Dr. Phil Was Wrong To Talk Publicly About Britney Spears

Reported, Dr. Phil McGraw was trying to get Britney Spears to check into a rehab facility far away from Hollywood when he visited with her in the hospital a few days ago. However, what really needs to happen is for Dr. Phil to go back to Texas and relearn the basic skills he taught Oprah when she was being sued by those cattlemen. Dr. Phil has lived in Hollywood too long now and his basic judgment skills have eroded to the point that he is no different than anyone else who calls that city home. I could not believe my ears when only a few short hours after his, so called, private visit of concern to Britney Spears hospital room he released a statement talking about his visit with her and also promoting a television special on his daily show.

Dr. Phil is correct in his analysis that Britney Spears needs professional help from an outside of Hollywood treatment facility. Spears in a troubled young woman that has lost her way and fallen into a world of drugs and/or alcohol abuse to numb her pain. Nothing anyone tries to tell her seems to work, from a family that wants to see her get better to a court system that has all but locked her up for contempt of court. Dr. Phil would have done a better service to Britney Spears if he would have approached her in a confidential way without the prying eyes of the news media. Instead, Dr. Phil tried to use Britney Spears problems for his own personal benefit and he is paying a big price for that mistake today.

There are news reports out of Hollywood that Britney Spears parents are attempting to have her committed to a rehab facility against her will. If these reports are true, they will face an uphill battle with California courts that too often times don't see the serious nature of problems faced by some young people. Everyone on Earth can see that Britney Spears is one messed up young woman right now, except the one person that counts and that person is Britney herself. While Dr. Phil's attempt to help her might have been successful if done in confidence, the cavalier way in which he tried to promote his own show and help Britney Spears at the same time not only failed miserably – but did further damage to this troubled young woman.

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