Why Selena Gomez Stopped Sleeping in Her Own Bedroom for Her Mental Health

Selena Gomez is continuing her fight to raise awareness about mental health. In 2022, the actor launched Wondermind, a platform designed to help people with practical mental health content, and this year, on World Mental Health Day, Oct. 10, Wondermind held its first virtual Mental Fitness Summit. Speaking from her home during the summit, Gomez detailed how her own mental health struggles have had a lasting impact on her relationship with her home.

"I spent too much time in my bedroom that I actually don't even sleep in my bedroom anymore, because I associate it with such a really dark time," she revealed in a video posted by Wondermind.

She went on to explain how her struggles with anxiety had left her with a complicated relationship with her bedroom. "Being anxious is so debilitating sometimes. I didn't want to leave my bed for years and part of it was I wasn't doing the work," she said. "You have to believe in yourself and do the work that will truly enlighten you a little bit."

As Gomez then said, she still deals with anxiety to this day. "As recent as last night, I was in bed and I couldn't fall asleep 'til about four, and it was just because my mind was simply racing," she said. "And I just kept saying over and over again, 'This will pass. Just let it go through your body and it'll go away,' and of course, eventually, I feel asleep."

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