Britney Spears says that since her breakdown, her life has been worse than a jail sentence – but that she’s slowly healing one day at a time.

“I have really good days, and then I have bad days,” the singer, 26, admits in a new fly-on-the wall, 90-minute documentary, Britney: For The Record, to air in the U.S. Nov. 30 on MTV and in the U.K. Dec. 1 on Sky1.

Struggling to gain control of her life again after her public meltdown earlier this year, she says candidly: “Even when you go to jail, y’know, there’s the time when you’re gonna get out. But in this situation, it’s never ending. It’s just like [the Bill Murray movie] Groundhog Day.”

She adds, “I’m having to pay for it for a really long time.”

Spears was hospitalized for mental evaluation in January, which resulted in her ex-husband, Kevin Federline, being granted sole custody of their sons, Preston and Jayden. Her father, Jamie Spears, also gained legal control over her affairs.

After her rough and rather forgettable showing at last year’s Video Music Awards, Britney Spears might just perform this year too.

“Everyone deserves a second or third chance, right?” Van Toffler, president of MTV Networks Music Group, playfully told The Associated Press during a telephone interview. When asked if he was just joking, Toffler said “Sorta. Who knows?”.

Spears’ ”Gimme More” comeback performance during last year’s MTV Video Music Awards at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas was one of the most-talked about televised moments of 2007. In fact some people went so far as to call her a ‘fat pig’. The drama-filled VMAs drew 7.1 million viewers reportedly.

This year’s MTV Video Music Awards will air live from Paramount Pictures Studios in Los Angeles on September 7.

Update:

You know that Mel Gibson has kind of taken troubled pop star Britney Spears under his wing, right? Well, lately that included setting her up with one of his twin sons who went to rehab too and got himself together.

Here’s more on Britney cavorting at the Video Music Awards:

MTV: Sure, we’d have Britney on VMAs again - CNN.com

Britney Spears to Return to the VMAs? - TV Envy

Britney Spears May Return to VMAs - US Magazine

It’s being reported that Britney Spears and Kevin Federline are back in court awaiting a hearing about their child custody details. We will be sure to post the outcome as we find out more details.

This all comes just days after Britney came back to California.

Update:

E! News is reporting that Spears wore a white blouse and Federline wore a gray suit. They arrived separately around 8:30 this morning and entered the complex through a garage to avoid paparazzi.

Sources are telling E! News that their attorneys have been in discussions about allowing the boys to have overnight visitation rights with Spears. Spears was hoping that overnight visitation rights would have started last week, but that ruling was delayed.

Spears has also made it known that she wants her sons to meet brand-new cousin, Jamie Lynn’s daughter, Maddie, if she is able to convince anyone to allow her to fly her sons to Louisiana.

We will see about that one….

Read More about the current court battle on overnight stays for Brit and K-Fed’s kids:

Brit, K-Fed in Court About Kid Sleepovers - E! Online