Selena Gomez Opens Up About Mental Health and The Weeknd With InStyle Magazine

“Transformative” is certainly a word to describe the past few years for Selena Gomez.

We’ve watched the young actress turned singer grow in every regard, and it’s been a beautiful process to witness.

Selena has made it no secret that she’s dealt with her own health battles, both mentally and physically. After revealing that she has been battling Lupus, Gomez took a few steps back from the spotlight.. but her come-back has been nothing short of incredible and powerful.

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In a new interview with Instyle that was published today, Selena chatted with Lauren Brown about growing up, and getting it done.

LB: When was the last time you walked around unnoticed?

SG: Honestly, if I see a movie with my friends in sweatpants, it’s fine. But when I’m doing press and I’ve been in hair and makeup for two hours, it’s kind of obvious.

LB: You just turned 25; you’re into your next quarter of life.

SG: I kind of wish numbers didn’t exist sometimes, because I feel like I’m 15 some days, and then other days I wake up and I’m 40. It’s so weird, how one year can change everything. Last year I canceled my tour and went away for 90 days, and it was the best thing that I ever could’ve done. I had no phone, nothing, and I was scared. But it was amazing, and I learned a lot.

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Gomez also touched on doubting her choices, and working on anxiety issues..

LB: When you were doing press for the Netflix show you executive-produced, 13 Reasons Why, you said, “The older I get, the more insecure I get.” Tell me why.

SG: That’s what I work on in therapy the most. Because of social media, because of all the pressure that girls have, it’s so difficult. It’s good to be connected, to see things, and to get a sense of what your friends are up to. But it also allows people to think they need to look or be a certain way. I remember when I had my Disney show, I was just running around and not caring and making kids laugh. I was all over the place. And now it feels more zoomed-in—you have ugly people trying to get negative things from you, and the energy makes you feel bad about yourself. You can’t help it. It’s very hard to find out who you are during all that mess and pressure.

Read the full interview with Selena Gomez and InStyle HERE.

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