Bebe Rexha has told fans she has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
The American singer said on Twitter that for a long time she had not known why she felt “so sick” and that she was “not ashamed anymore”.
Rexha, 29, told her 1.3 million followers on the site: “For the longest time, I didn’t understand why I felt so sick.
“Why I felt lows that made me not want to leave my house or be around people and why I felt highs that wouldn’t let me sleep, wouldn’t let me stop working or creating music.
“Now I know why.”
For the longest time, I didn’t understand why I felt so sick. Why I felt lows that made me not want to leave my house or be around people and why I felt highs that wouldn’t let me sleep, wouldn’t let me stop working or creating music. Now I know why.
— Bebe Rexha (@BebeRexha) April 15, 2019
She continued: “I’m bipolar and I’m not ashamed anymore.
“That is all.
“(Crying my eyes out).”
I’m bipolar and I’m not ashamed anymore. That is all. (Crying my eyes out.)
— Bebe Rexha (@BebeRexha) April 15, 2019
The singer said her next album would be her favourite because she was “not holding anything back”.
“I love you all very much,” she said. “And I hope you accept me as I am.”
This next album will be favorite album ever because I’m not holding anything back. I love you all very much. And I hope you accept me as I am.
— Bebe Rexha (@BebeRexha) April 15, 2019
The star concluded the series of tweets by saying: “I don’t want you to feel sorry for me.
“I just want you to accept me.
I don’t want you to feel sorry for me. I just want you to accept me. That’s all. Love you.
— Bebe Rexha (@BebeRexha) April 15, 2019
“That’s all.
“Love you.”