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Precious' mom was severly mentally ill.

posted 13 years ago by dogma66605
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Was Precious' mom supposed to have bipolar disorder or something like that? There was something severely wrong with her, and she reminds me of a lot of bipolar patients I've seen over the years. That scene of her dancing in a bathing suit while we watching the 100,000 dollar pyramid disturbed me, as a mental health professional, much more than any of the other scenes in this movie. This woman was seriously demented and needed help herself. She threw a newborn baby on the ground!

Also, people on this board are too PC. What... is wrong with you guys? lol

[–] punxgurrl 13 years ago

She herself was a victim of abuse.

[–] MrsMonroe74 11 years ago

when u say Mary was abused. how? & by who?

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[–] dailyshampoo48 10 years ago

that's no excuse tho.

[–] bwing55543 13 years ago

Well it's kind of obvious when her issue is the fact that she's pissed off with Precious for being more desirable to her boyfriend than she is. She's totally not bothered by the fact that her boyfriend was an incestuous pervert but by the fact that she was losing his attention.

[–] tskivolocki 11 years ago

You have got to be right bwing55543. To back up what you said: When she said "...that was my man. That was my *beep* man." Or when she said "It's that bitch's fault! She didn't scream. She didin't do nothin."

[–] heaintloveu 11 years ago

Loneliness and desperation weigh heavily upon the soul

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she threw a pot at Precious and knocked up her head

[–] jaxi2005 12 years ago

OP I believe Monique did say 'Mary' was bi-polar in an interview.

[–] ArliDarko 12 years ago

""Also, people on this board are too PC. What... is wrong with you guys? lol""

what does PC stands for?

[–] dustypork 12 years ago

You're on the internet. Look it up.

[–] Tracey73 11 years ago

what does PC stands for?

PC stands for politically correct.

Some hurt, some love, some shout. I fought the world and I lost that bout. ~ Blue October

[–] dblsnark 12 years ago

I think she was personality disordered. Definitely Narcissistic:

To the extent that people are pathologically narcissistic, they can be controlling, blaming, self-absorbed, intolerant of others’ views, unaware of others' needs and of the effects of their behavior on others, and insistent that others see them as they wish to be seen.

Narcissistic individuals use various strategies to protect the self at the expense of others. They tend to devalue, derogate and blame others, and they respond to threatening feedback with anger and hostility.

Close your eyes and pretend it's all a bad dream. That's how I get by.

[–] Solid_Gold 8 years ago

My thoughts exactly! I wouldn't wish anyone to endure this pain, to have a narcissistic parent. It's the worst thing ever!

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[–] Princess_Ashmi 12 years ago

Yes there was clearly something not right with her. Emotionally. Therefore some form of depression.

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[–] Ryo7 11 years ago

The cure for her ailment is a baseball bat to the teeth a couple dozen times. Tallahassee executing fat zombies in Zombieland style.

"Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the Gun" - Army of Darkness - Ash (Bruce Campbell)

[–] Haifis 11 years ago

I don't think Mary has bipolar.
I think maybe IE disorder mixed in with Narcissistic personality disorder

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As you are now, so once was I,
As I am now, so you will be,"

[–] Chargy 11 years ago

The cure for her ailment is a baseball bat to the teeth a couple dozen times. Tallahassee executing fat zombies in Zombieland style.

If violence cured Mental Illness we would've exterminated it centuries ago. Doesn't work that way.

[–] Ryo7 11 years ago

I still want her dead. Sorry if that seems cruel, but it's cruel to her victims leaving her free to commit willful acts of violence against them, and an illogical burden to tax payers to let her continue to live in their care within any institution. There comes a point where someone is too far gone upstairs to be helped, and that corpulent disgusting slag deserves what she gets when it all comes full circle. I was glad to see Precious stand up to her in the end, and walk away with her head held high. I rather enjoed this movie when for a while I didn't think I would.

"Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the Gun" - Army of Darkness - Ash (Bruce Campbell)

[–] Chargy 11 years ago

YOU KILL HER THEN!

(jk)

I agree that some people can't be helped, full blown psychopathy, can't have them around regular society.

[–] grandmabrat 11 years ago

This is a movie showing what it is like to grow up under these conditions which are not addressed by society. For example, most of the women I have known in my life were molested by family members. My mother had a mental problem much like this character. No one notices, it is all in family, so nothing is done. This movie is trying to inform, not balance the books retroactively.

[–] dailyshampoo48 10 years ago

I wonder about the mental problem.

but mostly I just think she was evil.

[–] Tracey73 11 years ago

I haven't gotten far enough into the movie to hear anything about mental illness. But the first time her mom was going off on her (when the counselor was outside her place speaking through the speaker) I had tears in my eyes.

I could never imagine telling my child he/she would never amount to anything and wished I would've aborted him/her. My heart just breaks for Precious. I could care less if the mother herself was a victim of abuse. There is no excuse for doing that to your child.

Some hurt, some love, some shout. I fought the world and I lost that bout. ~ Blue October