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Selena Gomez Is Taking Time Off To Deal With ‘Anxiety, Panic Attacks And Depression’ After Justin Bieber Instagram Feud

By Lindsay Cronin
Published on: 21:27 PST, Aug 30, 2016

Selena Gomez is taking a career hiatus after a feud between her and her ex-boyfriend, Justin Bieber, blew up on Instagram.

On Tuesday, in a statement to her fans, the 24-year-old singer claimed that due to her ongoing struggles with Lupus, she has been faced with “anxiety, panic attacks and depression,” which have led her to take a break from her busy schedule.

“As many of you know, around a year ago I revealed that I have lupus, an illness that can affect people in different ways,” Selena Gomez said in a statement to fans, according to a report by The Sun on August 30.

“I’ve discovered that anxiety, panic attacks and depression can be side-effects of lupus, which can present their own challenges. 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.”

Selena Gomez went on to thank fans for their support during her struggles and said that she hoped her revelation could inspire others to also face their personal issues head-on.

Earlier this month, Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber engaged in an Instagram feud. It all started when Bieber decided to share a photo of himself and his new girlfriend, Sofia Richie, in Japan and inform his fans in the caption that they should start being nicer to the people he likes.

In response to Bieber’s request to his fans, Selena Gomez suggested he keep his relationship to himself and refrain from sharing photos of Richie online. She also told the singer that he was loved by his fans. However, Bieber didn’t welcome Gomez’s suggestion and proceeded to slam her for using him for attention.

Following Bieber’s accusation, Selena Gomez continued their spat by calling him out for allegedly cheating on her multiple times during their years-long romance. Then, before deleting his account, which he had previously threatened to make private, Bieber hinted that Selena Gomez had cheated too — with former One Direction singer Zayn Malik, who is currently dating Gigi Hadid.

After their feud, Selena Gomez returned to social media, where she apologized for her emotional outburst.

At the end of last week, a source spoke out, claiming that after fighting with her ex-boyfriend, Selena Gomez was heading “back to rehab.”

“After weeks of emotional drama, a public feud with ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber and a significant increase in her partying, Selena’s loved ones fear she’s trapped in yet another downward spiral,” an insider revealed to In Touch Weekly magazine, according to a report by Gossip Cop.

“Half of the time Selena says she is sick, she’s really just hungover and keeps partying anyway. She’s been showing a lot of signs that worry her friends who have seen this behavior before.”

“First [Selena Gomez] gets depressed, then has massive anxiety, then starts drinking and partying way too hard, then goes into denial and finally has a breakdown,” the source continued.

“Everyone fears that if she doesn’t slow down, she’ll end up back in rehab… The scariest part is that she’s drinking and partying 10 times harder than ever before and her health is horrible.”

Although Selena Gomez has since announced that her struggles have led her to take time off, Gossip Cop‘s insider insisted at the time of their report that the singer was not heading to rehab due to her hard partying.

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