Demi Lovato is one of the world's most famous american pop star. Demi is a singer, songwriter, and actress. She struggles from several mental illnesses and they affect her life and career every single day. Demi struggles from Depression, Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Bipolar disorder. These mental illnesses have affected her life in many ways, but she continues to work through it and benefit from it.
Demi lovato was born on August 20th, 1992 in Albuquerque, New Mexico (A&E, 2017). She was very passionate about the arts at a immensely young age and started acting when she was a child. Her first acting career was on the television series Barney with friends, which she costarred with her friend, Selena Gomez, who is also remarkably famous as well (A&E, 2017) . As Demi Lovato got older she got the lead role in Disney's Movie Camp Rock, this role was more than just acting, it was also singing and dancing (A&E, 2017) . At this point in her life she started advertising her singing abilities and people loved her. All the songs she sang and recorded in Camp Rock became very popular
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Demi started using drugs at around the age of 17. She used to sneak her drugs and alcohol around, and she claims that sometimes she couldn’t go 30 minutes without using cocaine. ( Toomey, A , 2013). The depression as well as the drug and alcohol abuse also led to self harm. Demi lovato claims she would cut herself to take her mind off how she really felt on the inside (Shira D. 2016). Demi Lovato says that there were times she felt so anxious, almost like she was crawling out of her skin and that if she didn’t do something physical to match the way she felt inside, she would explode (Lovato D. 2016) Drugs, alcohol, and cutting was her escape goat to get away from her mind and life problems. When Demi Lovato finally hit rock bottom she checked herself into rehab and got the help she needed ( Heller, C. 2016
2. Patricia McCormick goes in depth when describing how Callie cuts herself and the reasoning behind these actions.
Demi Lovato is more than just a famous actress and singer. She has dedicated much of her time to her fans. Everyone faces their own battles and have their own insecurities, yet she inspires her fans to embrace and overpower them. She not only uses her vocals for singing, she uses it to reach out to her fans. In terms of sales (music and concert), advocating mental health, and philanthropy, Demi Lovato has changed the meaning of the music industry.
Ariana Grande is one talented singer. The girl has impressed everyone with her spot-on celebrity singing impersonations and has sung with some of the most talented singers still alive today. However, there's still a lot you don't know about this sassy celeb. Here are the top eight most common misconceptions believed about Ariana Grande.
started to realize that I can relate to Melinda in certain aspects of life. I have lost a lot of friends due to situations that have happened in my life. I rarely talk to my parents or my siblings anymore, and I find myself to be shutting out people who care about me. I do not mean to close myself off from everybody, but when I am very stressed or have a lot going on it is hard not to. What I have realized though, is that self harming and shutting people out does not fix anything, and it can make your other problems
Throughout her life, Demi Lovato has fought with many disorders including bulimia nervosa and bipolar disorder. In 2011, she voluntarily checked into a rehab facility to receive treatment for bulimia nervosa; however, the facility’s doctors soon diagnosed her with bipolar disorder, most likely bipolar II disorder. After receiving this diagnosis, Lovato’s struggles in her past made much more sense. As a child, she was frequently bullied, and it was at this point in her life when the depression
After the incident of her being hospitalized after fainting and falling in the shower, she came to a realization of the addiction for alcohol has reached to a high level of idiocy and suicidal which she was shameful and disappointed in herself. Also, she was remorseful of the physical abuse towards her daughter Jess.
Gwen’s drug and alcohol affected many aspects of her life. Her social life was ruined. Her sister wanted nothing to do with her. Gwen ruined her wedding and was showing up drunk and late. The only kind of friend she had was Jasper, her boyfriend, and he was the same if not worse than she was. It is not good for addicts to be around people who are worse than them, don’t want to get better, and don’t think the have a problem. No one at rehab wanted to be around her she was rude and was lashing out against people. Her intelligence went out the window, literally. We see that when she jumps out of the window to get her pills and when she drives and crashes the limo, which got her into rehab in the first place. Her emotional state was bad, she was having hallucinations and was having mood swings. Gwen's physical state was just as bad, she was shaky and having bad withdrawals.
After her divorce she began singing with Noble Sissie’s Society Orchestra. Through out their tour she had to endure harsh racism having to sleep in tenement boarding houses, the bus and even once in circus grounds. Soon after that, she toured with Charlie Barnet’s Outfit and became the first African American to tour with an all white band. She was their feature singer and considers this to be the beginning of her success.
Lovato has had a lot of controversy surrounding her career. She struggled with bipolar disorder, addiction, an eating disorder, and self-harm. This gave Lovato a lot of negative media attention. She went to a rehab facility to address these issues, and in 2017 she released a documentary that gave an inside look at
It highlighted her thought process, feelings, and view of life, stressors and strengths. Resilience, family support, recognizing, accepting that help is needed and compliance with treatment were imperative in Meg's recovery. Meg is rather talented and found fame through utilizing her strengths; writing and singing. Her first major onset of depression came at the age of 19 years. Never in her life did she feel the way she felt.
singing career as a backing vocalist for other artists. Her rapping skill caught Lil Wayne's
Depression is defined as being in a state of sadness or unhappiness. Doctors do not know the exact causes of depression, but they believe it’s chemical changes in the brain. All ages, races, and ethnic groups can experience depression. Most people who do experience it need treatment to get better. Many famous women have also battled with depression. Actress Ashley Judd, model Paulina Porizkova, Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, singer and actress Gwyneth Paltrow, and singer and actress Demi Lovato. Demi Lovato had an eating disorder at the age of eight and started cutting at the age of eleven. She was bullied for being ‘fat’ so she used to overeat to cope, which turned into a lifelong struggle with food. In 2010 she had an altercation with one of her background dancers and decided to leave the Jonas Brothers Tour. After that, she decided to check into a mental facility. Today, she still battles with depression, her eating disorder, and alcohol abuse but is learning to get better. Depression is not overrated and should be taken seriously as a mental illness.
The behavioral perspective focuses on how prior experiences impact later experiences. As mentioned before Lovato’s unhealthy eating habits caused her weight gain which caused the bullying at the young age of 8 (Fox News). The prior experience of bullying led her to find new ways to lose weight. This caused her to become bulimic and anorexic. Lovato quickly became depressed. By age 11 she began self-harm by cutting her wrists. Lovato’s father was an alcoholic. In a 2015 interview with People Magazine Lovato shares, "My father had schizophrenia and bipolar disorder as well, and I watched him live a very unfortunate life because of the lack of access to treatment” (Weisensee). His alcoholism led to the decline of being a positive role model for his daughter. Behaviorism points to no role model in her childhood as another prior experience that may have led to her illness. Lovato modeled her own sporadic behavior after her father. She had no one to look up to in her family therefore no one was there to catch her before she spiraled out of control. Some psychologists would argue Lovato learned the behavior of her father and his bipolar disorder and then tried to mimic the behavior. The learned behavior would be explained by the concept of observational learning. For example, Lovato observed her dad drink a beer after a stressful day so when she experienced tough days she turned to
Mariah Carey was born March 27, 1970 in Huntington, Long Island, New York. Her parents are Alfred Roy Carey and Patricia Carey who was a voice coach and opera singer. Mariah Carey shocked her family when she inherited her mother's vocals so she began singing lessons at age four. Today she is one of the most known artist but is also a film actress, music producer, songwriter, and she has won many awards. The day after she graduated high school she moved to New York City to pursue her music career. She started her career as a backing vocalist for Brenda K. Starr who gave columbia records Mariah’s demo tape at a party thrown by CBS records. The goal was to give the demo to a man named Jimmy Greenberg but it ended up in the hands of the president of Columbia records, after that her career took off.
Self-destructive behaviors are also very common in individuals with Borderline personality disorder. Susanna validates this trait by her lack of motivation, conversations about suicide, and her suicide For example; Lisa, the diagnosed sociopath, displays very little empathy for those around her. This is made clear when she sees Daisy’s post suicide body and is not saddened whatsoever. Another accurate portrayal is the patient with anorexia nervosa Janet. Janet refuses to eat, is in denial about her condition, is emotionally labile, and is always exercising.