Chappell Roan has been diagnosed with severe depression.
The American singer-songwriter, 26, has been open about her struggle dealing with fame and even threated to quit the industry over unwanted attention.
Chappell, who has been attending therapy sessions twice a week to deal with her new celebrity status, admitted her diagnosis came as a shock because she doesn’t actually feel ‘sad’.
She told the Guardian: ‘I’m in therapy twice a week. I went to a psychiatrist last week because I was like, I don’t know what’s going on.
‘She diagnosed me with severe depression – which I didn’t think I had because I’m not actually sad. But I have every symptom of someone who’s severely depressed.’
Chappell Roan has been diagnosed with severe depression
The American singer-songwriter, 26, has been open about her struggle dealing with fame and even threated to quit the industry over unwanted attention
Chappell revealed her symptoms include brain fog, forgetfulness and poor focus as well as ‘a very lacklustre viewpoint’.
The singer went on to explain she thinks her problems stem from how much her life has changed over a short period of time.
She added: ‘I think it’s because my whole life has changed. Everything that I really love to do now comes with baggage. If I want to go thrifting, I have to book security and prepare myself that this is not going to be normal.
‘Going to the park, pilates, yoga – how do I do this in a safe way where I’m not going to be stalked or harassed?’
It comes after Chappell compared fame to ‘an abusive ex-husband’.
In an interview with The Face magazine, she explained: ‘I feel like fame is just abusive. The vibe of this – stalking, talking s*** online, [people who] won’t leave you alone, yelling at you in public – is the vibe of an abusive ex-husband.
‘That’s what it feels like. I didn’t know it would feel this bad.’
However, Chappell admitted she still loves getting positive feedback from her fans, adding: ‘Everyone’s like, ’Oh yeah, she’s really intense,’ which, whatever, fine.
Chappell, who has been attending therapy sessions twice a week to deal with her celebrity status, admitted her diagnosis came as a shock because she doesn’t actually feel ‘sad’
‘But I don’t very often get: ’Oh my God, you have such a good vibe.’ I think that just stems back to childhood, of [wanting] people to believe that I’m a good person and me believing it, too. So it means a lot when I hear that.
‘I can’t read my DMs anymore, because I cry so much. But when people are like, ’Whatever you’re doing, it helped me’ – I don’t think any award or any money or whatever can be exchanged for that compliment.
‘I don’t care about anything else, except giving space to people to be free. Because that’s what I needed so bad: freedom.’
Her latest interview comes after she ruffled feathers on last week’s VMAs red carpet as she clapped back at a photographer who shouted ‘shut the f*** up’ as she turned away to adjust her outfit.
The rising entertainer has earned a reputation for being a complainer, with one fan on X hilariously suggesting she change her name to ‘Chappell Moan.’
In late August she took to TikTok to slam fans who cross her boundaries.
‘I need you to answer questions — just answer my questions for a second: If you saw a random woman on the street, would you yell at her from your car window?’ she asked the internet.
Roan has been outspoken about the pitfalls of fame, publicly rejecting the idea that she should accept unwanted attention amid her rising profile
She continued, ‘Would you harass her in public? Would you go up to a random lady and say, “Can I take a photo with you?” and she says, “No, what the f***?” — and then you get mad at this random lady?’
Roan has been outspoken about the pitfalls of fame, publicly rejecting the idea that she should accept unwanted attention amid her rising profile.
‘I don’t care that abuse and harassment, stalking, whatever, is a normal thing to do to people who are famous or a little famous, whatever,’ Roan said in her TikTok clip.
‘I don’t care that it’s normal. I don’t care that this crazy type of behavior comes along with the job, the career field I’ve chosen.
‘That does not make it OK, that doesn’t make it normal. That doesn’t mean that I want it, that doesn’t mean that I like it.’