Britney Spears’ Rehab Struggles

By: Shannon Gossage

Spears has reportedly been having a rough time in rehab and believes that she should not be there. Spears has been "getting in tons of trouble" according to a source, since she checked into Promises Residential Treatment Center on February 21. The source claims that Spears has been caught making calls on her cell phone, has left the facility to shop and doesn’t even believe that she needs to be in rehab. The 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."

Spears was in a downward spiral before entering into the facility. She has been non-stop partying since she split from hubby Kevin Federline in November. Finally, at the urging of family members, she checked into a rehab facility in Antigua on February 15 and then abruptly checked herself out less than 24-hours later. Fast forward a few days and she ended up shaving her head, getting two new tattoos, and enjoyed some heavy duty partying for the weekend. She then checked herself into the Promises Treatment Facility on February 20 and was out of there shortly after. Federline reportedly threatened to sue for custody of the couple’s kids – Sean, 17 months, and Jayden, 6 months – if Spears didn’t stick it out in rehab. So she checked herself back in and has remained there…so far.

Federline and Spears’ family have really come together to support the troubled singer. A friend of Federline’s reportedly said, "Everyone is making comments how sad it is that it took this to get everyone together. There was a lot of distance between the families but it seems now they have a common goal, which is to help get Britney better." Luckily she does have a good support group to help her get through this difficult time. The only problem is that it seems as if Spears doesn’t believe she has a problem. Courtney Love has weighed in on the Spears front saying, "You don’t stop until you want to stop. You can’t make someone stop." Hopefully Britney wants to get better!