In her documentary Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me, the American star opens up about the diagnosis of her bipolar disorder and reveals her long healing process.
- Selena Gomez shared her bipolar disorder diagnosis with her audience during an Instagram Live with Miley Cyrus.
- In 2017, Selena Gomez underwent a kidney transplant because of her lupus, an autoimmune disease that results in a malfunctioning immune system.
Orelsan, Angèle, Billie Eilish…. Many artists recount the beginning of their career through a documentary. American actress and singer Selena Gomez recently opened up about the last six years of her life in a feature film available since November 4 on Apple TV.
Bipolarity: “I was no longer able to move from my bed”
Diagnosed with bipolar in 2016, the young woman revealed the impact of the disease on her daily life in the documentary entitled Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me. In an interview with RollingStonethe singer revealed that she was hospitalized in four treatment centers. “It started with depression, then isolation. Then I couldn’t move from my bed. I didn’t want anyone to talk to me. My friends brought me food because they loved me, but none of us knew what it was. Sometimes I stayed in bed for weeks, so much that just going down the stairs made me breathless”confessed Selena Gomez to the American media.
In 2018, the actress of Only Murders in the Building also began hearing voices that altered his view of the real world and experienced an episode of psychosis. During this period, she also suffered from a significant state of paranoia before being interned in a treatment center.
Selena Gomez: her fear of never becoming a mother
In recent years, Selena Gomez has also faced another pathology: lupus. This autoimmune disease is characterized by skin lesions and joint pain, but it can also spread to the kidneys, heart or brain. In 2017, the singer had to receive a kidney transplant because of the disease. It was her friend Francia Raisia who gave it to her. “There are no words to say how much I thank my friend Francia Raisa. She gave me the ultimate gift and sacrifice by donating her kidney to me. I am so grateful. I love you so much my sister “can we read under an Instagram publication of the young woman.
From now on, Selena Gomez follows a basic treatment which makes it possible to reduce the intensity, the frequency and the duration of the episodes of the bipolar disorder. However, these drugs have potential side effects on fertility. The singer therefore fears that she will never be able to get pregnant. “It’s something that weighs heavily on me in my life… If I have to have children, I will.” she said optimistically.
