i crossed a line that i had never
crossed why did demi lovato decide to do
a tell-all docu-series about her
greatest struggles
can her parents be blamed for the
problems that have roots in her
childhood
i don't even know why i'm sober anymore
and how is demi starting her life over
welcome to awesome i'm janet and let's
get those answers
dancing with the devil demi lovato
dropped a heck of a bombshell in her
recent trailer for the upcoming youtube
originals donkey series
the singer and actress decided to debunk
the rumors about her darkest page of
life
and tell all the truth she's been hiding
even from her closest people
fyi i'm just gonna say it all in july
2018
lovato was hospitalized after an
overdose that almost became
fatal i had three strokes
i had a heart attack sadly she's still
struggling with some of the consequences
of that horrifying event
i was left with brain damage and i still
deal with that today
i don't drive a car due to blind spots
with my vision and i had a really hard
time reading
said demi during youtube's virtual tca
panel while the trailer mainly focuses
on the climax of her relationship with
illegal substances
lovato shared that her docu-series is
much more than just that
she's gonna give us the story of mental
health spiritual growth
and past traumas that led to her
breaking point it takes a lot of courage
and pain to offer all those
heartbreaking revelations to the whole
world
so why did she decide to do that every
time i share something with the public
it holds me accountable which is a huge
reason as to why i'm doing it
you only worry if you have things to
hide let's recall what we already know
about her uneasy journey
heartbreaking childhood lovato was just
a toddler when her parents divorced
and made her move from new mexico to
dallas texas
at just seven years old depression
kicked in and changed demi's life once
and for all
despite this traumatic experience lovato
channeled her pain into singing
dancing and learning to play the guitar
and piano but those were not the only
passion she inherited from her father
a performing musician later on in her
documentary the actress revealed that
her mother's struggles with bulimia
and her dad's weakness for illegal
substances had a huge
impact on her life at the age of 10 her
talents were noticed by agents
and landed her a debut role in the
barney and friends series
being a child star did not bring any
stability to demi's life though
quite the opposite actually the
actress's mental health began
deteriorating
even more behind the scenes little demi
could not deal with the pressure
and secretly resorted to self-harm at
the time the star found her true
strength and will to keep fighting in
her faith
in an interview with cosmopolitan demi
recalled saying i just feel like
god gave me a voice not just to sing
with he put me through those things
which seemed horrible at the time but
they were so worth it
i can help people when the idea of
leaving the world seemed better than
continuing to fight
destiny stepped in in the form of a
disney offer that seemed like a saving
grace
little did the actress know that joining
disney's chosen cast
would bring more harm than good at 16
lovato landed her breakthrough role in
the teen series
camp rock which seemed like a dream come
true for the star but being a star has
its own shortcomings
especially when you are pushed to the
limit to be the best and look the best
what is a young girl lost left to do
surrounded by hollywood sharks
after years of being an outcast bullied
at school
the 17 year old camp rock star decided
to try cocaine
in an attempt to fit in and find friends
i was with a couple of friends and they
introduced me to it the actress revealed
i was scared because my mom always told
me your heart could just burst if you do
it
but i did it anyways the use of
substances slowly but surely led to
demi's downfall
the actress could not understand why her
father chose it
instead of family so she began lashing
out at her peers hitting the lowest
point in her life
demi's mother was there for her
throughout all of it she gave her
daughter all the support and compassion
demi had been deprived of
and enrolled her into a rehab center
2010 marked the year that lovato entered
a treatment center for the first time to
address her struggle with addiction
and self-harm the news about her bipolar
diagnosis
in 2011 when demi left rehab she was
knocked down with a new diagnosis
bipolar disorder but it did not scare
the actress
demi finally felt like her struggles
made sense she said in an interview
there were times when i was so manic i
was writing seven songs in one night and
i'd be up until 5 30 in the morning but
her new diagnosis did not make it easier
for the star to return to work
instead demi secretly returned to her
old groove
for a whole year i wasn't working my
program i wasn't ready to get sober
lovato confessed in the simply
complicated documentary i was sneaking
cocaine on planes
speaking in bathrooms sneaking it
throughout the night
nobody knew being constantly under the
influence
demi was not easy to work with and had
to be checked into a silver house in la
in january 2013 embarking on a new path
of sobriety
or so her fans hoped painful breakups
while coping with mental breakdowns
demi never lost her amazing talent for
songwriting unfortunately
lots of these lyrics have very real
stories and heartbreaks behind them
while some are lucky enough to find
significant others to help them cope
with their demons
demi's love stories seem to just be
contributing to her pain
starting from miley cyrus's co-star cody
lindley on hannah montana to cyrus's
older brother
trace cyrus but one of the most shocking
breakups that rocked the fandom
was of course with joe jonas the news
that the camp rock sweethearts were
dating in real life was one of the
biggest stories of 2010
and yet just 48 hours after the two
posed for the team vogue cover
the outlet released the news of their
breakup reportedly lovato explained that
joe was the one who
called it quits putting their friendship
above the romance
the lovato congratulated jonas on his
2017 engagement to sophie it
doesn't look like they are such close
friends anymore not long after
demi met actor wilmer valderrama who was
12 years older than her
and while it seemed like a six-year
relationship with a mature man was
headed to a stable
and happy family life the couple broke
up in 2016.
demi continued searching for love and
joy with ufc
fighter luke rockhold mma fighter bomba
vasconcelos
and designer henry levy but none of them
stuck long enough to start something
serious
and when we finally rejoiced over the
news of her engagement
to actor max eric the happily ever after
turned into ashes once again
some awful tweets that allegedly
belonged to max resurfaced
and fans started calling him out for
using demi and their engagement as a
publicity stunt
though demi called the reports fake just
days afterwards the news about her and
max's breakup shocked us all
moreover e news reported that multiple
sources allegedly confirmed
that demi doesn't trust max anymore
which caused their breakup
we really hope that demi can cope with
this and keep searching for her true
happiness
sober getting rid of destructive habits
is a lifelong battle and for six great
years
demi did an impressive job of keeping
her life on the right track
in july 2016 demi released her song
sober but fans spotted that she was
referring to a relapse
with lyrics like mama i'm so sorry i'm
not
sober anymore daddy please forgive me
for drinks spilled on the floor
though the fandom hoped that it was
nothing more than lyrics to a song
demi was rushed to a hospital just a
month later for almost
two years demi disappeared from the
public eye but made a powerful comeback
in 2020.
first she gave an emotional and
extremely touching performance of her
song
anyone at the grammys and couldn't hold
her tears back and frankly
neither could anyone in the audience her
success was reinforced with a
mind-blowing and powerful performance of
the national anthem at the super bowl
in october 2020 lovato made a bold
political statement
a protest song commander-in-chief which
was widely discussed in the media
and this year she brought real joy with
her passionate performance at
celebrating america
the event following president joe
biden's inauguration with her brand new
image and incredible vocals
demi made all-america dance to her
version of lovely day
demi says she's rebirthing and starting
over i've had a lot of lives
like my cat you know i'm on my ninth
life she's ready to get back to doing
what she loves
which is making music she launched a new
mental health charity amid the
psychological impacts of covid19
as demi shared with people magazine
asking for help is not a sign of
weakness
it's a sign of strength often times our
society tells us that if we ask for help
we are weak on top of that demi paired
up with talkspace and is now an official
spokesperson for the digital mental
health platform
lovato has proven to us many times that
she won't surrender
and more importantly she never forgets
to support others
even when she herself is looking for
help thanks for watching this video guys
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