Shortly after the release of his YouTube documentary “Dancing with the Devil”, Demi Lovato is releasing more cruel details about his battle with addiction and suicidal thoughts he has had throughout his life.
The 28-year-old “Sorry Not Sorry” singer and her closest relatives and friends are frank in the documentary about her near-fatal 2018 overdose, drugs she was using before the terrible incident and her sexual identity.
In a new interview for the latest issue of People magazine, Lovato discloses more details about having thoughts of wanting to take your own life. According to the singer, thinking about suicide has been something she has been dealing with for decades.
“Suicidal thoughts are something I’ve had all my life, and if it ever gets dark again, I have an incredible support system,” she told the outlet.
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Demi Lovato is opening up about harboring suicidal thoughts after the release of the documentary, ‘Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil.’
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The star described herself as an “empath”, explaining that she sometimes feels “so deeply and so extreme, that it gets really dark, but I have the support system around me now where I don’t let it marinate in my thoughts. “
Lovato’s plan of action when these thoughts occur is “to immediately reach people,” she says.
“And then, from there, we find out what treatment plan I need, and sometimes he just goes to sleep,” she continued. “Sometimes it is a diary, it is a meditation, whatever it is with my treatment team. But I discovered many things that help me in those moments.”
She noted that she is “ready” now, while she was not so equipped to do this “a few years ago”.
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In the first two episodes of the four-part documentary, which aired on March 23, Lovato confessed intimate details of his life, such as conflicts he had with his late father, Patrick, to fight an eating disorder and be introduced to the heroine and crack cocaine before his hospitalization in 2018.
Lovato revealed in her June 2018 single, “Sober”, that she relapsed after six years of sobriety. She was hospitalized in July for an overdose of an unconfirmed drug just days before starting a series of live performances.
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Lovato revealed that the overdose that survived in July 2018 left her with permanent brain damage and visual impairment. The singer said she was not trying to overdose and if her assistant had waited another five to 10 minutes before calling 911, she would have died.
Months before the scary morning, when the medical team responded to Lovatto’s California home, she revealed that she had thought of suicide at the age of 7.
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In an interview with Dr. Phil at the time, the musician talked about harboring suicidal thoughts, struggling to stay sober and on her way to recovery.
“The first time I committed suicide was at the age of 7 and I had this fascination with death,” she said. “I experienced things that I didn’t talk about and I don’t know if I’ll ever talk.”
The singer confessed to Dr. Phil that, as a child struggling with depression and bipolar disorder, she realized that there must be a way to end her suffering. “At 7, I knew that if I took my own life, the pain would be over.”
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On Tuesday, the day of his documentary premiere, Lovato described the project as “the most honest, transparent and tasteful way” to share his story. She thanked director Michael D. Ratner for helping her share her truth.
If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).