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Demi Lovato is a brave girl. And once again, she’s opening up about her private battles.


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In the July issue of Cosmopolitan magazine, Demi speaks candidly about her bipolar disorder, which is a very serious mood disorder.
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“I felt relieved when I found out. Like I’m not completely crazy; there’s a medical reason for all of it,” she says. “It’s a daily thing; you don’t get time off from it. And if I feel myself slipping back into old patterns, I have to ask others for help, which is hard for me to learn, because I really like doing everything on my own.”
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Earlier this year, the new “X-Factor” judge revealed in her documentary “Demi Lovato: Stay Strong” that her symptoms manifested themselves in self-harm, including an eating disorder and self-medicating. She spent time recovering at Timberline Knolls treatment facility in Illinois.
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“I had so many issues that were underneath, that needed to be taken care of, and we kept putting Band-Aids over it. It literally drove me insane. I was not eating, and purging, and self-harming. It was really difficult to be able to stop,” she told MTV. “This is a daily battle that I will face for the rest of my life. Everyone kind of made me a role model, and I hated that. I was partying, I was self-medicating. I was always stressing out. I felt like I was living a lie. I felt guilt and shame. I decided to take it out on myself. I harmed myself. It was my way of taking my own shame and my own guilt out on myself, and I was just depressed.”
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Now, Demi says she’s ready to look forward.
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“I want to be married with kids in 10 years,” she says. “I don’t have many deal breakers. I’ve done so much in my life, it doesn’t feel right to judge other people.”
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“Oh, I know one quality I won’t tolerate,” she added. “I would never be with a guy who is controlling.”
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We admire your courage and your openness, Demi!
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