Demi Lovato reflects on her teenage years and her relationship with social media in candid interview

Demi Lovato reflected on her teenage years and what advice she would give herself.

The Disney Channel alum, 31 — who uses they/them pronouns — shared it People: “What I would say to my teenage self is I would say don’t hold yourself to anyone’s standards but your own.”

He added, “And when yours becomes too critical, look within yourself and try to find that self-love. I think it’s really important to find self-love, no matter your age.”

Demi started her career at age 10 with a role on Barney & Friends, and became a Disney Channel regular with her show Sonny With a Chance and the Camp Rock franchise.

The star has been open about her mental health and addiction, as well as her eating disorder.

Demi also survived a near-fatal overdose in July 2018.

Demi started her career at age 10 with a role on Barney & Friends, and became a Disney Channel regular with her show Sonny With a Chance and the Camp Rock franchise; pictured at Camp Rock in 2008

Demi’s near-fatal overdose led to long-term complications, including partial vision loss and partial hearing loss.

She took OxyContin which she believes was laced with fentanyl, which led to her overdose.

Demi suffered three strokes and a heart attack while in the hospital.

‘I was left with brain damage and I still suffer from it. I don’t drive a car because I have blind spots in my vision,” she said in 2021 during a panel for her documentary Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil, via People.

‘And I also had a lot of trouble reading for a long time. It was a big deal when I was able to read a book, which was about two months later, because my vision was so blurry,” she added.

The former child star has previously spoken out about her eating disorder and distorted perception of body image, as well as the treatment she has undergone.

Demi (left) and Selena Gomez (right) on Barney & Friends

The former child star has previously spoken out about her eating disorder and distorted perception of body image, as well as the treatment she has undergone; pictured in 2008

‘The very first time I went to treatment was when I was 18. I dealt with my eating disorder, and I dealt with self-harm and emotional issues. And when I came forward with that experience, I was faced with the decision to either ‘shut up and say nothing’ or share your strength of experience in the hopes that it will impact them in a positive way,” Demi said. Savannah Sellers from NBC News NOW.

Adding, “I wish I had someone when I was 13 years old and had an eating disorder and was starving myself. I wanted someone in the public eye to say, “Hey, this is what I went through, and you don’t have to choose that route.”

Demi noted that when she was a teenager, Young Hollywood was “very, very, very thin,” which negatively affected her diet and her mental health.

Demi revealed to People that negativity on social media doesn’t affect her as much as it used to.

“My relationship with social media has evolved over the years from looking to the internet for validation to not looking at internet comments at all,” the actress said.

“When I see something negative, it doesn’t affect me as much as it used to. And I don’t know if that’s just because of age or how many years I’ve been in the public eye, I just don’t let it get to me like I used to. It doesn’t have the power over me like it used to.”

Demi has recently become a user and spokesperson for Xeomin, an anti-wrinkle injection.

The Heart Attack singer told People: “The campaign really resonates with me because I’ve always believed in making empowering choices and being true to yourself, and owning the choices that help you be your best.” look and feel.’

Lovato defended the injection, adding, “Don’t listen to naysayers or whatever who tries to tell you how to do your own beauty routine. Just listen to what makes you feel good about yourself.’

For the pop singer, makeup and beauty techniques have always been there as the industry’s top artists were also on set.

She said: ‘The best beauty tip I got from someone on set is to never sleep with your make-up on. I never did that anyway, but hearing it again was just very important and it stuck with me.

‘I never sleep with my make-up on. It doesn’t matter what time the night is, it doesn’t matter if I’m up until the morning, I take my makeup off and I do my skincare routine and I’m very diligent about it. I’m just getting over that.’

“My relationship with social media has evolved over the years from looking to the internet for validation to not looking at internet comments at all.”

Demi is currently engaged to 32-year-old songwriter Jordan Lutes who she started dating in August 2022

Demi is engaged to 32-year-old songwriter Jordan Lutes, whom she started dating in August 2022.

The pair met in January 2022 after co-writing her song Substance in January of the same year.

She was previously engaged to actor Max Ehrich in 2020 before calling it quits shortly after.