Demi Lovato Encourages Teens to Share Their Mental Health Struggles: 'Asking for Help Is More Than OK'

Demi Lovato.Photo: Rob Latour for Hollywood Mind Demi Lovatois sharing an important message about mental health for the younger generation. On Thursday, the 30-year-old singer-songwriter (who uses she/they pronouns) spoke to NBC News NOW’sSavannah Sellersabout her lengthy journey with depression, addiction, eating disorders, and suicidal ideation in honor of Mental Health Action Day. She admitted that her public relapses have allowed her to become an open book about recovery in hopes of helping anyone in similar situations.

Demi Lovato Explains Why They Don't Use the Term 'Aliens' for Extraterrestrials

Photo: Rich Fury/Getty Demi Lovatois sharing some of what they’ve learned on theirUnidentified with Demi Lovatoseries — and is encouraging fans to stop using the word “aliens.” “I think that we have to stop calling them aliens because aliens is a derogatory term for anything. That’s why I like to call them ETs!” Lovato said. Unidentified withDemi Lovato, a four-part docuseries on Peacock that came out in September, follows Lovato, their best friend Matthew Scott Montgomery, and their sister Dallas, as they search for the truth regarding extraterrestrial life and UFOs with help from experts.

Demi Lovato Fans Gather at Canceled Concert Site to Sing "Sober" After the Star's Apparent Overdose

Demi Lovato‘s fans came together on Thursday to sing the star’semotional ballad “Sober”at Atlantic City Beach, the concert venue where she was scheduled to perform before she was rushed to the hospitalafter an apparent overdose on Tuesday. The song details her recent relapse aftercelebrating six years of sobrietyin March. Lovato was seen belting out the tunejust two daysbefore her apparent overdose while performing at the 2018 California Mid-State Fair in Paso Robles, California.

Demi Lovato Fans Share Touching #HowDemiHasHelpedMe Stories Following Her Apparent Overdose

“I remember one night in the hospital after an attempt [on my life], I was sitting in my hospital room on the floor next to the radio with my head against the wall and tears were streaming down my face,”wroteone fan, using the hashtag “#HowDemiHasHelpedMe.” “Then Skyscraper came on the radio. and I knew id be okay,” they added, referencing Lovato’s 2011 song about building yourself back up after enduring great pain.

Demi Lovato Feels 'Old' After Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello Said She Inspired Them as 'Kids'

Demi Lovatoisn’t even 30 yet, but the star has been inspiring fans for over a decade.The “Confident” singer, 27, recently posted a photo of a heartfelt note that she received from fellow artistsShawn MendesandCamila Cabello.Although the pair are only a few years younger than Lovato — Mendes is 21, while Cabello is 22 — the “Señorita” singers wrote that Lovato, who made her star-making turn in Disney’sCamp Rockin 2008, had been a huge source of inspiration to them growing up.