Why Paris Jackson may still be coping with the loss of her father Michael

Why Paris Jackson may still be coping with the loss of her father Michael

Michael Jackson’s teen daughter, Paris Jackson, was hospitalized Wednesday morning in what has been described by sources as a possible suicide attempt, prompting many viewers in the PoliticsNation family to reach out to Rev. Sharpton, who knew her father well and eulogized him in 2009, wondering what condition she was in. Her guardian and grandmother, Katherine Jackson, confirmed that she’s “physically fine” and pointed to the emotional struggles the 15 year old has faced in a statement she released through her lawyer in the wake of the hospitalization. “Being a sensitive 15-year-old is difficult no matter who you are. It is especially difficult when you lose the person closest to you,” the statement read. “Paris is physically fine and is getting appropriate medical attention.” Jackson’s hospitalization was preceded by ominous tweets, referring to tears and quoting sad lyrics. First this one: t’s not the first time the daughter of the world-renown superstar has revealed her emotional struggles. ”At school some people have tried to cyber-bully me,” she told Oprah Winfrey last year. “There are kids at my school who talk so bad behind my back and they don’t think I can hear them.” “It’s very common for children who’ve lost a parent, particularly dramatically like Michael Jackson,” Alvin Poussaint said on Thursday’s PoliticsNation. “They have more of a risk of getting depressed, being depressed, and even — if the depression gets severe — of being suicidal.” A professor of psychiatry, Poussaint written multiple books on child psychology although he has not worked with the Jackson Family. “It’s very clear that she suffered a serious loss by her father dying, a loss of a whole sense of stability, security, of who she is. It’s an enormous amount of psychological pressure for her to be able to handle,” he said. “I hope she gets the kind of support and treatment that she needs, and that it not only involves her, but also the people around her, who interact with her, her family,” he added. “That kind of holistic approach would probably be best for her.” Poussaint also pointed out that the teen’s ability to recover from the loss of her father has probably not been helped by the intense public spotlight she faces. With more than a million twitter followers, Paris has a massive audience following her through adolescence. “That in itself can become another pressure, another stresser that really makes it more difficult for her to get through the grief and recover from the death — if she ever can — of her father,” he said.


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