Selena Gomez Mental Health
Selena Gomez admits the journey to figuring out how to manage her mental health hasn’t been easy, but says she’s finally in a good place.
“My highs were really high, and my lows would take me out for weeks at a time. I found out I do suffer from mental health issues. And, honestly, that was such a relief. I realized that there was a way to get help and to find people that you trust,” Gomez, 27, told WSJ Magazine. “I got on the right medication, and my life has been completely changed.”
Gomez is getting ready to release her first studio album in four years on Friday. The album, called “Rare,” is earning rave reviews from critics and is being called a “danceable lesson in self-love and acceptance.”
Selena Gomez Mental Health Experience
“I feel like I was supposed to go through everything I’ve gone through,” Gomez said. “I had low self-esteem, and that’s something I work on continuously. But I feel so empowered because I’ve gained so much knowledge about what was going on mentally.”
Gomez, who got her start on “Barney,” as a child, has grown up in the spotlight. She opened up about her struggles with depression and anxiety in a speech last year, with the hope that her experience would encourage other people to seek help.
“It felt as though all of my pain, anxiety and fear washed over me all at once, and it was one of the scariest times of my life,” she said as she recently accepted the 2019 McLean Award from McLean Hospital in Massachusetts, honoring her for her work to advance the public’s understanding of mental health.
selena mental health issues
Selena has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. “I live with bipolar disorder, and I no longer have it,” Selena says in Wondermind’s welcome video. “And I’m really happy and proud of the progress I’ve made.
The platform, called Wondermind, will be an online space that fosters community around mental health and provides tools and resources for those hoping to strengthen their “mental fitness,” with “no judgment, just progress.”
“To us, mental fitness means creating a routine; working through your feelings to better understand your mind,” the Wondermind site reads. “It means committing to a daily practice, even when you feel out of your comfort zone (which shows it’s working!).”
Wondermind is a collaboration between Selena, her mother Mandy Teefey, and founder and CEO of The Newsette, Daniella Pierson. All three women have experienced mental health struggles, and recognized a digital void — there was no media platform that supported or encouraged people as they worked through their mental wellbeing.
Selena Gomez mental health tattoo
Selena, who’s been open about her own mental health battle, joined Alisha and Tommy in getting matching semicolon tattoos as part of Project Semicolon, a mental health movement to empower people who suffer from depression or show solidarity with those who have battled the disease.
