Selena Gomez Addresses the ‘Difficult Time’ She Went Through Last Year — and Why She ‘Can’t Stand Social Media’

8 February 2017 2:51 PM, PST | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »

Selena Gomez is opening up about the “really difficult time” that she endured last year.

In August, People reported that Gomez, 24, took a career break after suffering from “anxiety, panic attacks and depression” due to her lupus diagnosis. At the same time that the superstar took off time to care for herself, her new Netflix series, 13 Reasons Why — which addresses serious topics including depression and suicide — was at the beginning of production.

“I was actually going through a really difficult time when they started production,” Gomez, who serves as an executive producer on the new drama, said Wednesday at a Netflix press event, »

- Natalie Stone

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