Lady Gaga's Shocking Mental Health Revelation
Lady Gaga’s acting career reached new heights in 2018 with the release of A Star Is Born, a film that captured the hearts of audiences worldwide. The movie sparked widespread discussions and earned eight Oscar nominations, while the song "Shallow" became a massive hit. To many, it appeared to be the pinnacle of an ever-rising career for the pop star.
However, behind the scenes, the reality was far more complex. In a recent interview featured in the December issue of Rolling Stone, Lady Gaga, now 39, opened up about the challenges she faced during that time. She revealed that she had been taking strong psychiatric medication while filming the movie, stating plainly, “I did A Star Is Born on lithium.” While the medication helped her manage her condition enough to work, it also masked a deeper emotional crisis she hadn’t yet fully understood.
As the film's production unfolded and its global success continued, Gaga's internal struggles grew more intense. Despite her public appearances at events like the Super Bowl, Golden Globe awards, and red carpet premieres, she felt increasingly disconnected from herself. Her mental health deteriorated further during the Joanne World Tour, where she experienced what she now refers to as a “psychotic break.”
She recalls a moment when her sister looked at her and said, “I don’t see my sister anymore.” This realization marked a turning point. Shortly after, Gaga decided to cancel the remaining tour dates, seek psychiatric care, and step back from the spotlight entirely.
Gaga admits there were times when she questioned whether she would ever regain her stability. “It was really scary,” she reflects. “There was a time where I didn’t think I could get better… I feel really lucky to be alive. I know that might sound dramatic, but we know how this can go.”
She credits her fiancé, Michael Polansky, for providing a sense of grounding that she hadn’t felt in years. He calls her by her birth name, Stefani, and sees her as the person behind the iconic costumes and personas.
This deep connection raised difficult questions: “How do you learn how to be yourself with someone when you don’t know how to be yourself with anyone?” Over time, this process led her to music in a new and meaningful way. Her album Mayhem, released in March and now widely praised as one of her most powerful works, came from rediscovering parts of herself that she thought she had lost.
“It was months and months and months of rediscovering everything that I’d lost,” she explains. “And I honestly think that’s why it’s called Mayhem. Because what it took to get it back was crazy.”
Today, Gaga describes herself as a “healthy, whole person.” While she has reinvented herself many times throughout her career, this transformation is quieter and more profound than any previous aesthetic change.
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