Selena Gomez, a popular singer, has spoken candidly in her new documentary about her struggles with mental illness.
In her new documentary, the 30-year-old pop diva discusses how she deals with the severe mood fluctuations caused by bipolar disorder.
In addition, Gomez had a lupus diagnosis in 2014; she later underwent chemotherapy and a kidney transplant. “You’re going to help people,” was the mantra she repeated to herself each day to get her through her grueling experiences. She said it was “really what kept me going.” She noted that avoiding social media helped her deal with anxiety, and in 2017 she gave her assistant her passwords.
“There may have been a point when I lacked the strength to prevent myself from hurting myself,” Gomez continued.
She also talked openly about her mother’s guidance, which she claimed was helpful in overcoming her anxieties following her diagnosis. She recalled her younger years by saying, “I grew up in Texas, and I was so afraid that lightning and thunder meant a tornado was going to come.
But my mother handed me these children’s books that described lightning, storms, and thunder, essentially saying ‘the more you know about it, the less you’re going to be terrified of it. And it was a big help,” she continued.