The Disney star opens up to Seventeen magazine about her recent stint in rehab, revealing that cutting, along with binge eating and purging, led to her “nervous breakdown.”
DEMI LOVATO SHOCKED HER FRIENDS AND HER FANS WHEN SHE CHECKED INTO REHAB LAST NOVEMBER FOR “EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL ISSUES.”
NOW THE “SONNY WITH A CHANCE STAR” REVEALS WHAT REALLY CAUSED HER TO HIT ROCK BOTTOM…
DEMI TELLS SEVENTEEN MAGAZINE SHE HAD BEEN STRUGGLING WITH DEPRESSION SINCE SHE WAS A KID, AND LATER STARTED CUTTING HERSELF, STARVING HERSELF, AND BINGEING AND PURGING. THEN, THE PRESSURE TO LOOK THIN AND PRETTY GOT SO BAD, SHE JUST LOST IT AND PUNCHED ON OF HER DANCERS ON TOUR.
“I basically had a nervous breakdown,” SHE SAYS, “I was really bad off. My parents and manager pulled me aside and said, ‘you need to get some help.’ It was an intervention. I wanted freedom from the inner demons. I wanted to start my life over.”
AS FOR THE EATING DISORDER SHE’S BEEN DEALING WITH, DEMI SAYS, IT’S STILL A CONSTANT STRUGGLE, “There have been times when I definitely have been tempted to get rid of my dinner. I will deal with it for the rest of my life because it's a life-long disease.”
DEMI LEFT REHAB IN JANUARY AND SAYS SHE’S FINALLY FOUND PEACE… “I allow myself a lot of freedom, and I'm very peaceful now.”
SHE EVEN HAS A NEW GIG AS A CONTRIBUTING EDITOR FOR SEVENTEEN.
“I’ll be writing entries and articles about issues that young women are facing today…(:23) any insight that I can give you guys on issues that I’ve dealt with first hand or things that I know,… I’m here to help you guys with.”
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