Food Consumer writes that Anna Nicole Smith had borderline personality disorder. This explains the high-drama in her life plus some of the drugs she took.
BPD is characterized by a life full of conflict, eating disorders, family estrangement and more. Frequently, sufferers resort to substance abuse, even suicide, trying to deal with their fear of abandonment, even feelings of rage. Often, someone with the disorder will have experienced serious issues in childhood such as physical, sexual or emotional abuse.
In Anna Nicole’s case, childhood appears to have been a disaster (Associated Content). Her half-sister Donna Hogan reported that their alcoholic father, Donald, abused them both and was a pedophile. He also abandoned them (Moono). Following his departure, Anna Nicole was ferried back and forth between the care of her mother and an aunt. Hogan reported during the custody battle over Smith’s daughter Dannielynn that Anna Nicole’s mother would not have been suitable to raise the child, suggesting that she was not a good mother.
To treat BPD, experts reveal that Anna Nicole Smith would have needed counseling to confront her painful, even terrifying past. As happens with many victims of sexual abuse she went on to see her body as a commodity rather than valuing herself fully. Donna described her as promiscuous and greedy, a claim borne out by her job as a stripper (where she changed from Vickie Hoigan to Anna Nicole), followed by a short marriage (where she gained the name Smith). Donna reports that her marriage to octogenarian billionaire J. Howard Marshall III was a matter of security, though the Marshall family asserts her sole motive was greed.
Other Celebs with Possible Borderline Personality Disorder
The Casa Palmera website (a California Treatment Centre) posts an article stating that no celebrity has ever declared she has borderline personality disorder, but evidence has led them to form a list of possible candidates. These are all female, and BPD is more prevalent among females. Britney Spears, Courtney Love, Angelina Jolie, Amy Winehouse and Lindsey Lohan all exhibit a long list of behaviors which could point to this mental illness. With the exception of Love, each one has suffered from eating disorders. Jolie is the only one not to have substance abuse problems, though she publicly admitted to cutting herself. Other items on the lists (though not applied to each woman) include self abuse, volatile relationships, inappropriate behavior and sexual confusion.
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#1 Inaccurate information
From information that is out there and has been seen, Anna Nicole Smith was still a small baby when her mother left her father, she then didn't have contact with him until she went and found him during her playboy days. Anna Nicole Smith grew up with her mother until she was 17 and went to live with the Aunt in Mexia, she was not ferried back and forth. Anna Nicole Smith allowed her mother to raise Daniel until he was 6 or 7 years old. Donna Hogan didn't know Anna Nicole Smith very well at all, they didn't have contact when they were young and had very few meetings as adults.
I would suggest you look into the information and see what is actually accurate. Don't take my word for it but check for yourself.
JMO
#2 Borderline Personality
This Borderline Personality is like a dark, dirty window that hides endless, black, fearful, trapped feelings of emptiness. Often these men or women suffer from eating disorders and sexual issues with unstable relationships. Finding a therapist that specializes in personality disorders can help, but it is a long road to becoming stable.
#3 explanation?
I don't think BPD "explains" the mess Anna Nicole Smith made of her life and the heartbreaking aftermath that Dannielynn will have to live with - the enabling, the courtroom drama, the publicity stunts of Larry Birkhead - she is going to have a lot to overcome at a very young age.