Selena Gomez is in treatment for mental health issues, but the 26-year-old singer has been down this road before.
The “Back to You” songstress has been to rehab numerous times throughout the years and has always been honest with Selenators (her fanbase) about the health struggles she lives with day in and day out.
2014: Rehab for lupus diagnosis
In January 2014, Gomez secretly completed a two-week stay at the Meadows, a rehab facility in Arizona.
“Selena voluntarily spent time at Meadows but not for substance abuse,” Gomez’s rep told E! News at the time. Though it was unclear at the time what caused her to receive help, she later explained that it was her newfound lupus diagnosis and chemotherapy treatments that made her step away from the limelight.
“I was diagnosed with lupus, and I’ve been through chemotherapy. That’s what my break was really about. I could’ve had a stroke,” said Gomez of her break in a Billboard cover story.
Many assumed it was related to substance abuse issues, to which she said: “I wanted so badly to say, ‘You guys have no idea. I’m in chemotherapy. You’re a–holes.’ I locked myself away until I was confident and comfortable again.”
Though she came back from rehab feeling better than ever, the former Disney star checked back into another rehab facility in Tennessee two years later in August 2016 for anxiety and depression.
“As many of you know, around a year ago I revealed that I have lupus. I’ve discovered that anxiety, panic attacks and depression can be side effects of lupus, which can present their own challenges,” the singer said in a statement upon entering. “I want to be proactive and focus on maintaining my health and happiness and have decided that the best way forward is to take some time off.”
Gomez’s 90-day treatment in Tennessee came amid her Revival World Tour, causing her to cancel the remaining concert dates. While there, Gomez had to give up her cellphone and participated in individual, group and equine therapies.
“You have no idea how incredible it felt to just be with six girls,” she admitted to Vogue in March 2017. “It was one of the hardest things I’ve done, but it was the best thing I’ve done.”
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