Selena Gomez: former Disney child star opens up about mental health battle in new documentary

From Disney little one star to chart topping success, 30-year-old Selena Gomez has lived most of her life within the glare of the digital camera.  A high-profile existence that has taken its toll as she lays naked within the documentary Selena Gomez: My Thoughts and Me.

The movie sees Gomez speak about her emotional ups and downs, and the way the load of the highlight and her glitzy social media success had a damaging impact on her psychological well being. 

It is a deeply private account with a behind-the scenes have a look at her much-reported, however little-detailed battles with lupus and psychological sickness, in addition to her paths to restoration.

Gomez psychological well being challenges

The star admits she was nervous in regards to the launch of the documentary however was spurred on by the data it would assist different going through psychological well being challenges.

"That is most likely my darkish, darkest moments, and it is terrifying," she says. "However I need there to be some kind of visceral response that is not about me, however that is in regards to the dialog round psychological well being. I used to be positively in a darker place, and I and I hope that by me sharing my story, it would assist different individuals to do the identical and have a relationship with their very own psychological well being."

Director Keshishian noticed "darkness"

Alek Keshishian, who directed the Madonna documentary Reality or Dare stated he had little interest in making one other musical biography, which My Thoughts and Me is something however -- despite Gomez's big success as a recording artist.

"I feel Selena is somebody who represents all of us," Keshishian defined. "And I feel there's a variety of brokenness. There's a variety of a way of darkness and nervousness on the earth proper now. And I feel that Selena reveals you hope and reveals you that, you recognize, whenever you're feeling disconnected, having a dialog, an actual dialog, with one other human being can change your day can change the world."

Selena Gomez: My Thoughts and Me is out there for streaming on Apple TV+ from 4th November.

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