Demi Lovato has battled “suicidal thoughts” for her “whole life”.
Demi Lovato
The 28-year-old singer has revealed she has thought about taking her own life on multiple occasions, but now has an “incredible support system” to help her if she ever finds herself in a dark place again.
She said: "Suicidal thoughts are something that I've had my whole life, and if it were to ever get dark again, I have an incredible support system. Because I am an empath, I feel so deeply and so extreme, to where it does get really dark but I have the support system around me now where I don't let it marinate at all in my thoughts."
When Demi does find herself in a bad place with her mental health, she “immediately” reaches out to the people around her who help her “figure out what treatment” she needs.
She added: "I immediately reach out to people, and then from there, we figure out what treatment plan I need, and sometimes it's just going to sleep. Sometimes it's journaling, it's a meditation, whatever it is with my treatment team. But I have found many things that help me in those moments.
“I have tons of resources and tools and I feel prepared, which I hadn't felt prepared a few years ago.”
The ‘Anyone’ hitmaker almost lost her life in 2018 when she suffered a near-fatal overdose, and has said she feels lucky to have been given a second chance at life.
Speaking to People magazine, she said: "It feels like such a fresh start. I feel like I am the freest I've ever been. It feels great to live in my truth fearlessly. I feel proud, but I also know I'm not hanging my hat up yet.
"I have so much work to continue to do, and the work that I've done has been so exciting because it's opened up my doors to my spirituality, embracing my identity, coming into myself more and just exploring that.”
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