Psych Worried About Singer’s Mental State
A psychiatrist who evaluated Michael Jackson had major concerns about Jackson’s mental and physical health, according to reports from Telegraph today. The psych met with Jackson on two occasions, including one session in June, just two weeks before the singer died.
Apparently, the King of Pop was undergoing considerable strain from his life under the spotlight as well as the grueling training for his planned 50-venue concert tour. According to the paper’s source, Jackson exhibited wild mood swings and candidly admitted an addiction to painkillers. The news we get about Jackson’s health in the months before his death just get grimmer and grimmer.
According to a psychiatrist’s report quoted by The Sun newspaper, the singer’s behaviour was increasingly erratic, with his mood swinging from an “almost manic” excitement about the tour to silence and staring into space.
A source close to the investigation into his death reportedly told the paper that Jackson was “clearly not mentally or physically equipped to cope” with the 50-night performance schedule at the O2 Arena.
“Michael was always adamant the show must go on – to the point where he was obsessed with the idea he would be ‘killed’ if he couldn’t go on stage,” The Sun quoted the source as saying.
“He had been backed into a corner and was falling apart under the strain.”