Selena Gomez is all grown up. The multi-hyphenated artist, beauty mogul and mental health advocate is jumping into 2022 with a new sense of purpose – and she’s bringing her fans along on the journey.
In a new interview with InStyle magazine, Gomez opens up
about how giving up social media helped curb her depression and anxiety as well as her future plans to make the world a better place by continuing to challenge stigmas around mental health.
“I became aware that my little world is complicated, but the picture is much bigger than the stuff I deal with,” Gomez said of the past two years. “I have problems with depression and anxiety, and I found it difficult for me to be me.
I didn’t want to post anything on social media because I realised that I was in a situation where I was extremely blessed. What could I possibly post or say?” Gomez, one of the most followed women on Instagram, added that at one point the platform “became my whole world,” which put her in a ‘really dangerous’ situation. “In my early 20s, I felt like I wasn’t pretty enough,” explained Gomez, adding that her insecurities began when she started acting as a child. “At the age of 7, I was already working and in the hair and makeup chair,” she said. “Even then
I noticed certain (beauty) trends and how I didn’t match them.”
