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Originally posted by B'Day
NOT the Army babying their fave. She's not 12 years old.
Yes, she has anxiety and has been through a lot but that doesn't mean she's not capable. This fan has every right to be disappointed. You fork out $2k to meet your idol but it turns out they look like they're terrified of you?
The fan isn't asking Britney to give her a foot massage for heavens sake - she's asking her to at least do a (fake) smile and a hug and not look so scared.
Britney is capable of that and if she's constantly looking and feeling awkward then she shouldn't be doing meets and greets at all if she's just disappointing her fans.
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I agree that she probably should not be doing M&Gs anymore due to the unpredictability of how she may be feeling on a certain day, but saying she just needs to try and "not look scared" while acknowledging that she obviously has anxiety is kind of like saying, "Depressed people need to snap out of it and be happy." When you deal with GAD or panic disorder (and it's clear that she is dealing with one form or another), it's very difficult to maintain a calm and cool composure if you are feeling the effects of it, even if you are trying really hard to so. Anyone who has suffered either will tell you that, at the very least. As far as these instances of doing the M&Gs and appearing awkward or stiff, we don't really know if her team is forcing her to do these still via contractual obligation, or even if she is the one who says, "I can definitely handle this today." and not realizing that she maybe can't or how she'll come across. I don't believe she has ever canceled a M&G, so my guess is contractual obligation.
Either way, I don't think fans being empathetic towards her situation is "babying" her considering it's pretty widely accepted that she has and continues to deal with some mental health problems. As someone who has suffered with GAD for years, I feel for her and wish that she would just stop doing stuff like this if it's truly not going well. But also, it's not like there have primarily been reports of her just being cold all the time. A lot of people have come forward with stories of how sweet she was during their M&Gs. People just love to hyperbolize the bad ones.