Following the debut of the Selena Gomez documentary ‘My Mind & Me‘, her followers, also called Selenators, stormed social media to praise the artist for being so candid about her struggles with mental health. The movie, which made its Apple TV+ premiere on Friday, depicts Gomez’s battles with lupus, mental illness, and fame. The title of the documentary started to trend on Twitter as individuals expressed their feelings.
Selena Gomez’s documentary garnered a tonne of love from her followers. The majority of them praised her for sharing her experience. The documentary will walk us through the singer’s challenging periods in life, a lot of which shaped her into who she is today.
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After the release of Selena’s much-awaited documentary, fans flooded social media platforms to show their support for the artist, admiring her for being brave enough to open up about her struggles regarding mental health, her lupus, all the things she has gone through as a Starkid and as a pop star, how she feels about her fame, and how she has dealt with her mental illnesses.
Oh Selena 🥺 I wanna thank you for baring your soul and your struggles to send a msg that we are not alone. Please know that the world or fate or whatever higher power didn't hurt you so you could be a beacon of hope—its so heartbreaking when ur experience is reduced to that 😭
— yxzzzz (@y_xyzzzzzzzz) November 3, 2022
Selena Gomez revealed in a series of Instagram photos from September 2017 that she has a kidney transplant at the age of 24 owing to organ damage brought on by lupus. She also later revealed her bipolar disorder, her depression, and her anxiety, and how taking psychiatric help helped her. Over years, Gomez has used her stardom and her voice to advocate and spread awareness about mental health. She says by coming out and talking about her mental health struggles she can put an end to the stigma surrounding this topic and inspire many others to seek the help they need.
"I want to say something about my mental health. I want to talk about it and seek help. That's one of the bravest things … If one person is just impacted by this film. I would consider myself the luckiest girl." Selena Gomez on her new documentary https://t.co/oojNf287Ds
— laura trujillo (@lauraftrujillo) November 3, 2022
My new documentary Selena Gomez: #MyMindAndMe directed by @AlekKeshishian is out now on @AppleTVPlus. I hope that telling my story can help others tell their own. https://t.co/CKS5PauPh3 pic.twitter.com/nGerqSlcKB
— Selena Gomez (@selenagomez) November 4, 2022
People have given positive feedback on her documentary, applauding her honesty and calling the documentary emotional and inspiring.
Just watched the Selena Gomez: My Mind And Me, and as someone who isn’t huge fan of Selena, this documentary was so emotional, and the things that she has went through really broke me. it’s probably on the best documentaries I’ve seen in awhile, It really can get into you, 😔🥺 pic.twitter.com/XhnIgmRmrI
— AlmightyLoaf54 (@MovieLoverAlwa1) November 4, 2022
to rediscover yourself after being through all that she did, is hard and to admit it all is even harder. thank you selana for being vulnerable and letting us see your story, many of us are able to not only relate but feeling encouraged to speak up about ourselves. #MyMindandMe pic.twitter.com/ctTw98FWLA
— s. (@selsmuse) November 4, 2022
Here’s what another fan had to say:
Selena Gomez's My Mind & Me documentary on Apple TV+ was amazing, beautiful, raw, and vulnerable. like I actually felt her pain and was able to sympathize for her and better understand her advocacy for better mental health services in America. this film is a 10/10 pic.twitter.com/Cmlq3VvYa2
— aubrey – midnights era (@aubreysgroove) November 6, 2022
A fan even penned down a note for the artist.
if i’m honest, i’m not mentally in a great place right now, so it took a lot for me to sit and watch #MyMindAndMe but @selenagomez i find home in you. i hope you continue to make not only mine, not only yours, but millions of lives better. i forever love the woman that you are. pic.twitter.com/Z83bqjMk21
— 𓆩JK𓆪 (@jaykayyeah) November 6, 2022
Along with the documentary, Selena Gomez also released an emotional song that served as an inspiration for the title of her documentary.
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How Did Other Artists Support The Bold Step By Selena Gomez?
Many artists took to Twitter to praise Selena Gomez’s documentary. Welsh Singer Marina cheered for the rollercoaster ride.
Me at the end of the Selena documentary, plus tears #MyMindAndMe pic.twitter.com/DJbhim824P
— MARINA (@MarinaDiamandis) November 6, 2022
Taylor Swift took to Instagram to show her support for her best friend.
I love their friendship #taylena I’m watching it right now, it breaks my heart to see this side of Selena but I’m so proud of her pic.twitter.com/gDgMZDCabB
— Swiftie (@Swiftie13_07) November 4, 2022
Many artists also were present at the premiere of ‘My Mind And Me’ such as Olivia Rodrigo, Camilla Cabello, Rami Malek and Billie Eilish.
All in all, Selena Gomez has taken a brave and admirable step, towards speaking out about everything she has gone through in the last so many years as an active member of the industry. So far the film has received positive reviews from everyone, including an IMDB score of 8.1 and a 94% Tomato Score.
My Mind And Me is streaming on Apple TV+
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