Demi Lovato says she was ‘relieved’ to get bipolar diagnosis to treat ‘extreme lows’ from depression
‘I struggled for so many years’: Demi Lovato was ‘relieved’ when she was diagnosed with bipolar as it offered an explanation for her intense emotions
Demi Lovato spoke about her mental health journey at the Hollywood & Mind Summit in Los Angeles on Thursday.
While there, the 30-year-old pop star – who recently saw a UFO – said she was “relieved” to be diagnosed with bipolar disorder as it offered some explanation for her intense emotions.
“I was so relieved to finally have a diagnosis,” Lovato opened up at the star-studded event.
“I had struggled for so many years, and I didn’t know why I was dealing with depression in a certain way at such extreme lows, when I seemingly had the world in front of me ripe for opportunity,” the former Disney star said. continued.
Demi noted in her Dancing with the Devil documentary, released in 2021, that she was initially misdiagnosed.
Mental health: Demi Lovato said she was ‘relieved’ when she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder as it offered an explanation for her intense emotions
Coping: Earlier this month, the star shared an emotional post saying it’s okay that not every day is “good.”
“It was things like, I remember being 15 years old on a tour bus and watching fans following my bus with posters and trying to wave me outside the window,” Demi recalls.
“And all I could do was just sit there and cry,” she added. “And I remember sitting in the back of my tour bus looking at my fans and crying and thinking, ‘Why am I so unhappy?'”
The singer-songwriter said one of the reasons she publicly shared her diagnosis is because she wanted to be of service to others.
“I knew if I could help others with their journey, that’s exactly what I wanted to do,” she said.
“And so I decided to be open and honest about what I had finally learned about myself.”
The music artist initially spoke about her bipolar diagnosis in 2011.
She told it at the time People that during a three-month stay at an anorexia and bulimia treatment center, she discovered why she was struggling to control her feelings and behavior.
“I never found out I was bipolar until I went into treatment,” Lovato noted. “In hindsight it makes sense. There were times when I was so manic, I wrote seven songs in one night and I was up until 5:30 in the morning.’
“I feel like I’m in control now, which I haven’t been in control of all my life,” Demi added.
Lifted Weight: “I was so relieved to finally have a diagnosis,” Lovato opened up; pictured at the Milken Institute Global Conference on May 3
Fashionista: The raven-haired beauty snapped a selfie in a bathing suit
Days ago, the star shared an emotional post saying it’s okay that not every day is “good.”
She shared a close-up selfie with black mascara smeared under her eyes from crying and wrote, “Not every day is a good day and that’s okay. #mentalhealthawarenessmonth.’
In 2017, told radio host Elvis Duran, “I think if people refer to me as bipolar it’s something that’s true – I’m bipolar – but I don’t like people using it as a label.
“It’s something I have, it’s not who I am. I think it’s really important that people bring up the importance of mental health because it’s something that’s so taboo to talk about. The more people know about it, the more people will find solutions to what they’re going through.’