Disney star Demi Lovato, 18, got out of three months of rehab in early February, having been sent there by her people after she punched a backup dancer in the face while on tour with the Jonas Brothers. Demi was definitely out of control when she got sent for treatment, she was physically abusive and was said to be doing drugs, but her people spun it like she was getting treatment for emotional issues that came to a head with that one incident. Other stories came out about her struggles with bulimia and with cutting, and now Demi is ready to talk about what she went through. She has an upcoming interview with Robin Roberts, her first since rehab, to air on 20/20 Friday and she also has another interview with Seventeen. She?s been appointed as the spokesperson for Seventeen?s ?Pressure to Be Perfect? campaign, and will give advice to teens in a twice monthly column on their website.
In Seventeen, Demi describes what happened to her as a ?nervous breakdown? and tells them that she?s still struggling with bulimia:
On her nervous breakout
?I basically had a nervous breakdown. I was really bad off. My parents and my 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.?SL: Have there been times recently when you feel like it could be so tempting to go back to your old dangerous habits, like eating disorders?
DL: Yes, there have been times when I definitely have been tempted to get rid of my dinner. But I will deal with it for the rest of my life because it?s a life-long disease. I don?t think there?s going to be a day when I don?t think about food or my body, but I?m living with it, and I wish I could tell young girls to find their safe place and stay with it.17: How do you keep yourself in a safe place?
DL: I don?t let anyone?s insecurities, emotions, or opinions bother me. I know that if I am happy, that?s all that matters to me. And it?s okay to be selfish like that sometimes, when it comes to your well-being. Do what makes you happy, and don?t care what others think.17: How do you define your personality now that you?re out of treatment?
DL: I don?t really define it by anything. I live my life every day, and if I feel like wearing combat boots one day and shoes the next, I will. I allow myself a lot of freedom and I?m very peaceful now. I have come to realize that just making yourself happy is most important. Never be ashamed of what you feel. You have the right to feel any emotion that you want, and to do what makes you happy. That?s my life motto.
[From Seventeen Magazine, with more in the May issue]
She?s been working for Disney since she was 15 and was acting at the age of 7. That?s a huge amount of pressure and can?t be easy to cope with. I give this girl a lot of credit for taking her rehab seriously and for coming out the other side of it. She also didn?t talk to the press right away and waited until she had a couple of months to adjust to life before doing interviews. (She did do a video thanking her fans last month.) However we last heard that she was dating Wilmer Valderrama and that doesn?t bode well for her sobriety or her self esteem. You have to have a pretty low opinion of yourself to get with that guy.
Photo below is from 8/18/10. Credit: Fame. Header photo credit: Seventeen
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13 Responses to ?Demi Lovato on why she went to rehab: ?I had a nervous breakdown??
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good for her
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i?m guessing that whatever she was on made her skinny because she?s gotten quite bigger recently.
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Wilmer?s taste for the younger crowd is more than a bit disturbing. Why isn?t he called out more often?
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I hate when people say their ?coping mechanism? is a lifelong disease they will battle? It?s understandable that she has handled things the way she did and she will likely struggle because Hollywood is f*ucked, but to say it?s a disease? Ugh? It bothers me to no end. I?m sure she is prone to certain things due to here genes?. But come on? Did anyone see that south park? So genius ^_^ anyways though, I e always liked her. Hope she realizes things get a little easier with age. Good luck.
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jesus christ! the girl goes to rehab for drugs and/or an eating disorder and people have the stones to comment on her weight?! obviously her weight WAS NOT HEALTHY BEFORE. stop making the problem worse. she looks good.
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@kazoo
There was rumours that she doing coke.
It is great to see how much progress she made. -
@lem, LOL calm down dude.
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@innocent- that?s what i figured.
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Its sad the way Disney stars turn out in the end, but I am happy she is getting up on her feet again.
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She?s too young to be having a nervous breakdown. It goes to show that when you?re in show business at an early age, it can really affect your upbringing. She should be having fun being a teenager, but that?s the price she?s paying for show business.
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Eating disorders are a disease and you will struggle it for a long time, most likely for the rest of your life. It is serious mental fuckery and I?ve known many women (and men) who were bulimic and/or anorexic in their teens are who are still struggling with it as adults. Your relationship with food and your body are forever changed. Not to mention that it rarely has anything to do with food but more of a coping mechanism when you can?t control anything in your life. You can?t control your life but you can control how you look. It?s a horrible horrible thing to go through. The way it destroys everything is so heartbreaking.
I am so glad that she?s getting better and feels strong enough to talk about it. The girls who look up to her need to hear this. Maybe it will help those who don?t think they can talk to anyone about it or who are scared.
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Kudoos to her for getting help, she looks great.
Boooo to her for dating Vilma
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Good for her. They?ve never really discussed it but I hope she got treatment for her cutting. The scars on her left arm make me sad.
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She is too cute. I wish her the best for the future.
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