And furthermore, people can and do suffer all kinds of mental health problems without being a total head.I'm obviously a much less kind person than you but I don't share these concerns. It takes most people years to get a diagnosis for ADHD or autism in adults (speaking from experience), yet Jack has openly said that she's been able to go private to get diagnosed and treated. This runs into the thousands of pounds and she's incredibly privileged that she's not stuck in the frankly dismal NHS system.
Equally, she's repeatedly spoken about her three private therapists (all of whom she apparently pays enough to be in her speed dial, available all hours of the day and night). If she can afford this, that's more support than any poor, mad fucker gets (I include myself in this contingent). If she's lying, well, that's on her.
I've struggled for decades with anxiety, depression and eating disorders, and aside from 8 sessions at uni and offers of group CBT (no thanks!) I've been repeatedly fobbed off by doctors with medication, being given leaflets about free bloody swimming, and other pointless stuff. It's taken me having to confronthistoric sexual assault and rapeto get on a waiting list for decent talking therapy through a crisis centre and still the waiting list for that is 6 months.
Jack is SO, SO privileged that she can afford to go private, but ultimately recovery also involves accountability: acknowledgement of your own damaging behaviours and the affect on others. You have to want to be better. Jack isn't there: she shamelessly monetises any "chaos". She's built her brand around this instability. She surrounds herself with enablers. I genuinely think she overplays any legitimate conditions for donations.
I just can't feel in any way bad for her. *hangs head in unempathetic shame*
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And furthermore, people can and do suffer all kinds of mental health problems without being a total head.
Thank you so Matt much, Matt Hancock.
I'd like to count myself among them.
Have you seen, Matt got slightly salty with Cat Deely on Saturday kitchen today?
"I don't know what I'm doing here to be honest".
"I don't know what I'm doing here to be honest".
Absolutely bloody right! In my opinion, a lot of her behaviour is likely down to innate personality traits as opposed to her being 'unwell'. She gets excused of an awful lot because people are concerned she isn't well.
A look back through her history shows us she's always been pretty much the same, same behaviours throughout.
There was a girl at secondary who made a big fuss about being picked on and the class would get a telling off every few months. That we should be nicer to her blah blah.
She was a total witch and no one wanted to be her friend, we tried occasionally and she would say horrible things to us.
She also told lots of lies. She reinvented herself at uni that she came from a posh wealthy family (not true).
I can verify this. It took me over 10 years to stop doctors from telling me I was just depressed and didn’t know my own mind, etc., ad nauseam, and a meltdown in front of a new GP, then 6 months on a waiting list after referral. If I’d had her money I would have gone private, and been a lot better off a lot sooner.
It was a prize, I remember her receiving that. Odd Photo for the story though in the Guardian. Bit pompous for an article promoting cheap meals!
Yes my previous post didn’t acknowledge the privileges she has compared with many of us.
I had to go private in the end to get assessed for ADHD as I was getting nowhere in the NHS. They are simply not interested in adults who may have undiagnosed issues like this.
I was lucky enough to afford the private fee as a one off assessment which was several hours of appointment.
Jack doesn’t acknowledge the money she has coming in that allows her to access stuff that most people cannot.
I had to go private in the end to get assessed for ADHD as I was getting nowhere in the NHS. They are simply not interested in adults who may have undiagnosed issues like this.
I was lucky enough to afford the private fee as a one off assessment which was several hours of appointment.
Jack doesn’t acknowledge the money she has coming in that allows her to access stuff that most people cannot.
Someone is offering her help on FB at least.
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I didn’t see that bit, but she was incredibly annoying - I had to turn the sound down cos her yapping was doing my head in.
Salty like butter?
I am constantly confused as to why Cat Deely is still in the news and treated as a celebrity - literally what has she done since SMTV live? Or was it Live and kicking?
The shows coming back, cd uk i think. So shes everywhere atm
ETA I just googled and I appear to be chatting tit. I thought I heard one of her shows was coming back
Apparently she’s been living in LA (not like she ever mentions it
), but it looks like the work’s dried up over there so she’s now back here, all over daytime TV touting her wares. She’s pretty annoying.
I worked with a similar woman, and Jack reminds me very much of her. Especially that the lies were never quite outright lies, there was always a basic grain of truth and then it was just adapted and twisted to fit whatever was “needed” in that situation. She’d go and complain at superiors about anything she perceived as a tiny slight but would tear into others and expect it be absolutely fine. My former colleague though entirely shunned social media - she realised after the first call out that if she had a written record of saying something happened then chose to change the story it was too easy to catch her out.
I don’t doubt Jack has real issues, and I hope she can get the help she needs, but the amount of “chaoses” can’t be excused by that. One or two should be enough for anyone to learn
Has a big career in America
She didn't fall under a bleeping train for crying out loud 
. Such a drama llama .
. Such a drama llama .although I think it’s fair enough for someone to use their wealth or successes to improve their lives, this is it- someone like Marcus Rashford or Jamie Oliver will acknowledge their privilege and say look I want to pay this forward while still being able to use their roots as evidence of their knowledge of a situation.
Jack implies in various ways that she is still suffering from poverty and disadvantage and this is simply not true.
I do feel conflicted often posting on tattle because I see that the thread subjects read here and are affected by what’s said. I also see that she does clearly have mental health issues, as do a lot of us here. And I genuinely wish her no malice. I just feel that here we can discuss things openly without any confrontation or invading of space. She chose to come here that day we (the Royal ‘we’ of the cabal) don’t go to her.
People in the public eye asking for money for nefarious reasons need to be monitored and there is insufficient regulation.
her behaviour may be influenced by her ADHD, autism, etc however these may also be being used as excuses. there’s been such a lot of great advice on these threads she could really turn things around. Have a private personal account I’m sure a lot of people inc. Nigella would still follow that and blow off your steam there. Have a large professional account run by management and share any scathing essays you want to go viral via it.
apologies for lack of capital letters I CBA correcting them.
one thing to add is I’m also one who worries about her potentially harming herself in some way, the mentions of CF etc weighed heavy, and I’d like to remind people that we are not to blame. Saying these things is quite abusive really and is designed to just get us to stop discussing the inconsistencies and shut it down. there are an awful lot of very kind people here and I know they are being caused moral and emotional harm by the allegations and suggestions made.
no influencer or blogger needs to read this forum, I’m sure it’s very tempting but it’s a choice.
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