Much of the country has focused on the Btitney Spears affair as a focal point for the scourges of mental illness. Have Britney's trials and tribulations helped break down walls regarding mental illness or is the publicity going to further demonize thise suffering from mental illnesses?

I don't think it did, the reason being is that their is so many other problems are country is facing regarding mental illness. Britney Spears case is just a awakening. Mental illness is in every family, the problem with familes, is that they try to hide the fact,or better yet pretend that it doesn't exist in their family tree ,but it does, everyone has to stop putting it on the back burner, and realize that mental illness is real, whether is from the devil or not, we have to come to a realization, that is is for real, and that we have to educate ourselves and our communuty about recognizing the signs of mental illness, and report any threats, and potential self affliction signs a mentally ill person may display.