The singer spoke at the Center for Youth Mental Health’s annual event
On Monday night (3), Demi Lovato shared words of experience and wisdom at the annual charity ball Center For Youth Mental Health at NewYork-Presbyterian (NewYork-Presbyterian Youth Mental Health Center). The singer didn’t shy away from sharing truths about her complex journey with her mental health, substance abuse and eating disorder. In conversation with the Dr Charlie Shaffershe brought to light the lessons she learned from being admitted to treatment programs on five different occasions.
“I’ve been in treatment five times, and every time I’ve gone back to a treatment center, I’ve felt defeated,” she explained. Lovato (via People). “And I know that experience firsthand, but I think the glimmer of hope started when I started dedicating myself and putting in the work, whether it was in a program or talking to my treatment team and building relationships there.”
She added, “I think the glow of hope started to change when I started finding joy in the little things in life. And that was such a strange thing for me before, because I was used to not seeing hope.”
She had to be hospitalized for the fifth time to Lovato realizing that she “definitely felt different” and giving herself credit for getting to that point in her journey. “She felt like she had hit rock bottom and knew what she needed to do, which was live a life in recovery,” she said. “And this was something I had been putting off for a long time.”
Lovato has documented his hopeful recoveries and disastrous relapses in several documentaries throughout his career, but also in his music. In 2021, she released “Dancing with the Devil.. the Art of Starting Over”accompanied by a documentary series, both depicting his recovery from an overdose in 2018. As this narrative became deeply intertwined with his highly publicized life, Lovato He needed to learn to separate his mental health from his identity.
“I only realized this isn’t who I am when I first went into treatment. It’s just a part of what makes me me, meaning my struggles shaped me into the person you see today, but it’s never become my identity since.” “, she shared. “It’s just become something about me that makes me a little interesting, I guess. I’m grateful for the things I’ve been through and what I’ve overcome.”
Source: Rollingstone
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