Pop star Selena Gomez will take a break from the spotlight to deal with "anxiety, panic attacks and depression."
A year after revealing her Lupus diagnosis, the songstress announced on Tuesday that she will take time off to deal with the side effects of the illness.
"I want to be proactive and focus on maintaining my health and happiness and have decided that the best way forward is to take some time off," she toldPeople magazine.
"I need to face this head on to ensure I am doing everything possible to be my best. I know I am not alone by sharing this, I hope others will be encouraged to address their own issues," she continued.
The 24-year-old singer has been busy trekking across the world for her Revival world tour — which kicked off in May — and it's unclear if she will reschedule pending dates on the tour.
A source close to the hit maker told the magazine that Gomez "decided to clear her calendar for the year in order to have this be her priority for future happiness."
"She feels relieved that she can now make more sense of why she was feeling the way she was and is optimistic about the future," the source continued.
The insider stressed the time out is "absolutely not related to alcohol or substance abuse" but because the crooner "hadn't felt like herself" for months.
Last year, the former Disney star confirmed she was battling the autoimmune disease and revealed she underwent chemotherapy during her 2013 career hiatus amid her "Stars Dance" tour.
"I wanted so badly to say, 'You guys have no idea. I'm in chemotherapy. You're a--holes.' I locked myself away until I was confident and comfortable again." she explained to Billboard magazine.
She triumphantly returned to music with her latest album "Revival" and also continued her film work with appearances in "Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising" and "The Fundamentals of Caring."
The "Kill Em With Kindness" singer hinted at her troubles this summer with a surprising Instagram post on her "need to rethink some areas of my life creatively and personally."
"Tonight I felt extremely unauthentic, unconnected to both myself and my music," she wrote after a show in Indonesia.
Gomez revealed last year that she has been battling with Lupus.
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The now-deleted cryptic note followed an already difficult summer for the singer. In June, close friend, Christina Grimmie was fatally shot by an obsessed fan after a performance in Orlando.
Weeks later, she was blasted by social media users for not using her star voice to address issues like Black Lives Matter.
The massive internet bashing came after she defended bestie, Taylor Swift, and tweeted: "Why can't people use their voice for something that f---ing matters?"
Just last week, Gomez bizarrely slammed her famous ex, Justin Bieber, going on to trade several barbs via social media with her former beau.
Since the drama, the actress has been absent from Instagram and Twitter.
source: www.nydailynews
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