It’s impossible to think about her mental health today without thinking about her previous struggles
This was one of the first tweets I read on my timeline on April 3. I immediately navigated to Spears’s Instagram profile and there it was: the first post she’d made since January. True to her Insta-brand, it was an inspirational quote: “Fall in love with taking care of yourself. Mind. Body. Spirit.”Minutes later, news broke that Spears had checked herself into a mental health facility the previous week.
View this post on Instagram Who’s back at work today? You have got this!!! 🤜🏼🤛🏼 . . .
But that’s not quite enough, because how we talk about Spears today reflects our own attitudes towards mental health, too. Although we may intellectually understand that it’s inappropriate to make fun of people with mental illnesses, we still have this continued knee-jerk reaction to mock Spears for hers. It’s as if the public’s perception of Spears is frozen in time, where we’re unable to see past her breakdown to fully recognize her as a human being.
While the discourse around mental health has certainly progressed over the past decade, words ring hollow without meaningful action. I admire Spears for leading by example, normalizing the action of seeking treatment, making the tough decision to publicly step away from her career and family. It’s a sign of her strength and resilience that she’s able to recognize her own limitations.
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