Britney Spears Reveals She's Suffering From Permanent Nerve Damage

Britney Spears has revealed that she is suffering from permanent nerve damage to her body. The pop icon opened up about the physical pain in a post on Sunday night (November 6th) that featured her classic dancing to Foster the People's hit "Pumped Up Kicks."

"I’m dancing in time now Victoria … yes … nerve damage on the right side of my body," Spears wrote in a lenghty Instagram post. "... there’s no cure except God I guess … nerve damage is caused sometimes when you don’t get enough oxygen to your brain … your brain literally shuts down 🧠 … blah blah blah old story … in that place I didn’t breathe when I was there … nerve damage causes parts of your body to go numb."

She gave fans more insight, explaining, "I wake up like 3 times a week in bed and my hands are completely numb … nerves are tiny and it feels like pins and needles from the right side of my body it shoots up to my neck and the part that hurts the worst is my temple on my head … it stings and it’s scary … the last 3 years since I got out of that place I’ve been in a mild unconscious state … I couldn’t face it 😔."

Luckily, Spears shared that she doesn't feel any pain when she dances, which probably explains why she posts so many videos of her joyfully twirling around her house. "It’s funny though when I dance I don’t feel the pain 💃," she explained. "it’s like my mind literally goes to a place of my inner child. And although I don’t move like I use to … I truly believe my faith in it gave me strength … by the grace of God I finally found a medication where I actually feel oxygen going to my brain and through my neck 🧠 … my eyes are more open now and I can hold my head up correctly 👁️ … I’ve done a good job trying to pull it off. Either way I’m getting a lot better, I can breathe."