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Why Demi Lovato Felt She Was in ‘Walking Coma’ After Overdose

Author Laila Abuelhawa
Demi Lovato attends the 2023 Video Music Awards at Prudential Center on September 12, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey.

Demi Lovato is reflecting on the struggles she faced in the aftermath of her 2018 drug overdose. The “Heart Attack” singer reflected on how she used to be “California sober” (someone who uses cannabis but avoids other drugs) years after the near-fatal incident. Lovato admitted in her 2021 docuseries Demi Lovato: Dancing With the Devil that she was “smoking weed and drinking in moderation” as a part of her recovery journey. In a new interview this week, the 31-year-old said she “had to learn it on my own.” She would smoke “so much weed” and take edibles, “sometimes 300mg at a time,” replacing her addiction with “something I thought was safer.”

The former Disney star was also struggling with her body image, specifically with weight gain at the time. Demi said she would hide in her room because she didn’t want anyone to see her. “I ultimately was in this walking coma, where I wasn’t feeling any pain but I also wasn’t feeling any joy.” The pop star-turned-alt-rocker cut all substances from her life in late 2021, going into treatment and sharing on social media that “sober sober is the only way.” Looking back, Lovato acknowledged how being “California sober” was too easy for her to fall back into her addiction struggles. “Smoking and drinking led me back to other substances,” she said. “Abstinence has been the key for me.”

RELATED: Demi Lovato Regrets Doing Three Documentaries On Her Sobriety

As we previously reported, she has retained some permanent damage from her overdose. “It actually caused a disability,” she in June. “I have vision impairment and hearing impairment.” Due to this, Lovato revealed the reason she doesn’t drive is because she has blind spots in her vision. However, those effects help serve as a motivation for her to stay sober. “It’s a daily constant reminder,” Lovato continued. “It’s a constant reminder to stay on the right path because I never want that to happen again.”

Lovato’s album Revamped released on Friday, Sept. 15, a rock re-recording of her songs from previous albums.

10 Celebrities That Identify As Pansexual

“Pansexuality” is when someone experiences physical, romantic, and/or emotional attraction to a person regardless of their gender identity, per GLAAD. This is one of several terms under the bi+ umbrella.

While there are many overlaps between pansexuality and bisexuality, the official definitions differ in their approach to gender. The prefix pan- means “all,” while bisexuality is the attraction to multiple gender identities. According to Stonewall, there may be individuals who align with the way pansexuality is defined yet identify with the term bisexuality. Others may use pansexual and bisexual interchangeably.

Like bisexuality, pansexuality is often associated with negative connotations. Often, those who identify with being labeled as an experimentation phase or to be a stepping stone to being gay. However, according Stonewall, the term pansexual has been included in the Oxford English Dictionary since the early 1900s and has been used in its current definition since at least the late 1960s.

LGBTQ+ people have long been using a range of different terms to describe their identities. As we’ve progressed as far as social acceptance and social media, the terms are more widespread.

Take a look below at 11 celebrities who are pansexual:

Laila Abuelhawa is the Top 40 and Hip-Hop pop culture writer for Beasley Media Group. Being with the company for over three years, Laila's fierce and fabulous red-carpet rankings have earned her a feature on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert!' Her favorite stories are those surrounding the latest in celebrity fashion, television and film rankings, and how the world reacts to major celebrity news. With a background in journalism, Laila's stories ensure accuracy and offer background information on stars that you wouldn't have otherwise known. She prides herself in covering stories that inform the public about what is currently happening and what is to come in the ever-changing, ever-evolving media landscape.

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