The Mental and Physical Stability of Britney Spears In an article written by Serge F. Kovaleski and Joe Coscarelli called Is Britney Spears Ready to Stand on Her Own? In this article in The New York Times they talk about how the life of one of the world’s most successful pop stars has been controlled by a court-approved conservatorship, which is designed to help people who cannot take care of themselves. Britney spears had a meltdown about eight years where she took an umbrella and bashed a paparazzi’s window to their vehicle. Britney Spears told People Magazine that she was in a good place in life and that she’s been the happiest that she has ever been. According to her team, on stage she is fully in control, and that the backstage is where …show more content…
Britney Spears had been behaving very unusual, she was speaking in a British accent and also driving at dangerous speeds. Her psychiatrist has called for assistance, she was strapped to a gurney and was taken to U.C.L.A. Medical Center. This was the second time now that she had to be taken to a hospital for an emergency psychiatric evaluation. Anyone that was watching her day would have had a very hard time recognizing her. Drug and alcohol problems certainly fed onto her decline. She was entered at a place for treatment twice, but each time she cut her stay there short. The substance abuse would definitely be a factor in her fight for custody over her children. She was tormented by losing contact with them, is what her associates said. Whatever type of mental illness afflicted Britney, by 2008 it seemed to have full possession of her. According to Britney’s mother her father asked the court to establish this conservatorship for her, which would give him control over her well pretty much everything that has to deal with her. By the end of 2008, the conservatorship that was made had been made permanent. Britney talked about the restrictions and said that there is no excitement, no passion, it being too in control, that it’s never ending, and about feeling liberated if she wasn't under all of these restrictions. For the conservatorship system Britney spears hardly even fit the bill to have one. Even though