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Selena Gomez is opening up about how her mental health struggles have been triggered by the novel coronavirus.
Just in time for World Mental Health Day on October 10th, the Rare Beauty founder revealed that she “went into a bit of a depression” at the start of he pandemic. She made the revelation during a discussion with former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy over the weekend.
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The "Lose You To Love Me" singer, who has been open about her bi-polar diagnosis and battles with anxiety, hosted a discussion with Dr. Murthy on Instagram Live. They covered such important topics as loneliness and the importance of human connection.
The 28-year-old singer was asked about how she's handled COVID.
"In the beginning, I couldn't deal with it that well,"she said. "I kind of went into a bit of a depression. Then, I started going into a place where I was really writing and being active, and then I guess it just forced me to have that time. And again, I've been able to spend time with those people, those quality people, a lot more than I ever had and spending a lot more time with my family."
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The "Monte Carlo" star said she almost feels like she's "become normalized to this situation that's not normal."
Additionally, she revealed of her job as an entertainer: "My job is a lot of travel, connecting to people, making people happy and that makes me happy. So, it has been a struggle."
But focusing on work and staying busy with the right support system around her has been for the star.
"I would say right now I'm fully coming out again, and I just think I had to handle it the way I needed to handle it. And I got through that with the right people and doing the right things and doing the right steps to not make me go crazy."
In addition, Gomez talked about how she's careful to use social media like Instagram."Though I use the platform, I make sure I approve and write things I want to write but I don't look at it and it's not on my phone. So, I believe heavily that there's something about social media and it's technology getting blamed for increases in loneliness and disconnection." Indeed!
