Why Was Britney Released From The Hospital?

Filed under: Britney Spears

Britney Spears was let go from Cedars Sinai medical center because she no longer posed an imminent threat to herself as perceived by the hospital, PerezHilton.com.

The trainwreck demanded to be released, and Cedars Sinai had no choice but to let her go.

A source tells us, "It is very difficult to keep a patient in a psych ward at a hospital for longer than 24 to 48 hours. Even if you have tried to committ suicide (which Brit did not do) you are released as soon as you are no longer a threat to yourself. It is very very rare for someone to be in the psych ward of a hospital for more than a week or two even after attempting suicide."

Continues our source, "Brit is no different than other mentally ill people. After being admitted and given meds they are released if they are not a suicidal threat to themselves or others."

Spears' father, Jamie, was with Britney the morning of her release.

Update:

Britney probably left AMA (against medical advice), we're told.

A source says, "Normally, you have to have a court order or judge ruling to keep someone against their will in the hospital."

Britney's dad or lawyers should do that ASAP!!!!!!!

Posted: Jan 5, 2008 at 3:30 pm / Email this »

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wow says – reply to this

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first!!!1
beca says – reply to this

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ahh brit brit!
sunshine says – reply to this

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GO BRIT!!!!!
WHO DID THIS ART? says – reply to this

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THAT ART WITH HER AND ADNAN IS SO TRUE
WHO DID THIS ONE?
Dani says – reply to this

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FIRST!~
sdf says – reply to this

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hihiihihi
cari says – reply to this

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Crazy Crazy girl. It will take a death before someone does something.
Melz says – reply to this

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FIRST
jen says – reply to this

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this is not totally accurate - i physician must determine if the patient is commitable or not…it's a bad system.
Fiveorange says – reply to this

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So how does one get committed?
Britney Dumbass says – reply to this

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I give her till February 14th to off herself…that will be a Valentine's Day to remember!!!!
lastbutnotleast says – reply to this

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first
kevin says – reply to this

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1st?
gj says – reply to this

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second
gj says – reply to this

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second
rommette says – reply to this

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Looser……..15th?
kvmx says – reply to this

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first?
michael says – reply to this

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FIRST!
Life is boring w/o Britney says – reply to this

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I'm so glad to see that she is at least communicating with her dad. He seems pretty innocent of all the drama that the rest of the family brings on themselves.
Lisa says – reply to this

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first
Lisa says – reply to this

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first
Lisa says – reply to this

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first
SAI ANGEL says – reply to this

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SOON THE WORLD WILL UNITE
lakes says – reply to this

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1st!!
Brits biggest fan says – reply to this

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I am so sad for this poor girl.
MadamoiselleQB says – reply to this

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Leave Britney Alone! Or get he help Woo Hoo 2008 Bitches!
MadamoiselleQB says – reply to this

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Leave Britney Alone! Or get her help Woo Hoo 2008 Bitches!
MadamoiselleQB says – reply to this

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Leave Britney Alone! Or get her help Woo Hoo 2008 Bitches!
m says – reply to this

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crazy
wendy says – reply to this

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first
ANNA NICOLE SMITH says – reply to this

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FIRST!
KELLY.B.UK says – reply to this

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FIRST!!! SHES OUT OH NO SHES MENTAL SHE NEEDS HELP PEOPLE!!!
olivia says – reply to this

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perez listen to britney spears–love is its the bestest slow song shes ever done!
abc says – reply to this

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first!
aquariusgirl says – reply to this

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she needs a limpieza …. dang ya'll … LOL
Revenge says – reply to this

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I hope the next time Britney snaps she hunts down Perez and rolls his fat ass back down the hill to the Valley where he belongs. If I ever become famous and saw myself ridiculed on this site I swear I'd beat him down like the little bitch he is, then make him post pics of himself on this site showing off his 2 inch pecker.
first says – reply to this

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PRWTOS!!!
Heather says – reply to this

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poor girl…
Sophie says – reply to this

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Britney's father was there. Where was her mother????
Michelle says – reply to this

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First maybe?
Jake says – reply to this

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That picture is just wrong man….
dasjmy says – reply to this

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God I hope she gets the help she needs. All we can do is pray!
FallenAngel says – reply to this

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I ahve a feeling this is going to go from bad to worse in NO TIME
Huh? says – reply to this

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hm, what happened to the Dr. Phil story? He and daddy J don't look alike at all.
Jenna says – reply to this

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should of stayed un the hospital. crazy.
love britney says – reply to this

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resist britney
erin says – reply to this

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poor girl.
first?
dina says – reply to this

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You are so goddam mean!!!!!!
Gimmeabreak says – reply to this

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You'd be psycho, too, if you had some trailer-trash idiot trying to take your kids away from you. You people need to give up on hounding poor Britney. Give her a break and let her take care of her affairs.
omg says – reply to this

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Its so good to hear that she is with her dad again! She needs family at this very rocky point of her life. Her dad is the good one. HER MOM IS HORRIBLE SKANK! GO BRITS DAD!
tina says – reply to this

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Damn. What's it going to take for her to realize she needs to move somewhere like North Carolina or Kansas to get away from Hollywood. She needs to go somewhere where people don't care to take her picture, and let her be normal so she can get some serious help. I hope she makes it…
Stephen says – reply to this

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So she didn't discharge herself?? It looks to me like she might still be quite a threat to herself! Hope she gets better soon.
me says – reply to this

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HI
Cupcake says – reply to this

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I still think she needs to be supervised for put in a mental institution. Her head isnt' right she needs help not to be let out and seen driving around in her car and going to hotels.
Kamil says – reply to this

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PEREZ U ARE SICK !! YOU ARE STUPID…
webdesigner says – reply to this

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very nice photoshop job, super cool picture! lol!
Gay-Fed says – reply to this

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First!!!! If I could send a message to Britney Spears that I'd be guaranteed she would read, I'd tell her to make her next single "Hot As Ice", "Radar" or "Heaven On Earth". Then I'll let her decide. Mwah!!!
carla says – reply to this

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awesome pic! nicely photoshopped! haha, love jt's photo at the back!

britney is a twat, tht needs locked up where she has no contact of the outside world. shes a pathetic selfish cunt with no respect for anyone even herself.
Mad says – reply to this

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I hope the next time Britney snaps she hunts down Perez and rolls his fat ass back down the hill to the Valley where he belongs. If I ever become famous and saw myself ridiculed on this site I swear I'd beat him down like the little bitch he is, then make him post pics of himself on this site showing off his 2 inch pecker.
PINCHE CAGON loser @life PINCHE CAGON says – reply to this

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PINCHE CAGON………………………………………..
LOSER
YOUR NOT AS FUNNY AS YOU THINK.
SAME OLE SAME OLE STUPID COMMENTS IT MUST SUCK TO BE YOU
IT MUST SUCK TO HAVE NO LIFE. SO PATHETIC YOU ARE BUT, I'M SURE YOU HEARD IT ALL BEFORE.
NO ONE LOVES YOU AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH POOR BABY
YOUR PROBALY A CHILD MOLESTOR WHO HAS A LONELY LIFE.
skid mark says – reply to this

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WOW, white people.
Dee says – reply to this

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Perez~ You're no better than the other people using Britney! You know, the ones that have helped her down this road of mental dispair! Your comments thanking her for your higher than normal views of your site were ridiculous!

You ooze negativity! And if you had any amount of shame, I'd say that you aught to be ashamed of yourself!

Why don't you do something decent… like sending her well wishes
Sick says – reply to this

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Really sick of you Perez for posting all these disturbing pics of an ill Britney.
Maybe you can do the same if your Momma gets ill.
Real Bad Karma.
This is not entertainment.
God Bless Britney and her family.
We are all one.
zesty says – reply to this

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Perez is a fat ass fame whore that could not even get a date. He needs to leave Brit alone, so she can get her act together, not have some fat no talent spic spin pics of her on the internet. Get a real job Perez.
Oh Dear! says – reply to this

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This still makes NO sense to me. 24 hours ago she was "a danger to herself and others", and now she's released into the world? No, no no…that is just not how psych holds work. Someone was paid off to "write the right thing" in her chart or something. This is actually frightening now. I hope someone gathers up those kids and puts them somewhere where she cannot find them.
janny says – reply to this

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I HOPE SHE GETS BETTER FOR THE SAKE OF HER KIDS.. AND I DONT THINK ITS FUNY PEREZ THOSE PICS YOU PUT OF HER IF YOU WERE TO HAVE SO MANY PROBLEMS ON YOU LIKE SHE DOES YOU WOULD BE IN THE Hospital TOO I MEAN THIS GIRL HAS ALOTE ON HER MINE SHE HAS LIVED TO MUCH AND THATS BAD!!!!! I HOPE SHE SLOWS DOWN!!!!!!!! GOS SOME WHERE LIKE WHERE HER MOM LIVES AND STAY THERE AND THINK!! IM SURE SHE WOULD FIND A SOLUTION IF SHE DID SO!!!! I THINK WE ALL HAVE ARE UPS AND DOWNS!!!!! RIGHT
Another ASSHOLE who needs to say FIRST first! says – reply to this

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I think that Britney lost it when reports came back that Paris Hilton (her old friend) was hanging out with K-Fed.
Gay-Fed says – reply to this

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First!!!! If I could send a message to Britney Spears that I'd be guaranteed she would read, I'd tell her to make her next single "Hot As Ice", "Radar" or "Heaven On Earth". Then I'll let her decide. Mwah!!!
runnergal says – reply to this

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BULLSHIT.
Perez, where did you get this source?????
I have seen many people have to wait out the 72 hours.
She got to leave because she is a celebrity.
Perez, I am ashamed of you.
UKer says – reply to this

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DEAR PEREZ,
I AM ONE OF YOUR BIGGEST AND MOST LOYAL FANS, I HAVE BEEN READING YOUR WEBSITE FOR MORE THAN 2 YEARS AND HAVE SUPPORTED YOU WHEN YOU HAD ALL THAT CRAP GOING ON WITH THAT OTHER WEBSITE, I STOOD BY YOU WHEN YOUTUBE SUSPENDED YOU BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN YOU , BUT YOU REALLY NEED TO STOP ADDING TO THIS POOR GIRL'S MISFORTUNE, SHE IS SICK , SHE CANNOT HELP THE WAY SHE IS.
MENTAL ILLNESS ISN'T SOMETHING TO BE MESSED AROUND WITH, PLEASE PEREZ STOP BEING SO HORRIBLE TO HER, I BEG YOU.
STILL LOVE YOU BUT ONLY JUST.
sick of the lies says – reply to this

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That's Bull shit. I know someone who tried to cummit suicide. After the hospital treated for the pills she took she was very cooperative with the staff, counselors and doctors, they still kept her there for 180 days. Don't try to justify the fact that Britney was released due to her status and her money. How pathetic — If she was an ordinary person, she would still be under a 5150. Hey Perez how long before you report on the Britney Spears Suicide?
bluenoon says – reply to this

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Oh Brit, what now!
Salene says – reply to this

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Ok all of a sudden that chick who claimed she staged the whole thing looks like she was telling the truth
Lori says – reply to this

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That picture is so funny Perez!!!
Brenda says – reply to this

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oh my god perez would you just leave poor old Britney alone, you need to get out more, see who else is doing wrong…its not just her, and if she does commit suicide i hope you losers who write all of this stuff about her consider it your faults…because it is all your fault… peace out
Lysette says – reply to this

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Here comes the crazy train. Get ready Los Angeles.

(Props to whoever did that very realistic portrait of Brit and her surroundings … Gallery of the Absurd, or whoever. It is spot on)
Chelle says – reply to this

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STOP WITH THE SICK PICTURES YOU FAT FUCK!
heather says – reply to this

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i sincerely hope that the people she's going to be spending her time with now that she's out are on the same track as she is. she needs help…not people using her for her fame and her money.
PhotoshopAward says – reply to this

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Best photo ever!! WOO! Best photo ever!! WOO! Best photo ever!! WOO! Best photo ever!! WOO! Best photo ever!! WOO! Best photo ever!! WOO! Best photo ever!! WOO! Best photo ever!! WOO! Best photo ever!! WOO! Best photo ever!! WOO!
bloo says – reply to this

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ooooohhhhh noooo!!!
the princess says – reply to this

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i really feel sorry for brit! nd poor jamie!! well im sour he's happy to see his mama!
whatever! says – reply to this

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Ok - I feel sorry for Brit Brit….how pitiful that she is such a wreck and doesn't eve know it…
However, this picture is to damn funny! (sorry britney) but I can't help but laugh at it…
Loves ya says – reply to this

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Love ya Brits. I hope someone is watching over you darlin.
Ratta says – reply to this

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I think she has had a nervous breakdown, but she still has rights.
Brian says – reply to this

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I love britney an hope she gets better! But these pictures are hilarious keep em coming perez! LOL
Angie says – reply to this

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She gon' cut herself y'all she gon' do it! It's a sad and gloomy day (weatherwise) where I'm at. I wonder if that's an omen?
JC says – reply to this

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Hey Perez~ You're no better than all the people that have USED Britney! You know, the ones that have helped drive her to the point of insanity!

You're pathetic to thank her for boosting the number of clicks to your site!

Grow a heart! You should be sending her well wishes!

Oops! Maybe it's that YOU HATE HER BECAUSE SHE CAN GET MORE DICK THAN YOU!
Perez Fan says – reply to this

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Perez?!

Who the hell does your photoshop pictures of Britney? ?

I've got to say I actually laugh at loud at some of the pics you've had of britney on your site these past couple days.

Excellent job!!!
lillysb says – reply to this

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this is bullshit…if she were a normal person they would have thrown her in jail long ago
lillysb says – reply to this

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this is bullshit…if she were a normal person they would have thrown her in jail long ago
Mary says – reply to this

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She will be treated as an outpatient. You have to do something severe to get committed people. After 48 to 72 hours they have no choice but to release you unless you really prove to be psychotic. Britney's problem is she is stupid, immature and spoiled. She is not nuts. She is depressed and sad because she has no real friends in her life. And leave perez alone, he is reporting the news and all you people are on his site so shut up. He is entitled to his opinion. Britney acts exactly as he portrays her. Uh, she did wear a pink wig people. Britney is responsible for her own actions.
AJ says – reply to this

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Yes, I am a Britney fan, but my gosh, I dont understand why they released her!! SHE NEEDS HELP!! Honestly, I do think she is going to kill herself, and part of her enablers will be to blame!! This includes her parents!! Where the hell is her mom??? Taking care of Jamie Lynn?? Jamie Lynn is fine right now, Lynne Spears needed to be with her Britney..and now it's too late…..so sad.
Chris Crocker says – reply to this

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(CRYING) =……[

LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!!!!!!
AHHHHH
AFTER ALLL SHES BEEN THROUGH
GONE THROUGH A DIVORCE
HAD 2 FUCKING KIDS!
AND IS GOING CRAZYYYYYYY

AHHH LEAVE BRITNEY ALONEEEEEEE

….. PEREZ…
IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH BRITNEY… SAY IT TO MY FACE!

IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO HER.. I PROMISE!!!!!! ILL FIND THE CLOSEST BUILDING AND JUMP OFFF!
AHHH

BRITNEYYYYYY!

AHHHHHHH
Jose Urena says – reply to this

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YES, She is BIPOLAR. It is a shame. She needs help

Most often, a person with manic-depression experiences moods that shift from high to low and back again in varying degrees of severity. The two poles of bipolar disorder are mania and depression. This is the least complicated form of the illness.

Depression might be identified by:
Refusing to get out of bed for days on end
Sleeping much more than usual
Being tired all the time but unable to sleep
Having bouts of uncontrollable crying
Becoming entirely uninterested in things you once enjoyed
Paying no attention to daily responsibilities
Feeling hopeless, helpless or worthless for a sustained period of time
Becoming unable to make simple decisions
Wanting to die
Mania might include:
Feeling like you can do anything, even something unsafe or illegal
Needing very little sleep, yet never feeling tired
Dressing flamboyantly, spending money extravagantly, living recklessly
Having increased sexual desires, perhaps even indulging in risky sexual behaviors
Experiencing hallucinations or delusions
Feeling filled with energy
Some people think that they are just "over their depression" when they become manic, and don't realize this exaggerated state is part of the illness - part of bipolar disorder. A person who has depression and mania is said to have Bipolar I.
I HATE Perez Hilton!!! says – reply to this

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I hope the next time Britney snaps she hunts down Perez and rolls his fat ass back down the hill to the Valley where he belongs. and then she beats him down like the little bitch he is, i hate you Perez…you need to get a life and do something normal for once
Carol Girl says – reply to this

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She would SAY ANTHING or DO ANYTHING TO GET HOME TO HER DRUGS.
matt winehouse says – reply to this

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you have no idea how the mental health care system works.
it would be great if her dad could just sign a piece of paper and admit her to a hospital, but he can't because she's a grown ass woman.
News Bulletin says – reply to this

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Adrianne Curry just choked to death with a cock in her mouth.

Manhatten Beach, Ca.
Adrianne Curry choked to death on a elephant's penis this morning. She was giving head to an elephant when the news came on that Britney was released.

retraction: It was not an elephant's cock but her own nose.
Great shots says – reply to this

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THANK YOU Perez!!

By the way, GREAT FUCKING PICTURES of Psycho Britney!

I love them. Very funny.
iloveperez says – reply to this

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lmaoooo
perez=lifeeeee