Popstar turned celebrity-tabloid star Britney Spears claims she doesn’t need help for drug or alcohol abuse. Instead the singer says she suffers from postpartum depression. This depression manifests after pregnancy. Symptoms of the depression include sadness, lack of energy, trouble concentrating, anxiety, and feelings of guilt and worthlessness. Spears gave birth to two children back-to-back.
Family and friends disagree with Britney. After a series of disturbing interviews and a party rampage with Paris Hilton, they say their beloved is in dire need of counseling. The popstar shaved her head in mid-February. Shortly after, Spears “checked” in to Promises Residential Treatment Center on Feb. 21.
A Us Weekly magazine source said, “She’s convinced she’s suffering from postpartum depression and does not think she has an alcohol or drug problem… She’s angry at her family and her manager for pressuring her to enter the program. She feels she was ambushed.”
The source went on to say that Britney’s not doing well at Promises Residential, and doctors say the singer is “in shock at what bad shape she’s in.” Britney “has been getting in tons of trouble. (She’s) been reprimanded for making cell phone calls, has left the facility to shop, and now she wants to leave rehab for good.”
