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Selena Gomez is getting real about the long journey of navigating her mental health.
The Rare Beauty founder opened up about being "misdiagnosed" before receiving her bipolar disorder diagnosis while appearing on the March 3 episode of her husband Benny Blanco's new Friends Keep Secrets podcast, which he co-hosts with pal Lil Dicky, real name Dave Burd, and Burd's wife Kristin Batalucco, per People.
"I knew something was wrong, but I think I was misdiagnosed," she said. "People were just assuming, and I would try multiple therapists. And that's why it's hard. It's actually really hard when we're talking about these things. And for me to go get a therapist, all of it is so f---ing complicated."
Gomez explained that she went through "multiple different people" and "four different rehabs" before landing on the right path for her own mental health journey and encouraged others experiencing similar struggles to keep going until they find the right person for themselves because "you can't just give up."
Blanco, who married the Only Murders in the Building star in September 2025, shared his own experience navigating his wife's occasional manic episodes.
"She'll start to realize she's having it after it's happening, and sometimes she doesn't even remember when it's happening," he said. "It's such a delicate thing because you're not supposed to technically talk to that person about it while they're deep in it. And it's like, even dating her and she's so hyperaware, she'll be like, 'I think I'm feeling a little manic.'"
Gomez emphasized that she is not ashamed of her "moments of mania" and shared how important it has been to have a partner by her side who knows her struggles.
"I'm not ashamed at all because I can catch them a bit quicker," she said. "But it is helpful to have a partner that will understand where the temperature is at and meet you where you are, and then you gradually understand what's happening."
In April 2025, Gomez spoke on her decision to be open about her mental health journey following her 2020 bipolar diagnosis, admitting that opening up oneself to others' opinions is "not for the faint of heart."
"It was scary to be that vulnerable and I didn't ever want anyone to think I am a victim," she told Billboard Español, adding, "I thought [that] by sharing my own story I could help others, and I will take any negative opinions that come with that because I see the bigger picture of how the conversations have changed around mental health."