Britney Spears was a famous celebrity pop star many years ago. Being famous and a great singer, many young girls grew up listening to her music and viewing her as a role model. We all grew up believing that Britney Spears was a very succesful teen pop sensation, but no one knew she was suffering from bulimia ever since she was 16. This only began as result of low self-esteem and her urge to continue to look thin. A few years later, the divorce with Kevin Federline also caused Spears to go into rehab for alcohol abuse. During this time, she continued making herself vomit after binge eating in the rehab center. She also suffered from a bipolar disorder, being treated with bipolar pills; however, the pills never stayed in her system because she kept throwing up.
Growing up as a popstar, Britney's bulimia often interrupted her performances on stage. After having her two children, many people continued to call her "fat", leading to the continuation of bulimia in hope to appear thin. This long-term struggle with bulimia caused her to suffer from other various disorders -- including bipolar disorder and her alcohol-abuse. These all contributed to the short break from singing on performing on stage. Because she constantly vomited up her food, the energy her body needed to properly function were missing. This often led to dehydration and hypokalemia which did not contribute to her success in music and hectic, energetic performances on stage. After nine years, Britney Spears is finally being treated for this disorder, and hopefully this will result in the continuation of her music career.
I believe that bulimia isn't touched on as much as several other psychological disorders. This is because not many people know when someone is suffering from bulimia. Bulimia can actually lead to cardiac arrest and death if it isn't dealt with. I think that our society needs to focus more of their attention on this disorder.
http://caringonline.com/eatdis/celebrities_b.html#Britney
http://www.nationalledger.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=10&num=11977
15 comments:
I didn't know any moer disorders could plague such a famous popstar, but it was really interesting to read about! I would've liked to see a picture, but either then that, you had really great information. I'd give this a 95.
great job Alice. Its pretty cool that the people me and you decided to do research on suffer from Bulimia. You had an extremely informative blog. I would give you a 97 on it.
Good job! I enjoyed it and there was a good amount of information. I would have also liked to have seen a picture. 95 :)
I didn't finish the whole thing, but I didn't know when it was due. :( But hey, I have a picture now.
Nice job, it seems like a lot of famous actors and stars seem to have Bipolar Disorder.
It was eye-opening to see a possible explanation for Spears' actions, so thanks =) Maybe you could add in how her disorder may have affected her kids, but overall, I enjoyed reading it.
AP scoring: 8/8
Yeahh, I remember how there were all these news and stuff about Britney falling into pieces, but I'm glad that she's doing better noww. I like how you explained everything clearly; pretty good! :)
I think it's funny how America's ideal individual has to be thin. What's wrong with fat people? Great post.
very good job.
very informative, and both shed light onto what she was going through and how the disorders had changed her/her life.
Spearz. I knew she was crazy but after reading this...that crazy? I agree, we hear people being bulimic and we respond, "what a shame" but we never really think about it.
I did Britney Spears too and I still didnt know she had bulimia so that was interesting!
I agree that scientists should put more emphasis on this disorder. It took them 9 years to help her! I think i may have pity for Britney.
Great job, Alice!
I had no idea bulimia could lead to cardiac arrest or even death! I'm glad she's finally getting treated. Good post! =)
This was a really interesting blog! I liked how you focused on the eating disorder. the personal comments at the end also show that you really did your research on Britney! Good job.
Good job! I enjoyed reading your blog and I like that you actually talked about the disorder in detail. Great post!
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