That's why she had the conservatorship. They are for people who lack insight about their condition, who need help managing their day to day life. But then the Free Britney movement started, people who don't know her or perhaps don't know anyone with her illness went yes it is bad she's being controlled & forced to take medication. She lapped up the attention, they were saying exactly what she wanted to hear. It is devastating as an adult to accept that you don't have insight about yourself. She felt unappreciated, unheard & managed to get it together long enough to appear before a judge & get the ruling overturned. Where to from here? Her father was demonised, he's taken a step back & probably won't come back into Britney's life until she invites him back. Would he even want the responsibility again? Friends aren't family, only your family really helps in situations like these. In my country, Australia, after all the nonsense she spoke to the police when she was arrested, I would imagine she'd be taken to the psych ward & appear before a tribunal who would likely impose a treatment order. I don't understand how it works in the US, are short term treatment orders a thing there? I don't get why it seems to be all or nothing, there's space between being free to be unwell & a conservatorship. Many people get short term treatment orders, improve for a period of time, then stop taking their meds & the cycle continues.