Mariah Carey shares bipolar disorder struggle
The legendary songstress says that for years she didn't want to believe her diagnosis, but now she is proud to share.
In a new People magazine cover story, the 48-year-old singer talks about having been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and where she is today.
"Until recently I lived in denial and isolation and in constant fear someone would expose me," she said. "It was too heavy a burden to carry and I simply couldn't do that anymore. I sought and received treatment, I put positive people around me and I got back to doing what I love - writing songs and making music."
Mariah said she was first diagnosed in 2001 when she was hospitalized following a breakdown. She said she recently sought treatment after years of upheaval in her professional and personal life.
Mariah told the publication she is now in therapy and taking medication for bipolar II disorder, which involves periods of depression as well as hypomania.
Her medication is working well, she said.
On Wednesday, the singer tweeted the cover image of her story in People.
"I'm grateful to be sharing this part of my journey with you," Mariah wrote in the tweet.
In a new People magazine cover story, the 48-year-old singer talks about having been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and where she is today.
"Until recently I lived in denial and isolation and in constant fear someone would expose me," she said. "It was too heavy a burden to carry and I simply couldn't do that anymore. I sought and received treatment, I put positive people around me and I got back to doing what I love - writing songs and making music."
Mariah said she was first diagnosed in 2001 when she was hospitalized following a breakdown. She said she recently sought treatment after years of upheaval in her professional and personal life.
Mariah told the publication she is now in therapy and taking medication for bipolar II disorder, which involves periods of depression as well as hypomania.
Her medication is working well, she said.
On Wednesday, the singer tweeted the cover image of her story in People.
"I'm grateful to be sharing this part of my journey with you," Mariah wrote in the tweet.
Mariah said she decided to go public now because she's "just in a really good place right now, where I'm comfortable discussing my struggles with bipolar II disorder."I'm grateful to be sharing this part of my journey with you. @MrJessCagle @people https://t.co/jy1fOk4mMK pic.twitter.com/9E2D2OTARo— Mariah Carey (@MariahCarey) April 11, 2018
"I'm hopeful we can get to a place where the stigma is lifted from people going through anything alone," she said. "It can be incredibly isolating. It does not have to define you and I refuse to allow it to define me or control me."
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