Britney Spears: Nervous Breakdown

As if Britney Spears didn’t have enough to content with after the breakdown of her marriage, upcoming divorce settlement and custody battle, she now has to deal with the whole world watching and waiting as she seems to experience a nervous breakdown.

Over the weekend, Britney had, what seems to be, some kind of breakdown. After four days drinking in New York and spending Valentine’s morning alone, Britney’s week seemed to spiral out of control. She was seen sobbing for several minutes in her limousine before demanding that staff at Esther’s Haircutting Studio in Los Angeles shave her head. When the staff refused Britney’s demands, she took the clippers into her own hands and shaved off her beautiful locks. Despite the half-dozen Paparazzi and members of the public watching the scene, Britney left the salon – bald-headed – before traveling to a tattoo studio where she received two tattoos. The staff at the tattoo parlour have stated how she was in a state of disturbance and was screaming out in pain as the tattoos were created on her wrist and hip. Tattooist Emily Wynn-Hughes said “We just saw a huge celebrity on the verge of a nervous breakdown. She seemed really distraught and disturbed… She’s definitely crying out.”

With the media circling like vultures, it must be an incredibly difficult time for Britney. Her personal life is in tatters as she says goodbye to her husband, Kevin Federline, and possibly half of her $100million fortune. With her excessive drinking, partying and personal antics being splashed all over the papers each day, I am sure she is in pieces and, understandably, unable to cope with the situation.

Since the weekend’s events, Britney’s official website has been closed, apparently for upgrades and her mother is said to have flown out to Los Angeles to be with her for emotional support.

It is my opinion that the media are too keen to make a quick dollar than to actually feel compassion for this young woman. A divorce would be difficult for anybody to handle, let alone a massive celebrity who is only trying to remain strong with the constant media attention and millions of people watching her every move, waiting for her to mess up or break down in public. She may be famous, wealthy and seemingly have it all, but some problems cannot be solved with millions of dollars, mansions and cars: matters of the heart need genuine support.

It is my view that this past week has seen Ms Spears hit rock-bottom, which is exactly where she needs to be if she wants to recreate herself and become a better, stronger woman and mother. I am certain we will see her – driven, enthusiastic, confident and inspired – explode back onto our television screens within a very short time – and I genuinely hope this is the case, for this is a very talented young woman who is experiencing some of life’s worse heartaches.

I wish Britney all of the luck and support in the world. I truly hope her fans will unite and she will feel stronger to rebuild herself into the woman she used to be and wants to be.