Selena Gomez CRIES Over Fans Who Say She Saved Their Lives

Selena Gomez gets emotional reflecting on fans who say her documentary saved their lives. Strength is looked upon as, oh, I'm strong, I don't need anything, I can handle everything, and that's just not the truth. Sel opens up to Fast Company about her 2022 documentary My Mind and Me, where the singer addressed her battle with mental health. I found out I have a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. I'm going to be honest, I didn't want to go to a mental health hospital, but I didn't want to be trapped in myself and my mind anymore. I thought my life was over. I was like, this is how I'm going to be forever. She was in recovery herself, but she wanted really to help other people, and that meant having to share some of the private moments of her life. She says, I want you to film this, film the pain. Now, the Only Murders in the Building star recalls some of the more raw encounters she's had with fans since sharing her story with the world. Quote, it breaks my heart to hear a girl come up to me and say, I was so close to taking my life, but when I watched your documentary, I couldn't imagine doing that anymore. I think kids, especially with social media, sometimes they just feel a little claustrophobic, and I don't think their voice is actually being heard. I want people to know that every single life is valuable, that their voice can be heard. The article says at that point in the interview, Sel breaks down in tears, explaining that while it's the coolest gift, it's crazy to have that responsibility. I'm very lucky that I have the platform I have, but on social media, as much as it's a blessing and it's fun, it can really tear people down. Back in 2016, Selena made headlines when her revival tour was abruptly canceled after 55 performances, and she was hospitalized to focus on her mental health. To be sharing something honest and saying, hey, I'm taking a break because I need it, I'm being honest, and I think that's just who I am. Fans got a little more insight into what was really going down in her documentary. At one point, she's like, I don't want to be alive right now. It was one of those moments where you look in her eyes and there's nothing there. You're like, okay, f*** this. This needs to end. We need to go home. I just remember it being very chaotic, and she was hearing all of these voices. They just kept getting louder and louder and louder. That triggered some sort of psychotic break. I was scared she was going to die. I feel like it's a time capsule of a period of my life where I look back and I actually feel bad for that version of myself. And I think that it was good for me to see how I was responding to my body, the way I was acting, the way it was so irrational at moments. And I think it was really healing for me to see that and get it out. In her doc, Selena says she needed to go through all that to be who she is today. She's not just an advocate for mental health. She's not just a pop star. She's also a woman dealing daily with her own kind of challenges and trying to be a good person through all of it. And she tells Fast Company why her fans, who have stood by her side through it all, mean everything to her. In a lot of ways, they've held me responsible. And I don't mean that in a bad way. I think I mean it in a sweet way. I want to be the best, but I never wanted to be this unattainable creature. I wanted to be someone that every girl could hang out with and want to chill with because I'm not any different than any of them. So it brings me so much joy to meet my fans whenever I can.