TRIGGER WARNINGSelena Gomez offers up her heart and soul in the her film My Mind & Me, taking us on a journey through her numerous hardships and tribulations with her mental health. Selena emotes frankly in the documentary using her diary entries about her struggle with Lupus and its relapse, bipolar disorder, a psychotic collapse that forced her to seek treatment, her widely publicised connection with ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber, and more. We’re given an introspective look into the lady behind Selena Gomez, starting in 2016 – during The Revival Tour, which was cancelled after 55 gigs due to Sel’s mental health fight – and then time jumping to 2019 until far after the COVID-19 epidemic. According to the official synopsis, Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me: Selena Gomez achieves unfathomable celebrity after years in the spotlight. But, just as she hits a new high point, an unforeseen turn pulls her into the shadows. This candid and intimate documentary follows her six-year journey into a new light.
Highlights: While the causes behind Selena Gomez’s mental health difficulties aren’t fully examined in Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me, they aren’t sugar-coated either.The narrator is Selena Gomez’s journal entries (together with best friend Raquelle Stevens!) to provide an analytical glimpse into the singer-actress’ contradictory brain.The ending isn’t happy, but rather leaves the door open for Selena Gomez’s journey to self-love rather than self-sabotage.
Finally, we learn about Selena Gomez that she is a paradox: she is enough but yet a work in progress. You have the same feelings about the film.
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me Summary: Singer reveals darkest truths and emerges kinder
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