Selena Gomez says she had to hit ‘rock bottom’ to get the mental health treatment she needed

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Selena Gomez has been very open when it comes to her mental health. She made the difficult decision to release a documentary, Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me in 2022, which helped touch the lives of millions.

Since its release, she’s been a vessel of information, sharing vulnerable stories. This week, she joined her mom, Mandy Teefey, at SXSW where they were a part of the panel Mindfulness Over Perfection: Getting Real On Mental Health with Wondermind.Gomez, who recently wore a red heat to toe look, said she was “terrified” to release the documentary, and was going back and forth on whether she should do it.

Once it was out, she said she said it helped release anxiety. Looking back, she said it makes her sick to hear the things she was saying about herself. “It bums me out, but I think everybody can relate to that feeling ...

it’s important to speak to yourself with kindness, but I don’t think I really understood that,” she said. “It’s funny because all the things I was bitching about then, I’m grateful for now, so it’s really ironic.