Selena Gomez Doesn't Think She'll "Ever Overcome" Her Depression And Anxiety
Posted on Wed Feb 7th, 2018 8:20am PDT By X17 Staff
She's realistic about her struggles.
Selena Gomez covers the newest issue of Harper's Bazaar and talks all about her mental health issues, and she isn't the slightest bit ashamed about having to ask for help when she needs it.
"Anyone who knows me knows I will always start with my health and my well-being. I’ve had a lot of issues with depression and anxiety, and I’ve been very vocal about it, but it’s not something I feel I’ll ever overcome. There won’t be a day when I’m like, ‘Here I am in a pretty dress — I won!’ I think it’s a battle I’m gonna have to face for the rest of my life, and I’m OK with that because I know that I’m choosing myself over anything else," she told the mag.
The "Come & Get It" songstress wants to make sure she's in the right place before she releases new music, too.
"I want to make sure I’m healthy. If that’s good, everything else will fall into place. My next album has been forever in the making. When people ask me why, I’m honest about it: It’s because I haven’t been ready. I mean, point-blank, I don’t feel confident enough in where my music is yet. If that takes 10 years, then it takes 10 years. I don’t care. Right now I just want to be super intentional with all of the things I’m doing," she explained.
As the most followed person on Instagram, she admits she has a complex relationship with social media.
"I have a complex relationship with Instagram, to say the least. It has given me a voice amid all the noise of people trying to narrate my life for me. … The only thing that worries me is how much value people our age place on social media. It’s an incredible platform, but in a lot of ways it’s given young people, myself included, a false representation of what’s important," she mused.
It's tough to be famous!