How getting body- shamed messed Gomez up, at an emotional level
Singer Selena Gomez says being body- shamed after gaining weight really messed her up. In a video podcast, Gomez opened up about how comments about her weight affected her mind and her health following her battle with lupus, according to etonline.com.
“I experienced (bodyshaming) with my weight fluctuation for the first time,” Gomez recalled, adding,“I have lupus and deal with kidney issues and high blood pressure, so I deal with a lot of health issues, and for me that’s when I really started noticing more of the body image stuff,” she added. The 27-year-old said that, while her lupus doesn’t directly affect her weight, the “combination” of all the different factors of her health condition does.
“It’s the medication that I have to take for the rest of my life. It depends on even the month, to be honest. So for me, I really noticed when people started attacking me for that. In reality, that’s just my truth. I fluctuate. It depends on what’s happening in my life,” she shared.
Gomez said that being mocked during that stressful period in her life “got to me big time”.This is probably why the pop singer took a break from the social media. However, now that she is back on social media, she does not feel the urge to post much on the platform as she doesn’t want to live in the past or voluntarily live in the spotlight more than she already does.
“I don’t care to expose myself to everyone and hear what they have to say about it,” Gomez said.
Despite the bodyshaming , Gomez said that she still strives to live her life by the golden rule,“Treat other people the way you wish to be treated”.