{"id":711507,"date":"2019-09-27T12:09:01","date_gmt":"2019-09-27T12:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/09\/27\/selena-gomez-speaks-on-her-mental-health-battle\/"},"modified":"2019-09-27T12:09:01","modified_gmt":"2019-09-27T12:09:01","slug":"selena-gomez-speaks-on-her-mental-health-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/09\/27\/selena-gomez-speaks-on-her-mental-health-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"Selena Gomez Speaks On Her Mental Health Battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_710354\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-710354\" style=\"width: 538px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-710354\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/5d8dac6ad139a.png\" alt=\"Selena Gomez\" width=\"538\" height=\"496\"  \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-710354\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Selena Gomez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Singer and actress Selena Gomez is speaking out on taking a break from the spotlight and her mental health journey.<\/p>\n<p>Selena went off the grid last year saying before she left that she needed to take a break from social media before she later checked into a mental health facility.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:\u00a0\u2018Social media is a terrible place, people need to take a break from it\u2019 \u2013 Selena Gomez<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Spekaing on what she called the \u201cscariest\u201d time of her life In her acceptance speech at an award ceremony, she said; \u201c<em>I think that we are better when we tell the truth and, so, this is my truth. Last year, I was suffering mentally and emotionally, and I wasn\u2019t able to stay all that kept together. I wasn\u2019t able to hold a smile or to keep things normal. It felt like all of my pain and my anxiety washed over me all at once and it was one of the scariest moments of my life\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>She continued saying she was able to get help from her doctors were able to give her a clear diagnosis, which she said was both terrifying and a relief. \u201c<em>Terrified, obviously, because the veil was lifted, but relieved that I finally had the knowledge of why I had suffered for so many years with depression and anxiety,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>the actress explained.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAfter a year of a lot of intense work.\u00a0I am happier, I am healthier, and I am in control of my emotions and thoughts more than I\u2019ve ever been. So, I\u2019m very happy about that<\/em>\u201d\u00a0Gomez went on to say that while it isn\u2019t easy to share her story with the world, she knows that others will benefit from hearing it.<\/p>\n<p>              &#13;\n                    <\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Selena Gomez Singer and actress Selena Gomez is speaking out on taking a break from the spotlight and her mental health journey. Selena went off the grid last year saying before she left that she needed to take a break from social media before she later checked into a mental health facility. 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