Minggu, 20 Juli 2008

Did Britney Spears have a secret breakdown last month?



While it seemed like everything was getting better for Britney Spears lately, several sources claim she had a significant mental health relapse after little sister Jamie Lynn Spears gave birth to her daughter last month. Now magazine claims that Britney’s visit to see her new niece Maddie was so short (just one day) because she had a severe emotional breakdown. She and father Jamie hightailed it back to Los Angeles, where Brit was seen visibly upset at the airport. Everyone assumed that was because of the paparazzi crush, but now it looks like it might have been due to some emotional turmoil.

And for the next two days, says the publication, Britney's dad Jamie -- who is staying with the troubled star because he's in control of all her affairs -- became more anxious about his daughter's deteriorating state.

A source says Britney was "a bit dazed and distant", wouldn’t answer any of her dad's questions and "had no enthusiasm for anything". And on June 21, at around 9.30pm, Jamie found his daughter naked on the bathroom floor, crying hysterically and mumbling to herself about wanting a baby girl. Jamie rang the doctor, who rushed to Britney's side and diagnosed a breakdown.

A source says, "Seeing her little sister give birth was too much for Britney. It made her realize what a mess she’s in. She’s insanely jealous of Jamie Lynn having a girl because she’s always been desperate for a daughter. Jamie found her sobbing her heart out and repeating: 'It’s not fair, Dad, it's not fair.' He sat with her, cuddled her and stroked her hair. Then he got her some clothes and helped her into the bedroom before calling the doctor, who ordered her to rest. They bumped up her Melleril and Ativan because of the drama she was creating."

[From Showbiz Spy]

If it’s true, that’s an incredibly sad story. It sounds like Brit’s dad did just the right thing, and she’s really lucky to have him around to take care of her. I know a lot of people will disagree with me on this, but I don’t think this is actually completely scary behavior. Children and babies are a sensitive subject; and feeling brokenhearted at the loss of her own sons makes sense. Shortly after this, Britney was granted her first overnight visit with her sons in months, so her psychiatrist must have felt she recovered decently well.

Brit clearly isn’t entirely put back together yet, but I can understand how something like this could trigger an emotional break for her. It’s long been reported that she wanted a daughter. She barely sees her two young sons anymore. She’s widely viewed as a bad mother. Seeing her much younger sister have a daughter and handle the whole thing reasonably well probably triggered some feelings of deep inadequacy. It’s incredibly hard as an older sibling to feel like you don’t measure up to the younger one, and that’s probably a new feeling for Britney.

She still has a ways to go in terms of getting her life on track. Who knows, in ten years Brit may be totally together, have a great family, and be able to really appreciate the things that matter.

Here’s Britney arriving at LAX after spending one day in Louisiana. She was surrounded by 30 paparazzi and that there was a fight between one of her bodyguards and a photographer, which resulted in the cops being called. Images thanks to WENN.







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