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There can be a lot of stigma surrounding mental health issues, a reality Selena Gomez knows all too well. “I think people get scared of it and I’ve seen it, even in my own family… I’m from Texas, it’s not known to talk about your mental health,” she explained to Miley Cyrus. “You’ve got to seem cool, and then I see anger built up in children, teenagers or adults because they are wanting that [to talk about it] so badly.”
Gomez has since adopted a different mindset, adding, “So I just feel like when I finally said what I was going to say, I wanted to know everything about it and it took the fear away,” she revealed.
The musician expressed this fearlessness again when she publicly discussed the intersection of her physical and mental health in an interview with Dazed. “Going through the lupus thing and the kidney transplant, I was dealing with fame and with being run-down, dealing with depression, anxiety and other mental health issues that I had,” she confessed. “It was all a bit confusing.”
The star was able to overcome this confusing period through music, culminating in the ultimate breakup ballad, “Lose You to Love Me.” She told Dazed, “I was able to release a song that hopefully helps to heal some people, or just lets them know they are not alone … And that’s why I am grateful for the chapters of my life.”
Written by: Nicki
