choices to make decisions around their life. And as long as this doesn't endanger themselves or others, they should be free do so regardless of how uncomfortable her Instagram videos make others.

We have absolutely no idea of the support around her. She could have all the support in the world and still post on social media. I really don't know what people expect. People with complex, serious long term mental health issues (and I'm just making an educated guess that this includes Britney), can't just get "better" with one person "stepping in" or "intervening". And as mentioned before, she actually has to want to help herself.

And because we don't know. She could be receiving treatment and support. Mental health is complex. For many people they have periods of stability and then periods where they are unwell and this continues over their lifetime. They don't just reach a point where they are better and everything is suddenly OK.

Anyone who has eyes and experience of being around addicts, who has seen her instagram can clearly see she's drugged up in her videos. All will become clear shortly, considering she was under the influence of drugs and they were in her car when the police stopped her. Once the chemical analysis of the drugs and her bloods come back wel know what drugs.

Do you think she gets her recreational drugs and prescription meds for free?

Or do you think she's abstinent? 🥴

rumour has always been she’s addicted to which is relatively cheap

tbh I’m sure her prescribed medications she’s not addicted to cost her a fortune every month so doubt it’s a financial strain

Posts like this bloody infuriate me.

Do you realise how utterly hard it is to support someone with mental health issues if they dont want your intervention? Or someone who stops taking their medication because they think they're fine now and then they just get more and more unwell over time but if you try to help them they are paranoid and suspicious of your motives and think their meds are poisoning them?

You can't force people to accept help no matter how many times you "step in" to help them

She can do what she wants honestly ! I don’t get peoples obsession

She was controlled her whole life - had a horrible time from the press, her dad taking her money and making her work all through the early years of the conservatorship - even though the apparently wasn’t well enough to make own decisions….

it she wants to spend her time making weird videos on Instagram so fucking what. She can do what she wants and is free to make her own choices - whether random people who don’t even know her think that’s ok or not.