Article continues below advertisementThe Toll the Conservatorship Took on Britney Spears' Mental HealthSource: MEGABritney Spears' conservatorship began in 2008.Britney Spears fought for her freedom for years.Appearing before Judge Brenda Penny in a June 2021 hearing, the "Toxic" singer expressed she had been in shock and traumatized by the conservatorship, which was filed by her father, Jamie Spears, in February 2008 amid her public mental health crises."I just want my life back," she added, explaining she wanted to end the "abusive" conservatorship "without having to be evaluated.