Selena Gomez says that the vulnerability that accompanies to speak of mental health is not for the weakness of the heart.
The 32-year-old singer-actress explained why she chooses to plead in terms of mental health despite the fact that this found “scary” in a recent interview with Billboard Español.
“In the end, I think it is important to express yourself problems that matter to you, whether you are famous or not,” said Gomez before the Billboard Latin Women in Music in 2025 to be held on May 1 – where she must be honored as a woman of the year.
However, “it is not for the weakness of the heart, because you put yourself there and believe me, there will be a lot of opinions that will come to have the cheek to say anything,” she said.
The Grammy winner then recalled the first time that she decided to talk about her mental health.
“It was frightening to be so vulnerable and I never wanted someone to think that I am a victim,” she told the publication.
Gomez continued: “I thought [that] By sharing my own story, I could help others, and I take all the negative opinions that come with this because I see the overview of how conversations have changed around mental health. »»
Last May, Gomez also launched his third rare summit of mental health of beauty. It also collected funds for mental health organizations for young people as part of its first annual advantage on the rare impact fund in October 2023.
A 2022 documentary Selena Gomez: My mind and me Also addresses its setbacks and triumphs of mental health.
