‘It’s not who I am’ Demi Lovato speaks out about her bipolar ‘label’
People with mental health issues can feel pigeon-holed by the stereotypes that the disorder involves.
Demi Lovato has not shied away from her diagnosis as bipolar in recent years, but has spoken out about ditching the 'label' of bipolar and instead embracing it as one aspect of her personality.
Demi doesn't want to word to define her, but isn't scared to admit to her issues.
'I think when people refer to me as being bipolar, it's something that is true—I am bipolar—but I don't like people to use it as a label,' she told iHeartRadio's Label Defiers with Zico Coconut Water's Elvis Duran.
'It's something that I have, it's not who I am.'
Rather, she said, "I think Demi Lovato, activist, is something that I would really be proud of."
'I think it's important to speak up about the things that you believe in because your voice will be heard no matter what position you're in.'
'And I just happen to be in a position where more people will hear my voice than they would have 10, 15 years ago.'
'I use my voice to do more than just sing and I use it to speak up about mental health because that's something I'm very passionate about.'
We commend Demi for embracing her mental health as just one of many things that make up who she is.
