Target mask tirade: Shopper who destroyed mask display seeking help

[MrsCoffee]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/07/30/mask-mandates-target-viral-video-arizona-tirade/5541401002/

Melissa Rein Lively's spiral in an Arizona Target was caught on video for all to see. She recorded herself destroying a mask display in early July – something she now says she regrets and is in treatment for mental illness.

In an exclusive interview with USA TODAY, Rein Lively, the CEO and founder of a public relations firm, said she lost all of her clients and her husband filed for divorce after the videos of her expletive-filled rants went viral.

"I think mental illness has been really something that has not been addressed as a result of this pandemic," she said. "Because what happened to me was scary and it changed my life forever. I felt I had absolutely no control over my actions."

After her manic meltdown in the store, Rein Lively said she was taken for a psychiatric evaluation after her husband called police from their home. She said she stayed in a mental health facility for over a week.

********************************************

Here is a statement from her a couple weeks ago (complete with qanon sign off): “I will have you know I have a command of the English language unlike any other.”. She obviously has a very, um, creative PR person, but sounds just like drump.

[Jirel]

1. She got what she deserved.

Arizona Republican. Head of a PR firm. That’s all anyone needs to know.

She’s now trying to spin herself out of this mess.

[delisen]

2. I choose compassion when it comes to mental illness

She is a person of limited power and may likely be diagnosed as bipolar.

[luv2fly]

3. cough cough

cough cough bullshit cough cough

My opinion is mental illness had nothing to do with this.

[GemDigger]

7. I agree. I think the people that are taping their own bad actions are doing nothing but looking for

attention for their youtube, twitter, tiktok, etc. She made a fool of herself, ruined her business and now is trying to rescue it by claiming she is nuts. She isn't nutz, she is an attention seeker.

[Hortensis]

9. But WHY is that your opinion? Shouldn't we actually know

enough to seek the opinions of experts, or failing availability of expert analysis, at least have more information about the person and situation, before forming an opinion?

I think her behavior suggests mental problems may be contributing, and I think we can reasonably assume any mental dysfunctions are being exacerbated as much as the Republicans and Russia/China/Iran can manage because we see their cumulative effect on otherwise functional assholes. But that's a guess, not an opinion, regarding this stranger.

I hope, though, that she really did get at least some of the professional evaluation, and hopefully a dab of counseling, that I'd wish for many of our neighbors.

[panader0]

4. I read her statement. She's wacky.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

5. If she needs help, here's hoping she gets it.

[Ferrets are Cool]

6. Too much faux (news) will cause mental illness

[dreamland]

8. I wouldn't call her crazy, she just lives with a different point of view

Is she really cured? Because so long as p45 is still out there, I don't think she can suppress her mental condition for long. P45 brings out the demons in us all

[dalton99a]

10. She is a stable genius, and very rich

https://celebmagazine.com/melissa-rein-lively-qanon-karen-target-arizona-statement/
QAnon Karen Melissa Rein Lively breaks silence on Arizona Target mask trashing arrest

Problem was, I didn’t know exactly how I was going to do it. So for approximately 33 1/3 years I worked hard to develop my earthly skills and God given talents to establish myself as a successful business person and public relations executive. By the grace of god, I was fortunate to win the trust and business of brands like Nike and Nobu, sit on visionary round table discussions at Burning Man with the likes of Elon Musk and treat both of my best of friends on two epic 30th birthday parties on yachts in Greece and Ibiza. I had a gorgeous kind and successful husband I love more than anything, two adorable dachshunds, a range rover in the garage, not one but two Rolex’s, and three Birkin bags. By all intents and purposes it would appear I had it all.

...

So when my whole vision came together I knew exactly what I had to do. From the outside I know what I have done looks absolutely next level insane. It certainly is. But I had to do something so outrageous and shocking – something the world had never seen before to get the necessary attention to make my voice heard. I will have you know I have a command of the English language unlike any other. My mother was an English professor at Boston University and to this day I am relatively certain I am the only member of the millennial generation on the planet who was raised with a Trans-Atlantic accent. Furthermore, my cogency of the English language is further evidence by a perfect verbal SAT score. That being said, I have always known the pen is much mightier than the sword which is why I would like to impart my story upon you today, and beg that you join me in my world where I choose to only see love, I choose to only feel love. I choose to only be loved. Why? Because I only am love. And you know what? You are too.

...