Mindy McCready Comments on Her Tragic Life

Before her appearance on Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, Mindy McCready thought she was the most messed up person on the planet.

McCready said the show, which she initially agreed to get a “big fat check,” saved her life.

"I have put myself in harm's way in almost every relationship I'm in. I know now. I'm a beacon for anybody who wants to take advantage of me."

McCdready also talked candidly about the numerous scandals to which she's been linked: the leak of the racy Eric Dane/Rebecca Gayheart/Carrie Ann Peniche tape (which she was accused of stealing), the Roger Clemens affair and her three suicide attempts, five arrests and two jail stints. She said her time in jail was the worst experience of her life because of being separated from son Zander, now three years old.

"I have been a train wreck. I have made a lot of mistakes," she admited. McCready also said being beaten by her boyfriend, Billy McKnight, left her brainwashed and suffering from battered woman syndrome during much of the most difficult time of her ordeal. She hopes to serve as an inspiration to other young women out there struggling with similar issues.

"Every woman who has ever been made weak by being abused by a man, every woman who's tried to stand up on her own and been slapped down by the industry, or the world, or her boyfriend, I represent what you can be, if you just keep fighting," she encouraged. "I was meant to mess up. Somebody out there knew I could handle it and be an inspiration."

McCready said that everything that’s happened has happened to her for a reason. She hopes to have a new album out soon, but she is currently unhappy and trying to get out of her deal with Iconic Records.

Season three of Celebrity Rehab premieres Jan. 10, 2010, on VH-1. Other celebrities featured include Mackenzie Phillips and Dennis Rodman.