Selena Gomez weighs in on her bipolar diagnosis

Selena Gomez sat down for an interview with Elle and shared how she felt after being diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

Gomez stated, “I felt a huge weight lifted off me when I found out. I could take a deep breath and go, ‘Okay, that explains so much.'”

The singer went on, “There were all things that honestly should have taken me down. Every time I went through something, I was like, ‘What else? What else am I going to have to deal with?'”

Gomez further told what keeps her going, “’You’re going to help people.’ [That is] really what kept me going.