Selena Gomez Reveals Bipolar Diagnosis To Miley Cyrus: 'It Doesn't Scare Me'

Selena Gomez is speaking out about having bipolar and how the diagnosis empowers her instead of holding her back.

The “Rare” singer, who’s previously discussed her experiences with anxiety and depression, talked about mental health during a particularly candid moment on Miley Cyrus’ Instagram Live talk show, “Bright Minded.”

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Cyrus has been welcoming celebrities, including fellow former Disney Channel stars Demi Lovato and Hilary Duff, on her makeshift talk show amid the coronavirus pandemic, but her conversation with Gomez was her most revealing yet.

When asked about why so many people are “afraid to talk about mental health,” Gomez lead by example and discussed her own struggles like never before.

“After years of going through a lot of different things, I realised that I was bipolar and so when I go to know more information, it actually helps me,” she told Cyrus. “It doesn’t scare me once I know it. I think people get scared of that, right?”

Gomez credited McLean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts, for helping her come to the realisation, describing the institution as the “one of the best mental health...

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