Fans of MTV's Teen Mom OG are calling for one of the featured moms, Amber Portwood, to leave the show so she can better focus on her mental health and well-being. Amber got her start on MTV on the first season of its popular show, 16 and Pregnant. After the success of that show, Amber was one of the four moms from 16 and Pregnant chosen to appear on its spin-off show Teen Mom, now Teen Mom OG. Amber has always been one of the most controversial moms to appear both on her show, and Teen Mom 2. In the seasons of the show, Amber's relationship with her baby daddy Gary went down in flames, and fans were quick to call out her abusive actions toward him.
Amber went to jail in 2010 for her argument with Gary, which MTV cameras captured, but sadly that wasn't her only brush with the law. In 2012 Amber was arrested on felony drug charges, and after failing to take part in court-ordered rehab, her plea deal was revoked and she was sentenced to two years in prison. After she got out of prison, Amber returned to Teen Mom OG, this time with a new boyfriend. It wasn't long until her anger took control, as fans saw her blow up with anger numerous times on camera. Fans thought Amber finally found her happy ending when she met Andrew and had a second child with him. Things took a bad turn however when Amber was arrested once again for chasing Andrew and their son with a machete. Fans have been asking for MTV to let Amber go ever since.
Reddit users are calling for Amber to leave the popular MTV show, so she can better focus on getting a handle on her mental health issues. In a 2017 episode, Amber revealed to the cameras that she has been diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder and Bipolar Disorder. Reddit commenters claim her struggles with these disorders are aggravated and made worse by being a public figure. One commenter, in particular, points out that watching an edited version of her life play out on television, probably does not help her manage her illnesses, and that they would be more manageable if she were not a public person. While many agree and believe Amber is a good person on the inside who has some struggles, others have a differing opinion.
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Everyone on the Reddit thread agrees Amber needs to take some time to figure out how to manage her mental health and control her anger. What they disagree on is whether or not Amber is a good person outside of her mental illnesses. Some commenters claim she would be a horrible person even without her diagnosis, because of the way she reacts to herself on the show. They claim Amber never shows remorse for her actions and is always quick to blame the victim of her anger rather than take some accountability for her actions. They also point out her poor treatment of her daughter as proof of the kind of person she is. Lastly, they think Amber will never willingly leave the show because, while the other moms have set up businesses and investments outside the show, Amber has no other source of income.
As of right now, Amber does not seem to have any plans of leaving the show that made her famous. It is unclear how the next season will play out for her because things did not go well between her and Gary during the season nine reunion episode. Amber's daughter Leah was slamming Amber's parenting throughout all of season nine, and Amber did not react well. It seems she made things worse for herself when she bashed Gary and his new wife Kristina on her various Instagram lives. It will be interesting to see what her relationship with Gary and Kristina will be like in season 10 of Teen Mom OG, not to mention her relationship with Leah.
Source: Reddit