Selena Gomezis continuing to get candid about hermental health journey.
In anew cover story withWSJ. Magazinefor their annual Talents & Legends issue (out Jan. 18), the 27-year-old singer opens up about finding a breakthrough afteryears of ups and downs.
“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,” says Gomez, whose highly anticipated new album,Rare, drops Friday. “My highs were really high, and my lows would take me out for weeks at a time.”
But afterworking with therapists for six yearsand seekingprofessional help at treatment facilities, theUndocumented Livingexecutive producer says she’s found clarity about her emotional health.
Selena Gomez.Lachlan Bailey for WSJ. Magazine
“I found out I do suffer from mental health issues. And, honestly, that was such a relief,” she says. “I realized that there was a way to get help and to find people that you trust. I got on the right medication, and my life has been completely changed.”
With a new lease on life, Gomez — whoselast album was 2015’sRevival— says her new music reflects a return to her younger self.
“I rememberTaylor [Swift] said when I played hersome of the new songs, ‘I feel like I’m seeing who you were before this,'” says Gomez. “That makes me happy. I like feeling like that girl again.”
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Fans first go to know “that girl” when she was just a teen on Disney’sWizards of Waverly Place, and the entertainer says she would love to make a return to the small (or big!) screen.
Still, that isn’t stopping Gomez from pushing her boundaries. Says the star: “I continue to audition, and I just have to wait for whenever my time is.”
And while many have confined the “Lose You to Love Me” singer to her headline-making relationship withex-boyfriend Justin Bieber, it’s clear Gomez is ready to move on — with or without a boyfriend.
source: people.com
