Gypsy Rose Blanchard talks about her childhood with her mother, Dee Dee, and what it was like growing up in the care of someone who suffered from serious mental health issues, including Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy (MSP).
Ahead of the upcoming Lifetime documentary, The prison confessions of Gypsy Rose BlanchardGypsy spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about his open and honest approach to talking about his past.
During the conversation, the interviewer revealed that a doctor featured in the documentary called Dee Dee Blanchard a “psychopath.” Gypsy Rose Blanchard, however, does not necessarily agree with the diagnosis.
“I actually didn’t know. “So you just told me something I didn’t know,” Gypsy said of the doctor’s statement. “I don’t think that’s an accurate description.”
“I know she suffered from mental health issues, but I’m not even close to getting a PhD. know what the definitions of psychopath are. But in that sense, the way she is used in a common and insulting way, [that is] absolutely not [true]. “She was a very sick lady who had a lot of mental health issues and would have needed medication.”
“She would have needed mental health therapy and they weren’t treating her. So I think that was the problem with my mom, I don’t think she was a devious person. I just think she would have needed a lot of help and mental health therapy.”
Gypsy Rose Blanchard says she learns more about her life every day
For Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the doctor’s claims that her mother was a “psychopath” came as a surprise. That said, this is by no means the first time she has received new information about her mother, or even about herself.
“There’s a lot to unpack in my life and I only know my perspective,” he explained. “So when I talk to my family, I constantly learn new revelations from them that I had no idea about. So it’s like I have my version of my life and then everyone else has their own version of things. “I’m piecing things together as I go.”
Now that she’s out of prison and starting her life again with her husband, Ryan Anderson, as well as her father and stepmother, Gypsy Rose Blanchard says she’s simply doing her best to make the most of each day.
“I’m just trying to take it day by day,” he said. “I just try to be really present in the moment and enjoy the time I have because everyone says, if you blink, your life is over. So I’m enjoying, for the last 8.5 years, I’ve been excited about this new life and ready to go. For me, every day is a day-to-day process.”
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