Selena Gomez Opens Up About Her Mental Health Journey While Being Honored by McLean Hospital

Selena Gomez was just recently honored with the 2019 McLean Award at McLean Hospital’s Annual Dinner earlier this month.

In a recently surfaced video, the 27-year-old spoke at the event and opened up about how she got through a challenging time of her life with the help from the physicians at the facility.

“Last year, I was suffering mentally and emotionally and I wasn’t able to stay all kept up and together. I wasn’t able to keep a smile or to keep things looking normal. It felt like all of my pain and my anxiety washed over me all at once and it was one of the scariest moments of my life,” Selena says in the video of her speech on social media.

She continues, “I sought support and the doctors were able to give me a clear diagnosis. The moment I received that information, I actually felt equal parts of terrified and relieved. Terrified, obviously, because that veil was lifted, but relieved that I had the knowledge of why I had suffered for so many years with depression and anxiety.”

Selena added that she’s still focusing on her health today.

“Although this does not mean that it has all gone away, I can say that after a year of a lot of intense work, that I am happier, I am healthier, and I’m in control of my emotions and thoughts more than I’ve ever been,” she says. “So I’m very happy about that.”

The McLean Award is presented to individuals who have furthered the public’s understanding of psychiatric illness and mental health.