Octuplet Mom Nadya Suleman's Battle With Mental Illness

Octomom Nadya Suleman kept popping out babies even after doctors diagnosed her with paranoia, depression, wild mood swings and post-traumatic stress syndrome.

But as far as the single California mother is concerned, she's only one kind of crazy - baby crazy.

Read the whole story here.

Comments

[grammy11]

Did anyone notice that the NPD signs also point to Sarah Palin? I guess these people automatically seek and get the public to notice them

[ClaudiaMarek]

Unfortunately, the doctor did not break any laws. He (or she) may have violated standards of care which is not the same thing.

[delphinium]

Has anyone noticed her acrylic nails. These are not nails of a mother who cleans up after 6 kids. Just saying.

[Rachel36]

If you look very closely it's clear she's had s plastic surgery to make her self resemble Angelina Jolie. The thinner nose, the fuller lips and the high cheeks bones - all classic Angelina features. Oh, and let's not forget the single Mother Theresa complex.

[MrsOrtiz]

I couldn't agree more with the criticism of this woman. However, I'm shocked at the volume of her medical history that is being made public. Maybe this will give her a legitimate means of providing for all those children. She could sue all these doctors for violating doctor/patient confidentiality.

[amaycatbaker]

The medical information is coming out through her unsealed court records. If the judge wanted to he could seal them. He did not know that this woman would CHOSE to become famous by putting children's lives on the line.

[thepoliticalcat]

What none of the articles so far have pointed out is that she already has one autistic child (out of the first six), and such tests cannot predict whether three other children (the 3-y.o. and the 2-y.o. twins) might also be at risk for autism because the tests are not a good predictor for such young children. Also, her current litter were born 9.5 weeks premature, and, as the March of Dimes will tell you, children born at 32 weeks gestation or earlier are at very great risk for birth defects. Moreover, premature birth has now been definitively linked to autism by a recent study. Finally, all eight of her new litter will have problems ranging from vision defects, hearing defects, possible organ defects, and learning disabilities. What a selfish wretch she is! One or more of these children could be autistic. And she has mental health problems. Anyone taking bets on when she offs her new offspring due to depression, or some other in her myriad mental issues?

[My2senseworth]

Done is Done the babies are here and we can't change that. When they discover the irresponsible medical practitioner I'm sure that person will be reprimanded & probably punished. BUT what becomes of the irresponsibilty of this woman? How is she held accountable (short of putting her in a psych ward & fostering out the children but does that really serve anyone?)? While the medical community dropped the ball big time on this one the EDUCATION community still has a chance NOT to by NOT letting this woman get a Masters Degree in COUNSELING. Any education system giving this woman the ability to do ANY counseling should be discredited. I'll take heat for being a "whistleblower" on this but the first thing you need to know about the COUNSELING field is that it attracts a whole lot of people with nothing BUT Issues of their own. They want to learn how to "fix" everybody else all the while they continue their own dysfunctions while APPEARING educated, healthy & functional. It's the perfect field to hide in when you're as messed up as this woman. She can get all the education & training but it doesn't mean she'll apply it to her own life. I've seen too much of her kind in the counseling field. We need more healthy functional people with clarity in the field BECAUSE THE MENTAL HELP YOU GET IS ONLY GOING TO BE AS MENTALLY HEALTHY AS THE PERSON GIVING IT!

[cb76]

Totally agree. Everyone I know in the Psych field are whacked themselves.

[bulldoglover06]

The more that comes out, the worse this story gets.

[MamaBird62]

So finally the US doctor who did all of these IVF procedures on her is under investigation by the state of California. I'm glad they are pointing out that what this doctor did is not against the law in the US.

It should be.