Selena Gomez Reveals Why She Doesn’t Sleep in Her Own Bedroom Anymore

The ‘Only Murders in the Building’ star opened up about associating the room with "a really dark time" while speaking at Wondermind’s Mental Fitness Summit

<p>Kate Green/BAFTA/Getty</p> Selena Gomez in October 2024

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Selena Gomez in October 2024

Selena Gomez is getting candid about the reason why she no longer sleeps in her own bedroom.

The Only Murders in the Building star, 32, opened up about how a dark period in her life led her to feel uncomfortable sleeping in her own bed during Wondermind’s Mental Fitness Summit on Thursday, Oct. 10. Gomez and her mom Mandy Teefey are co-founders of the mental health platform and were both keynote speakers at the virtual event.

Gomez spoke about the topic after her mom said she tends to crawl in bed and "do bed rotting” when she’s feeling anxious about the future.

“I’m a little bit different than my mom, because I spent too much time in my bedroom that I actually don’t even sleep in my bedroom anymore," the Wizards of Waverly Place alum said, adding that she associates the space “with such a really dark time.”

She continued, “Being anxious is so debilitating sometimes. I didn’t want to leave my bed for years.”

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<p>David Livingston/Getty </p> Selena Gomez and her mom Mandy Teefey in March 2017

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Selena Gomez and her mom Mandy Teefey in March 2017

Gomez added that “part of it is I wasn’t doing the work. You have to believe in yourself and do the work that will truly enlighten you a little bit, even if that is watching a show for 30 minutes.”

Though she doesn’t sleep in her bedroom anymore to avoid evoking those “dark” feelings, she says she still struggles with insomnia and admitted she wasn’t able to fall asleep until 4 a.m. the night before the event.

“It was just because my mind was simply racing and I just kept saying over and over again, ‘This will pass, just let it go through your body and it’ll go away.’ And of course, eventually I fell asleep.”

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The “Lose You to Love Me” singer has been open about mental health and breaking the stigma surrounding it for years.

In 2022, she released her tell-all documentary My Mind & Me that detailed her 2019 bipolar disorder diagnosis and how she was having suicidal thoughts before being hospitalized in 2018.

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<p>Wondermind/YouTube</p> Selena Gomez During Wondermind's Mental Fitness Summit

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Selena Gomez During Wondermind's Mental Fitness Summit

She also opened up about her mental health journey during an exclusive interview with PEOPLE in 2020.

"In the beginning, it seemed hopeless,” she told PEOPLE of her dark feelings at the time. “Sometimes it was a challenge for me to even get out of bed. I was like, 'Why can't I be like you guys?' Over the years, I've finally found my rhythm, but it took me time."

She continued, "I've tried a ton of different things, but the one thing I've never stopped doing is asking for help. That was the hardest part, but I truly believe that that's why I'm stronger. This is something that is the most important thing in the world to me 'cause it's my mental health."

If you or someone you know needs mental health help, text "STRENGTH" to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 to be connected to a certified crisis counselor.

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