Agreed. I'm not old enough to know the young MJ, but I always hear how much pressure his family put him when he was still young. I think that definetely puts a strain on a person. If he really is sick, I hope he can overcome this.
I do believe this is why he has always had the mind of a child. Since 5, he has been performing. I think a lot of his problems stem from being in the spot light since he was a kid. It really is no different than other child actors that went south, but do to his talent everyone never looked at it that way. When a child actor goes off the deep end, it is chalked up as being depressed over their career.
If you have ever been to his concert, you know very few can come close to putting on a show like his.