I know she is a so called Adult. But I would lie to her and say we were going to the Hyde and take her somewhere. Flippin do what you have to do to save your child. Like Carroll Connor use to say before he died, how do you keep your kids off drugs? ANY WAY YOU CAN. She is so Bi-Polar. She truly has not a clue on what she is doing. Drugs and booze don't help it. TICK TOCK.
I deal with these types -$ kids alot at school. Some are so sick and self medicate and just don't care. But she does have family that cares. She needs to go away and get the cell phone and so called friends and posse away. She needs some alone time. I would take her to Alaska. Can't go to far there.
I have no idea how you come to that diagnosis by watching clips of this womans life on TV! I again respectfully disagree. Look, the woman married a man in Vagas only to have have it annulled two days later (oops, I was drunk- I knew not what a I did!), then fell for and married a looser, had 2 babies less than a year apart, gained weight and then her marriage fell apart.. he leaves, taking money, jewelry and cars SHE earned with him!
From her show "chaotic" it's apparent she was already a pretty heavy drinker and at least dabbled with drugs, (and not just pot) BEFORE she left Kevin. From day one she turned to alcohol (and drugs, so the court says) to numb herself from the pain of her marriage falling apart and it ends up she can't seem to stop herself anymore- she's an addict! It happens quite often actually and is not a sign of Bipolar disorder! It's the sign of addiction progressing.
She truly has not a clue on what she is doing
Again- how on earth are you coming to these conclusions?! She seems to be acting pretty irrational, impulsive, and singlemindedly selfish but that's certainly isn't "new" news about her and is par for the course when dealing with addiction.
Now, if she actually did have Bipolar, do you
really mean to suggest a trip to Alaska, some alone time and getting rid of certain friends would "fix" her
disease?! Hrmph- wish I knew that, I could have been saving money on my Bipolar meds all these years, a trip to Alaska certainly would have cost less and been a much quicker fix!
Sometimes people just mess up and it's sad and it sucks to watch but all we can do is pray for them and hope that their bottom will come before their gravestone does. Addiction (and IMO mental illness as well) is very difficult on families and loved ones and sometimes the best thing for
everyone involved, including the addict, is to cut off contact. It has to do with attempting to bring their bottom TO them so as not to have to wait for them to hit bottom (or die first) by themselves.
I don't feel it is Lynne's job to "bring" or "take or "force" Britney to do anything- I suspect Brit's family was given the advice of cutting off contact with her by an addiction counsler! Britney's mother has always seemed to have been a big part of her life but it now seems apparent has decided to let Britney face the consequences of her addiction in hopes of saving her! If this is the case, I agree with her and support that route whole heartedly!
Interventions are planned just so and it is important for everyone to do their part, keep their "threats" and not give in to their addicted loved one. It is where the enabling is supposed to end, from that point on, it is taught, loved ones should no longer shelter their addicted loved one, they need to begin facing the consequences of their addiction.
Done any other way, IMO, the loved ones of the addict would simply be prolonging the illness.
