I follow many of your favorite celebrities closely. This is one of my recent posts on the Britney.com forums in response to some of her worried fans:
So far in her life she's been raped by industry, controlled by everyone around her, forced into roles she would not have chosen on her own, and completely destroyed by celebrity.
She is currently suffering from serious post-partum depression aggrivated by substance abuse and post traumatic stress. Currently I believe she is in the middle of a very real nervous breakdown and has lost the ability to get through even one day without coming apart or self medicating. She is completely raw, and unable to care for herself without self-destruction.
I don't blame her. It is not her fault, even though she will have to play an active role in her recovery if she is to recover at all. She was a little girl when it started, and she's still got a very big chunk of that little girl trapped inside her. That girl needs protection.
She's just now coming out of her shell and violently, I might add. Desperately trying to assert herself in a situation she has no control of, surrounded by people who do not have her best interests at heart. Currently, she's dying inside her own body. Passive aggressive suicide desperately seeking a strong male influence to care for her, finding no one who can offer the comfort or security she unconsciously seeks.
Britney is a talented artist, that without the intervention of a very caring soul not on the scene yet (if their paths cross it will be later this summer), or without listening to her very strong inner voice that's currently screaming, will die in 2008.
Currently she is headed for a HUGE crash. I don't see her avoiding this one. Look for it to happen in the Spring of this year. It will be much worse than anything we've seen so far.
Right now is such a crisis time for her because it really could go either way, and right now it's not looking so good. People don't recover from that kind of life-rape, and if they do it's almost impossible for them to function and have normal emotional relationships.
It will be very difficult for Britney to recover from this. There is hope, but I'm afraid the damage is so deep and her wounds are the soul-kind that you can't fix simply by getting some peace and quiet. She has a long road ahead of her. There are people who care about Britney, and I do see them trying to help her. I also see a strong bond between sisters.
The very first thing she needs to do is deal with the obvious depression and substance issues. Ongoing therapy for post traumatic stress will be necessary. She has to learn to take control of her own life, and that ain't the easiest thing in the world for any of us. God knows though, she won't be able to heal at all while in the destructive loop she's stuck in right now.
Britney has not yet lost the two things that may help save her and she may still recover after the big crash. She has an extremely strong internal voice, and her amazing creative muse could keep her going. Here's hoping she can survive what will be the worst year of her life.
My prayers are with Miss Britney. I think she's a strong, creative woman. I have hope, yet.