JoJo Reveals Clinical Depression Diagnosis: ‘Sometimes We Just Need a Little Help’
“I was feeling overwhelmed and found myself wanting to get out of my mind because I was so scared and so sad,” says JoJo, who began drinking to the point of blackouts at 18.
“At the end of the day I am a product of a family with substance-abuse issues,” she says, adding she knew it was time for a change two years later. “When I woke up and didn’t know how I got home, I was like, ‘This is not okay.'” After being diagnosed with depression, JoJo began to manage her mental health through therapy and medication, as well as exercise, yoga and journaling.“I looked at what I could control as opposed to what was out of my control,” she says. “What was out of my control was I never knew what I was going to get from my father, if he was going to OD again; if my record label was going to let me out of my deal, or if I was ever going to legally be able to own my own voice again.
After a years-long legal battle with her former label, JoJo reclaimed her voice in 2013 when she reached a settlement. The triumph was dulled by tragedy two years later when, her first album in a decade. And she vows not to succumb to the same demons that killed him.“When I was younger, my dad came to pick me up from my mom’s place. He was slurring his words, and I was scared to get in the car with him,” she recalls. “He was like, ‘Just you wait.
JoJo doesn’t abstain from drinking today, but, “my relationship with alcohol is different now,” she says. “I don’t drink to escape.” And as she continues to manage her mental health, JoJo is in a happier, healthier place — which she sings about on songs like “Proud” off her new album“I’m really excited for 30, because I hear it gets better,” she says. “My 20s were just about seeking approval. Now if I approve of myself, that’s all I need. That confidence really reverberates. It’s very powerful.
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