it's really sad to hear how she feels about her life - since she did have a lot of freedom before and that's been taken away from her, but i'm sure that she sees that this is all for her health and for the chance to get her kids back and all that. it HAS to be hard to have her father over her like he is, and i can imagine that she feels like no one listens to her, but hopefully this is just a short term thing and that she'll be able to manage herself in a few years.

She looks good here.

well she looks very unhappy but she built her own prison herself.

I wonder if she is seeing any therapist?

That's all well and good but would she be willing to give it all up to be 'free'?

what a insidious Tw*t.

No excitement No passion? what does that mean? her kids arent important enough to be excited about? she isnt letting every tom dick and adnan dive into her bed

I am not sorry for you Cheetos head.

Nothing will ever be good enough for her. Honestly, if I were her father at this point I'd throw in the towel and let her crash and burn. He's done his best, now let her figure it out for herself.

she must miss

*running over the Paps

*shaving her head and attacking the Paps

*sleeping with the Paps

*flashing her crotch

*flashing her crotch again

*losing custody of her children

*locking herself in her room

*riding in ambulances

*going to rehab/crazy house

she already proved to herself and sons that she cannot be "free" without some control. She simply cannot handle it. I'd hate to think where she'd be right now if her father never intervened.

She may not like or even understand it but this is the best place she could be right now.

She should be lucky her father cares enough about her to be doing this. He saved her life. She was headed for death or suicide. She is a spoiled brat and needs to grow up.

I think it is necessary for her to be under these restrictions as she proved she was unable to handle that freedom for quite some time. It has to be hard to have it all taken away, but I think for her own safety that her Dad needs to be in charge for a while longer. I hope she comes out of this a happier, healthier and stronger woman. I wish her the best.

I told you she is heavily ill.You just dont get over depression in a few months and so on.Its something that builds.And her parents care for her comeback only.They should have focused on her mental health/I believe she is in the same situation,but she is better controled,she has 10 bodyguards around her and is heavily medicated.Also the press doesnt publish recent pics of her,that show her crying and being heavily unhappy.

How does anyone know if she actually said this?

While we all know that having her father in charge is clearly for the best, from Britney's point of view, I can see where she feels imprisoned. It's a sad situation, and honestly, if her father wasn't in charge, I'm sure the postings on her would be completely different.

I do fear what would have happened if her father's conservatorship had come to an end. Not because of fear for Britney, but for the sake of her two children.

I know it probably isn’t fun having all sorts of restrictions at her age BUT I wish she would realize it is for the better. I think she still needs to do some more growing up if freedom is the only thing that can make her feel happy. She has two kids, responsibility should come before freedom.

she said this on clips from her upcoming documentry Brian

When is she going to admit that she's bipolar?

I think she probably thinks she can function on her own again, but probably isn't quite there yet. I don't think she's saying she didn't need all the help, I just think she believes she's better now. It must be frustrating to be an adult and have someone else control your finances and life, even if it is for your own good. I think she needs a few more months or a year of care under her father, at least.

Yeesh, she's got problems. I truly hope she's still getting better. But it's not good that she's looking at this as punishment for something she did 'wrong'. It's help for her because she was incapable of helping herself, not punishment.

hmmm

i feel like whatever she said is being taken out of context.

she is battling mental illness, that is why she feels the way she does it is very sad, but she is lucky to be rich and famous

of course shes unhappy..there is alot of pressure riding on her from the fans, media, record company etc.

Eh, no boo-hooing from me. Sorry, this sounds like drama queen stuff to me. Life is SO boring when things are going well. Welcome to adulthood and real life where not everyday is all passion and excitement.

"There’s no excitement, there’s no passion.There’s no excitement, there’s no passion."

Yes, Britney, but your idea of "excitement" and "passion" seems mostly to involve having a public meltdown and impromptu head-shaving session, running off to Mexico in the arms of a shady pap, showing the world your vajayjay, and drinking way too many Frappucinos. No sympathy from me either.

i agree with both woop and jude. like i said before i have no sympathy for celebs.

We have no idea if this quote is taken out of context. They don't say what the question was that led to this quote. If they asked "Do you feel trapped being under conservatorship" then this is an answer I'd expect. Who WOULDN'T feel trapped? That doesn't mean she doesn't know that it's good for her, that she needs this control. It also doesn't mean she thinks she's ready to get OUT from under his control, it just means she doesn't like it. Again, who would? We also don't know if this is the FULL quote. I'm going to hold out judgement until I see the documentary.

Wow her laugh is really creepy in the first clip.

Britney needs to stop complaining and be thankful that her father and manager helped her get back on her feet again. It seems that what she means by "liberated" is being able to go clubbing again. I sincerely hope she is well, but I don't think she is. I think she should take a long vacation from the spotlight instead of jumping back with another album.

She does kind of look like her old self, but I can't help but not care about this comeback. The music is still good (or the countless producers she's hired are excellent), but that's about all I care about. She and her videos, performances aren't the thing for me any more.

I think you guys are interpreting her wrong.

I think she's saying that fame is trapping, and that when she was younger it was all excitement and fun, and at some point all of that stopped.

That even when you have everything, if you're depressed, it doesn't matter. That must mess with a person to be so on-top-of-the-world at such a young age.

"prisoner people" ??

Cry me a river! Life as a responsible adult and parent might not be as exciting as a teenage pop video slut. Maybe it's time she thought about someone other than herself.

And I wouldn't be too harsh on Adnan, because he's the one who called her parents and helped navigate Sam out. Even though he's a little creepy, he probably helped save her life.

"she already proved to herself and sons that she cannot be "free" without some control."

"It seems that what she means by "liberated" is being able to go clubbing again."

I agree. Being a parent is a huge responsibility, and you and your life style are forever changed by that. I think that if she REALLY wanted what is best for her children, she would move out of Los Angeles...but LA is where the all attention is.

If she does have a mental illness, that wouldn't be something that can be fixed easily. Even when you are on meds you have to find the right balance, and sometimes their affectiveness decreases. Stress brings on mental episodes. IMO, I really don't think she should be rushing right back into the extreme stress of a pop career.

Acyl, that's a good point too, that's likely exactly what she's referring to. Like I said, I'll withhold judgement until I know more.

I know some like to kick the girl when she's down, but now's not the time for that.

"I think she's saying that fame is trapping, and that when she was younger it was all excitement and fun, and at some point all of that stopped."

If that is what she meant, there is nothing that mandates that she has to continue to try and be famous. If she really to quit being famous, I doubt she would make cds, videos, and documentaries about herself...selling her private life.

I have no problem pointing out how shallow this self-absorbed twit sounds complaining about the situation she's in since she created it. IF she has a real diagnosed mental problem, then I question why is she planning tours, live shows, and a new album promotion? It's one thing to give a mentally unstable person some level of work and responsibility, but what kind of doctor finds a person unable to take care of their own basic needs, yet okay to perform an album promotional tour and media interviews?

Having this "hey, let's talk about ME" video about sad little Britney's tragic life is perfectly timed with the release of her new album. Talk about contrived! I'll save my sympathy for someone with a real problem.

The silly b*tch should have not acting like a freakin crazy person and she wouldn't be treated like one!!! She needs to be glad she's not in a crazy house somewhere b/c anyone else would have been put away long time before daddy-o stepped in and called bullsh*t on her stupid ass ways!

People seem to have strangely outdated ideas (=prejudices?) about mental illness! Some people here sound like they came straight from the 19th century rather than our own times.

I agree with acyl. I think she is talking about how she feels trapped by fame.

Jillness, I understand your point, but I think it would be very hard for her to completely walk away from her career. As she said in the promo "it's all she knows." And she probably has her family and advisers pushing her to make a comeback. But who knows?

I may be in the minority, but I feel bad for Britney. I think she was pushed into fame by her mother and advisers before she had a chance to grow up and discover what she really wanted out of life. Being a sex symbol and under constant media scrutiny at such a young age would screw anybody up.

If I learned anything from Britney its that I never want to be famous.

Amen to that Bonchic!

Agree. I also think they should slow down with the comeback stuff.

I think it would be good for her to go to college or something, honestly. I know it would be difficult, since she is famous and would be recognized, but if she was able to stick with it, she'd probably gain a lot of perspective and realize she can give herself more options than what she currently feels she has.

I don't know I guess I can sympathize, but then I'm a Psychology major. We don't know and can't comprehend how isolated she must have felt during some of the most important developmental parts of her life. I'm glad he Dad is stepping in now, but her parents should have been more of her parents when she was a teen. If she is mentally I hope she can find a way to manage for the kids and I hope KFed is a better father then he is a partner.

If she is bipolar or something like that. It is her personal business, she doesn't have to reveal it, even though I think it would raise major awareness for the mental illness. If she is bipolar the medication they take can really neuter your personality, maybe that is what she is referring to when she says no passion or excitement. I try not to judge someone I've never talked to preemptively.

I have a hard time harboring ill will for celebs. I hope everyone is happy and has a chance to live a fulfilling life.

Jessiebanana, you hit the nail right on the head! If she truly is bipolar (and there have been many indications and leaks that she is) then I understand perfectly where she is coming from. It's hard for people who have never dealt with/witnessed mental illness to comprehend, but:

Bipolar disorder means you have very high UPS and DOWNS. Her medication takes away ALL ups and ALL downs...which makes her controllable. But it also makes her life a screamingly, mind-numbingly BORED existence.

But you have to see it from her perspective...sure, she's no longer a danger to herself or her kids. But she wants to be able to FEEL like a normal person, to get HAPPY (I would bet millions this is what she means by "excitement" and "passion"). Her meds more than likely have eliminated completely her ability to feel any joy in her life.

Her saying "I keep telling people, but they won't LISTEN" is a classic sign of a bipolar patient trying to communicate with people who don't GET it. Doctors/therapists/family are first and foremost concerned with STABILITY, not QUALITY OF LIFE...which is okay I guess. But she trying to tell them that without being able to FEEL a moderate amount of joy/sadness then she feels like she's being "punished" by being forced to lead her "stifled" life.

I work directly with bipolar patients and this is a very, very common effect of the meds. I have had so many bipolar patients tell me that they would rather die than keep living a blah existence...which is terrible! Adjustment of meds may help, but until she commits to accepting that her life will be subpar because of the meds I feel like she still needs people around her to support her (but not draw a salary, like her dad. That is just wrong!)

oh my God, there are a lot of people who don't know what mental illness is. unfortunatly, i knew someone very close who was so bad and waht what that means ... and doctors, after short weeks, told that person to work!! Because work might help to to focus and concentrate in other things. But not to much work, of course. I don't know, but probably that's what happens with britney.
Lucky people those who didn't deal with ental illness with someone very close ...

Bonchic, living in another state doesn't mean she would have to completely walk away from her career. She could record in a studio pretty much anywhere (in her home, local studio, bus, etc.) I just think that living in another area would be much better for her children than living in LA where they get used by her as props for paparazzi pictures at pumpkin patches.

Being a celebrity does NOT mean that you have to subject yourself to the Robinson Blvd. madness that Britney subjects herself to. There are many who maintain a very successful career while preserving their personal lives and family.

I think to assume she has a mental illness is a little presumptious. Yes, there have been leaks that she is bi-polar but there are all sorts of rumors out there, and you can't make a diagnosis based on rumor. She could also be an addict. She could also have a different type of mental condition. Maybe she was just acting out. At the end of the day, we are all just speculating about her health.

I also have to say that I found out some interesting things in a quick google search about her mom's book:

1. Britney was doing cocaine at 14

2. Her "manager" Sam was trying to get her admitted to the hospital to cure her "drug addiction".

Cocaine is a known accelerant for bipolarity. In fact, having just ONE line of coke can send a previously-stablized patient into a manic episode which is, of course, quickly followed by a lingering depression. Cocaine also contributes to rapid-cycling, a condition where the bipolar patient can switch from manic to depressive in a matter of MINUTES. Honestly, that is exactly what she was doing before her kids got removed.

Also, bipolar patients are NOTORIOUS for taking drugs. When manic, they literally don't see consequences to doing them. When depressed, they are simply trying to ease their suffering.

Again, drugs are a factor but dollar to donuts she is bipolar. The two usually travel together.

Jillness, I completely agree that it would be best if she left LA. I was referring to your comments about her continuing to try to be famous.

That's interesting about her mother's book. Cocaine at 14 -yikes!

Also, if we know she was doing drugs at 14, then it is a FACT that her brain didn't develop normally during her teen years. Add in the emotional fragility that comes with being raised as a popstar and I'm suprised no one saw her mental illness earlier.

Although, the above raises the question--she may have had a genetic predisposition towards mental illness, but if her mother had chosen to delay her rise to fame would she have avoided developing this illness? Had she received a normal childhood and not done drugs until her brain was fully formed, would she have deteriorated the way she did? Something to consider, that's all.

Having seen a bipolar rise and fall up close, I concur with those who say work is often recommended path, but not too much stress. Which is why I'm still a bit dubious that bipolar is her issue. It's one thing to record or dance on days she feels like it, but a whole other animal to do national television interviews and possibly a concert tour--where you don't get to decide which days you feel well enough to get out of bed.

One of the early sources claiming she was bi-polar was Sam.

I don't fault her dad for taking a salary. He's had to put his career on hold to babysit 24/7, so he has no other income. It's a court monitored salary, and far less than she would blow on Sam and all that craziness and shopping. Her Dad is saving her far more money than she pays him. If her dad hadn't stepped in, Sam might have spent everything she had.

Ginger, I totally agree with you about the work thing. Work is often recommended to establish a routine and encourage productivity--both of which are incredibly important to a recovering brain. But low stress work is usually the recommendation, not a nation-wide tour and high-pressure recording studio environment. But if she truly feels up to the task, then let her have it I say. Setting some goals and achieving them will do far more good than being cooped up in her mansion all day.

She didn't perform all of her tours, though. She had several cancellations, and the quality varied from location to location. You also have to factor in drugs...her manic/depressive cycle would definently be altered from drug use. And while Sam was the first to air the news that she was bipolar, her hired PR firm "leaked" that same info several times to different media outlets. I'm sure her mental illness was an abused excuse in order to suppress drug abuse, though.

what do u think ur sellin us,b*tch? ur a loser in every aspect of ur life cuz u dont apreciate what u have.and here is ur drug >>>>>>>>>>>> ATTENTION!!!