Britney Spears opened up about her health problems and deep emotional trauma on social media on Wednesday. In a now-deleted Instagram post, the Toxic hitmaker confessed that she suffers from “severe nerve damage,” which leaves her “unable to think sometimes.” Over the past few years, the 42-year-old singer has raised concerns about her mental health, stemming from her years of “forced” conservatorship. In the emotional post, Spears also reflected on that difficult period of time, which ultimately ended in November 2021.
Britney Spears reflects on her trauma
In a lengthy post now deleted, the Oops!…I Did It Again singer shared a photo taken by Abagail Catania of a black man wearing a mask and holding a sign that read, “White “People have generations of wealth. Black people have generations of suffering.”
Spears wrote, “I try to do 30 posts a month… I used to do 12 a month… so people can understand why I work so much!!!” “There was a time when I was kept in one place against my will for a very long time…” She added, “Honestly, I haven’t been the same since.”
The Circus singer added, “I thought since I stopped doing IG a long time ago then like 7 posts a month they thought I wasn’t working hard enough so since then I’ve been working harder!!!”
She added, “But the thing is, now I realize there was nothing wrong with me!!! I present myself together on IG but there are a lot of people who don’t know what my body has been through physically!!!”
Spears also mentioned how, despite sharing her traumatic experiences in her 2023 memoir, The Woman in Me, “the trauma is still there and probably always will be.” She added, “It’s very deep and as far as I know, I can just do the best I can and know that it’s OK and not OK to be upset some days.”
Britney Spears reveals she suffered ‘nerve damage’
“I feel like I’m being abused and it’s unfair to me,” the Gimme More singer continued, adding, “All I can do is try to awaken through prayer that connects me in a loving way, not through fear or threats, but by trying to forgive the people who have caused such severe nerve damage to the right side of my body that I can’t even think sometimes.”
“I have to be a bigger person and forgive my parents… but it’s so hard!!! Spears concluded, I will do my best and let it go and not let others down with my anger.