The Scoop: In a new interview with the British magazine Fabulous, former Disney star Demi Lovato is finally opening up about the breakdown that propelled her to abandon a worldwide concert tour and enter rehab for three months in late As the now year old Lovato recalls, spiraling drug use, bulimia, depression, and self-injury all played a role in why she finally made the decision to seek treatment.
Demi attempted to alleviate her depressive symptoms by using a combination of alcohol and illicit drugs, reportedly cocaine, as a way to self-medicate.
She also admits to struggling with bulimia. The eating disorder, marked by bingeing, typically on high carbohydrate foods, and then purging foods through vomiting, use of laxatives, or excessive exercise, is a condition that is strongly associated with depression; as recent research has shown, a history of depression may be present in approximately half of all people diagnosed with an eating order. Other methods of NSSI include burning, biting, scraping or scratching skin, hitting, interfering with wound healing and skin picking.
NSSI frequently co-occurs with depression or can be considered a maladaptive behavior associated with borderline personality disorder. Rather than go on with the tour, the singer opted to finally seek a way out of the cycle of depression and self-destructive behavior. After three months of in-patient rehab beginning in November , Demi says the experience helped her learn how to manage her emotions through more positive means, a process she is working to perfect.
I like, who would ever thought that, like, I knit on a Saturday night, like. Her rep said, "Demi has decided to take personal responsibility for her actions and seek help. Demi and her family ask that the media please respect their privacy during this difficult time.
She regrets not being able to finish her tour, but is looking forward to getting back to work in the near future. The rep didn't specify the nature of Lovato's problems, not indicate how long she would be in treatment. As a result of entering rehab, Lovato has walked out on an international concert tour with the Jonas Brothers. Lovato is not the only high-profile celebrity to suffer from self-mutilation. In July, , Angelina Jolie opened up to Parade magazine about her tortured past.
The Salt star said: "I used to cut myself or jump out of airplanes, trying to find something new to push up against because sometimes everything else felt too easy. I was searching for something deeper, something more. Demi has worked hard to move past their history of self-harm. Demi was spotted with scars on their arms as early as when they were They explained at the time,. The only way that I could get instant gratification was through an immediate release on myself.
They later expanded on their experience of self-harming while speaking with Self magazine a year later in They said,. For many people with a history of cutting, seeing others with scars, cuts, and marks can be particularly triggering.
However, triggers are different for every individual. If you are currently hurting yourself or thinking of hurting yourself, reach out to the Crisis Text Hotline where you can text with a trained counselor.
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