Selena Gomez The insecurity she deals with is opening up due to years of body shaping.
“I was stung by someone who said I was fat. Why [emotion] Come? ” Gomez, 33, told Temptation In the cover story published Tuesday, September 9. “I’ve dealt with a lot of weight issues in my life, and it’s something I’m very sensitive to.”
Gomez added that she seeks help through dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), which is “a conversational therapy for people who experience very strong emotions”, according to Cleveland Clinic. DBT helped Murder only in buildIndbt g The actress opened up her insecurity.
“Oh, now I understand, it’s because I’ve been through some medical stuff and gained weight.”
“[Some therapists provide] Small card [you can pull out] When you feel a certain type of emotion, there is a question that can help you understand it. “Gomez continued. “You absolutely have to be willing to do the job, and this part can be tricky. ”
But, Gomez added: “I finally feel like I’m in a place where I don’t need to apologize for everything I do.”
Gomez was diagnosed with lupus in 2014 and received a kidney transplant and chemotherapy. In 2023, she spoke about comments about her body, explaining that her lupus medication caused her weight fluctuations.

Selena Gomez
JC Olivera/Getty Images for Rare Beauty“When I take it, I tend to bear a lot of water weight. When I get out of it, I tend to lose weight,” she said in Tiktok Live at the time. “Yes, we feel like S*** one day, but I’d rather be healthy and take care of myself. My medications are important and I believe they help me.”
Gomez also struggles with her anxiety and depression and Her bipolar diagnosisshe revealed in 2020.
“I went to one recently [of the] The best psychological hospital in the world…I discussed, after years of going through so many different things, I realized that I was bipolar. ” she said Miley Cyrus‘”Bright” Live Instagram Show. “It actually helped me when I had more information and once I knew it wouldn’t scare me. … When I finally said what I was going to say, I wanted to know all of this and the fear was gone.”
Gomez continued, “When I was young, I was afraid of thunderstorms and mom bought me all these books about thunderstorms and she was like, ‘The more you educate yourself about it, the less you are afraid.” It totally helped my time. ”
Gomez later told Elle In 2021, her diagnosis felt like a “huge weightlifting.”
She added: “I can take a deep breath, ‘Okay, that explains a lot.’

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