Selena Gomez has revealed recently that she is taking time off in the music industry to help address her depression, anxiety, and panic attacks reportedly because of her auto-immune disease lupus.
However, some critics and fans believe that her decision was prompted by her immense jealousness over former boyfriend Justin Bieber whose relationship with 18-year-old Sofia Richie appears to be heading towards the level of serious.
The most followed singer on Instagram says that the pressure has finally taken a toll on her after rounds of concert tours following the launch of her latest album “Revival” late last year.
She said that she will attempt at decompressing with her family and close friends and might even seek professional help for the things that causes her depression, anxiety, and panic attacks.
Interestingly, it was after her social media outburst at Justin Bieber last week when she supposedly started suffering from anxiety and panic attacks.
Side effects of lupus
In a statement, she said that she has lupus which is an illness that can affect people in different ways. She added that she discovered that anxiety, panic attacks, and depression can be the side effects of lupus, and can really present their own challenges, details The Sun of UK.
The “Good for You” singer said that she wants to be proactive and focus on maintaining her health and happiness and has decided that the best way forward is to take some time off from her work as a singer.
She told fans that they know how special they are to her but she needed to face her medical condition head-on to ensure that she is doing everything possible to be her best.
Selena also added that she knows that she is not alone in sharing her true medical condition and she hopes others will also be encouraged to address their own personal issues.
Keeping her mind off the boys in her life
However, the Hollywood Life has a different take on the decision of “The Heart Wants What it Wants” singer to go on a personal hiatus.
According to a source close to the 23-year-old songstress, she would be taking time off from the music industry in order to keep her mind off the boys in her life, with specific mention to Justin Bieber, who has hurt her again with his decision to tell that he wants to have a serious relationship with Sofia Richie. Selena and Justin already broke up late in 2014 so there is no reason for the songstress to get jealous with the Biebs, cite some critics.
The same source said that Selena has been using the end of her “Revival” tour break to recharge at her home in Dallas. The source added that the singer is largely unplugged and is now taking a break from social media.
The insider also revealed that Selena has been keeping things simple and cutting out all the excess noise in her life by spending time with close friends and family before she gets back on the road for the grueling international leg of her world tour.
It was not long ago when Selena Gomez was saying to the media and practically the whole world that she has already moved on from former boyfriend Justin Bieber after they broke up late in 2014.
There were even reports back then saying that she does not want to have anything to do with Justin Bieber and has been shunning reports about her former beau.
As a matter of fact, the “Good for You” singer has been romantically linked to various men after her breakup with the Biebs including DJ Zed, Niall Horan, Charlie Puth, and even Orlando Bloom.
Now it is fast turning out that all those relationships are for show only because she still has Justin Bieber on her mind apparently, judging from the latest reports, that is.
Reports have it that Selena Gomez went into an emotional rut after she started realizing that Justin Bieber’s relationship with his rumored girlfriend, 18-year-old Sofia Richie, was starting to get to the level of serious.
In a recent interview with a magazine, a confidant of Selena Gomez reportedly said that “The Heart Wants What it Wants” singer told her that Justin Bieber was so harsh and also made her realized that her ex-boyfriend was finally over her.