Thank you Vowel Lady!
I have a funny feeling that she is going to be in the ward for quite a bit longer that most people realize. There are all sorts of predictions out there. I feel that the longer she is in there the better it will be. That way if drugs are the issue, they will detox her; if she has a severe mental disorder she will get the help that she needs.
At least now, she will be forced to take her meds. I read she was trying to avoid doing that and now that the 2 week status has been approved they can force her to take her meds.

I just wish the photogs and gossip hounds would leave the hospital alone and let them do their job.

Hi,

Forced!?
That is distrurbing to contemplate for patients and patients' rights groups.
Does anyone know the laws of California regarding this?

Mari

i read that too about the law if the person might hurt themselves
Bobby

Spear's manager is accused of drugging her....
 

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php...show_article=1

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A restraining order aimed at Britney Spears' sometimes manager Sam Lutfi alleges that he took over her life and finances, drugged her and controlled the paparazzi who pursued her for months.

The order, based on a lengthy declaration from Spears' mother, Lynne, says that Spears met Lutfi in October 2007 and "Mr. Lutfi has essentially moved into Britney's home and has purported to take control of her life, home and finances."
The documents released by the court Tuesday ordered him to stay away from her and stop harassing. In a section of the order that detailed previous harassment, Lynne Spears said "Mr. Lutfi drugged Britney, he has cut Britney's home phone lines and removed her cell phone chargers. He yells at her. He claims to control everything—Britney's business manager, her attorneys and the security guards at the gate."
Spears' father has been granted control of her finances until Valentine's Day by a judge who also barred the troubled pop star from contacting Lutfi.
Superior Court Commissioner Reva Goetz also appointed a physician Monday to evaluate whether Spears, who is in a psychiatric ward, is competent to make decisions.
Her father, James Spears, and an attorney were granted conservatorship last week after the 26-year-old was hospitalized for the second time in two months following increasingly bizarre behavior.
The commissioner extended that conservatorship until Feb. 14. It allows Spears' father, and attorney Andrew Wallet, to make decisions involving the singer's assets and even who enters her home.
The commissioner also tried to further distance Spears from Lutfi, who sometimes spoke on her behalf and had been seen escorting her about town.
Spears was ordered to have no contact with him by phone, texting, or any other means. The commissioner extended a restraining order against Lutfi that was issued last week, although court spokesman Allan Parachini said the original order had not yet been served.

Well I guess the point is now moot since she is out and about!:eek:

Wow. I am stunned that she's out already. All we can do is hope that she's going to continue to seek out treatment on her own accord, I know I did and many of you have right? I mean I can remember what it was like before, and I did want people to control things because I felt no confidence in my decision making abilities. That is probably what's up with her, and racing thoughts, oh man that was so hard to live with, once I tried medication and that WENT AWAY I for the first time in my life felt normal! :cool:

I might be one who needs meds for the remainder of my life and that's just fine with me. I just wish I could get a message to Brit, tell her it's okay to be in pain, but that mental illness happens to many people and hers could definitely have been brought on by two babies being born too close to each other, I always wondered about that when they said she was pregnant again. :(