In a new interview, Selena Gomez has opened up about working on her mental health for the last two years.
The actress and singer spoke about how she suffered an emotional breakdown in 2018, leading her to seek dialectical behavior therapy to manage depression and anxiety.
“I became aware that my little world is complicated, but the picture is much bigger than the stuff I deal with,” she said of the last two years. “I have problems with depression and anxiety, and I found it difficult for me to be me.”
During her mental health journey, Gomez realized that stepping away from social media would be a huge element in her healing.
“At one point Instagram became my whole world, and it was really dangerous,” she said. “Taking a break from social media was the best decision that I’ve ever made for my mental health. I created a system where I still don’t have my passwords. And the unnecessary hate and comparisons went away once I put my phone down. I’ll have moments where that weird feeling will come back, but now I have a much better relationship with myself.”
Therapy, though, has made the biggest difference in the 29-year-old’s life.
“I’m a big believer in therapy, and I always feel so confident when I’m taking care of myself,” she said. “If I’m not in the best headspace and my friends invite me out, I won’t go. I’ve lost my sense of FOMO, which I’m proud of. Sometimes I push myself too much, and it catches up to me. But I try to balance out everything as best as I can. I like to be there for my friends and celebrate everyone. But I have to make sure that I’m OK, you know? Because if I’m not OK, I can’t be OK for other people.”
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