How Britney Spears Made a Spectacular Comeback After Her 2007 Mental Breakdown

Most of Britney Spears fans were shaken by the legendary singer’s major breakdown in 2007. However, a couple of years after that fateful incident, Britney Spears was back in the limelight again, fiercer and stronger than before. Let’s uncover what led to her controversial breakdown and how she overcame it in the biggest comeback in Hollywood history.

Britney Spears has come a long way from her 2007 meltdown when she shaved her head

The Controversy

Last 2007, the renowned singer Britney Spears made headlines on the tabloids after she emerged from her favorite salon with a drastically different look. No, she didn’t change her hair color or get a trendy haircut, instead, she opted for a full-blown bald head! As if that wasn’t enough to shock her fans, the singer appeared extremely unsettled, even attacking the paparazzo’s car with her umbrella.

That fateful event ended up making it to the list of the greatest snapshots taken back then. When asked what compelled her to make such daring move, Britney Spears said that she suffered a severe mental breakdown after enduring a series of painful and heartbreaking events in her life.

The Story

That year, she went through a heart-breaking divorce with Kevin Federline, that resulted in several trips to the hospital and rehab. She spiralled down a dark hole, resorting to substance abuse and alcoholism to mend her broken heart. Her unhealthy habits did the trick in helping her forget the pain and agony, but they exacerbated her problems in the long run. The singer quickly realized she needed to make herself better. In an attempt to overcome the destructive pattern of addiction and substance abuse, Britney checked herself into the famous Crossroads Rehabilitation Center in Antigua the same year to get professional help.

Britney Spears had been going in and out of rehab while battling her mental health issues

Her addiction, coupled with media’s overarching stories and rumors about her personal life eventually led to her breakdown in 2007 after which the singer emerged from the Esther’s Hair Salon with a shaved head. According to the renowned singer, her hair extensions were too tight so she wanted them all gone. However, the owner refused to comply with her unusual request. That’s when Britney Spears took matters in her own hands and chopped off her luscious locks and picked up an umbrella to belt a waiting SUV.

The Breakdown

Britney Spears had her breakdown in 2008 when the emergency workers found her overdosing 0n amphetamines prescription. The singer, under a heavy drug influence, then proceeded to lock herself in a bathroom with her youngest son, Jayden. They eventually managed to rescue them after which Britney was taken to UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. The doctors had to put her on a 72-hour psychiatric hold or also known as order 5150.

Thanks to her dad, Britney Spears got back into her feet in 2008 as a fiercer and stronger woman than she had once been.

Her dad, Jamie, served as her co-conservator and the actress had to seek his permission in every area of her life after the court deemed her unfit to make decisions regarding her own life as well as her kids’. Fortunately, her father served as her guardian angel as he helped Britney get back on its feet.

Britney eventually regained custody of her children and mended her relationship with them. She nursed her body back to health and started focusing on her grand music comeback. Since then, Britney has been working hard to become a good example for her children while navigating through her soaring music career.