The Britney: For the Record documentry for me was what was really insightful. This clip especially:

http://jezebel.com/5100335/britney-on-the-record-im-sad

I just want to give her a hug. She's such a lovely girl, but she's proof of what happens to you when people stop treating you as a person and see you as a product. When she says that she tries to tell people how she feels but they don't listen, it just breaks my heart. She needs someone looking after her, rather than just shoving her out onto the stage to earn more money. She just seems so lost, almost childlike (there's a scene in the documentry when her Dad confiscates her phone and she goes "No Daddy! No!" - she's almost 30 years old and people don't allow her to make any decisions for herself. She must be in such a delicate state to have that much control over her.

At the end of the day, I really hope she's doing better and that she's found some sort of peace. It's nice that she's been rather out of the spotlight all year. Having said that (and I know I'll sound like a hypocrite), I just cannot wait for her next album as I think 'Blackout' and 'Circus' were amazing pop records.