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Ryan Reynolds, Selena Gomez and More Stars Who’ve Spoken Out About Mental Health

Written by on October 10, 2024


In honor of World Mental Health Day, read what stars like Bella Hadid, Demi Lovato and Dwayne Johnson have shared about their journeys.

Though World Mental Health Day is Oct. 10, prioritizing one’s wellbeing means focusing on it more than one day a year.

 

And while it can sometimes feel difficult to put yourself first, not doing so can also have consequences.

 

“I was in the rat race for so long and wanting to please everybody else and wanting to do so much for everybody else,” Bella Hadid recalled on a May episode of The Drew Barrymore Show. “And that honestly in those moments brought me joy until I was completely burned out and I couldn’t do anything.”

 

So the model—who’s spoken about her journey with her physical and mental health, including her Lyme disease diagnosis and battles with anxiety and depression—knew she had to make changes to take care of herself.

 

“Once you feel better on the inside and you feel good enough that you can then give back with your cup full, then you’re able to give people the experience of you that you need for yourself,” she added. “Because if you start to go to work and you get the burnouts, then you’re not really you and you can’t do your job correctly, you can’t be kind, you can’t be hardworking, you can’t be loving. You can’t see everybody around you because you can’t even see yourself.”

However, this journey isn’t always easy and can take time.

 

“I think I will always be working on my mental health, and I will always evolve,” Selena Gomez said on a May episode of the podcast Making Space With Hoda Kotb. “I feel like it is baby steps, but they’re very hard to see. So my advice would be to hold on during those rough moments because there is moments of peace, and I would just cherish them when they would happen.”

 

The singer has shared what she’s gone through with her physical and mental health, including her diagnoses with lupus and bipolar disorder, and noted she “felt freedom” from discussing her experiences.

 

“I’m not better or worse than anyone. I’m simply just a person living and surviving every day,” Selena continued, later adding, “Having to take steps to make yourself healthy takes a lot of work, and people are scared of titles or being defined…So it is every day, but I enjoy every day too.”


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