Britney obviously has serious problems, probably worse than we know. I don't think she's doing this to get people to leave her alone - it looks like she's in full-blown addiction, which is disease that erodes your sanity, to put it succintly. There is a sad desperation to it, like someone who's completely lost all sense of who she is. She does occasionally act like a drug-dazed Ana Nicole Smith, which doesn't help ward off such comparisons. I also heard a report that disclosed she spends all $700,000 she earns every month. Sure, a good portion of that is going to lawyers, but still. That's an awful lot of pink wigs. And seeing she's been court-ordered to take parenting classes, I doubt she's spending that money on her kids.