Selena Gomez talks about kids and the future. Image Source: Billboard
Selena Gomez talks about kids and the future.
Selena Gomez’s documentary "My Mind and Me" will be streaming on Apple TV+ on November 4th and detail the life of the singer-actress over the past six years. She recently spoke to the Rolling Stones and shared her hopes of being a mother one day.
Selena stated that she would like to become a parent in the future, but that it may be a difficult task for her to complete due to the medicines she has been medicated for her bipolar disorder. The singer recalled visiting a friend who was trying to conceive, and after speaking with her, she found herself crying in her car because she realized the medications would cause problems for her, as she may not be capable of carrying her children as a result of them.
The Only Murders in the Building actress said that it’s a very big step for her, but she is hopeful that she will become a mother through other means in the future, adding that however she is meant to have them, she will. Somewhere else in the interview, Selena Gomez shared an episode of psychosis that she had endured in 2018.
She continued that although she does not remember much about it she does remember that she spent several months in treatment as she experienced paranoia and trust issues with the people around her. Selena Gomez's mother discovered her daughter's situation from a TMZ report, and her friends had trouble comprehending her at the time. She explained that psychosis can last for an indefinite period and that before being diagnosed with bipolar disorder, she was gradually coming out of it.
The singer stated that she eventually began to improve as a result of the medications, but the feeling of being gone remained until a psychiatrist weaned her off two drugs. She stated that he guided her, but she had to detox, primarily, from the prescription drugs she was on. Selena stated that she had to learn how to recall specific words because she'd lose track of where she was when they were talking and that it took a considerable amount of effort for her to (a) accept she was bipolar, but (b) understand how to with it because it wasn't going away.
Selena Gomez revealed her bipolar diagnosis during an Instagram live with Miley Cyrus in 2020 as she said at the time that she went to McLean Hospital, one of the best mental health facilities in America, and discussed how, after years of dealing with a variety of issues, she realized she was bipolar. Selena added that it tends to help her when she goes to acquire more information, and it doesn't frighten her once she knows it. Selena stated that she desired to understand everything about it, which relieved her fear.
Selena Gomez revealed in an interview with Rolling Stone that she celebrated her 30th birthday with a wedding-themed party because she expected to be married by then. Celebrities such as Miley Cyrus, Francia Raisa, Olivia Rodrigo, Camila Cabello, and Billie Eilish, as well as her younger sister, Gracie, attended her wedding-themed birthday party. Speaking more about the party, she stated that they had wonderful drinks and then Cara Delevingne arrived with strippers, so she would explain her party as a mix of elegant and hysterical.
Selena Gomez stated at the documentary premiere in Los Angeles that she now has a very good relationship with her therapist, so let's start there, and that she is doing things with her Rare Impact Fund, having these conversations, and meeting people. Selena stated that she went to the White House for the mental-health summit, and she wants to be as proactive as possible.
On Thursday morning, Selena Gomez also dropped an emotional single titled, My mind and Me' which is the lead track for her documentary. In the song, the actress-singer sheds some light on her mental struggle by using lyrics such as stating that she is constantly trying to fight something that her eyes cannot see. Adding more than her mind and she does not get along and sometimes it gets hard to breathe but she wouldn't change her life.
Selena Gomez explained to Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, about the song that she says has given her an outlet to truly speak her mind. The singer said that there's just so much bottled up, and she thinks that she does a good job, hopefully, of being cautious and being aware of other people's feelings.
The actress said that she is very vague and can be very politically correct, and in her music, she gets to really say what she feels. Selena Gomez continued that she thinks that's why the song means so much to her, and in a different way than any of her other songs only because she has attached this to her mental health and is addressing what it is. She said she means, it's completely cathartic for her and thinks it goes so well with the documentary.
Bipolar disorder medications, according to a doctor-reviewed WebMD article, have the potential to cause birth defects such as neural tube defects, heart defects, growth retardation, or neurobehavioral problems. Some doctors, however, recommend continuing such medications until childbirth because bipolar signs can deteriorate during pregnancy.
My Mind & Me will be streaming on Apple TV+ on November 4th.
