Britney Spears – Toxic Celebrity « Anxiety and Stress Management

The media is all over Britney Spears and her problems, calling it a “meltdown”. It seems that when direct Britney news cools down, there’s a rush to see who else can be turned over the coals a bit.

Brit’s mom, Lynne Spears, has seen her life change from success story to finger-pointing “whodunnit” melodrama. Her book deal has been put on hold after her younger daughter revealed her pregnancy and now her older daughter has been taken, via ambulance, to a hospital for psychiatric observation.

Mommy Spear-est?

Is Mom to blame for all of this or should Britney be held responsible for her life now that she is an adult and a mom of two young boys? I don’t think the finger-pointing is going to help one bit and I do believe in personal responsibility. Lynne Spears can be supportive, but she can’t be held responsible for Britney’s actions now. Her daughter has to curb her own behavior, admit she has to deal with some very serious personal problems and face the consequences of her actions. It’s time for professional intervention of many sorts, it would seem.

This latest news also points out how the Spears household has a lot in common with many other homes in this nation. They have their problems and conflicts, but there’s an added burden that most people don’t consider and that’s celebrity.

Consider how you would function if every action in your life, 24 hours a day, were photographed or videotaped and people said things that were hurtful, disturbing and not totally honest? It’s called overload and if it goes on long enough anyone would have a melt-down. You begin to wonder who your friends are, who is selling stories about you, and you might want to just be left alone but they keep pushing and no one seems able to step in and help you get a grip on reality. Reality may often not feel ‘real’ anymore and you begin to wander around in a daze. Could this have happened to Britney? Really, no one knows what’s really inside her personal world.

Lynne Spears has asked for prayers for her daughter and I think that’s a good idea. Things as they stand now are too much like one of Tennessee Williams’ plays and they were no laughing matter. Leave the girl and her family alone. No one should be dogged this way.