{"id":181687,"date":"2025-11-15T07:48:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T07:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/181687\/"},"modified":"2025-11-15T07:48:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T07:48:09","slug":"lady-gaga-feels-really-lucky-to-be-alive-after-going-through-a-psychotic-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/181687\/","title":{"rendered":"Lady Gaga Feels “Really Lucky To Be Alive” After Going Through a Psychotic Break"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lady Gaga has a reputation as recession pop\u2019s holy mother,<\/a> raising a generation of Little Monsters with her arthouse-style pop and shifting yet confident identities. She\u2019s been Stefani Germanotta, Mother Monster, Jo Calderone, Mistress of Mayhem, and just plain Gaga. Also, she\u2019s been Harley Quinn, Patrizia Reggiani, Tony Bennett\u2019s friend, and often considered one of the greatest artists in history. <\/p>\n

Her success, while naturally experiencing its ups and down, has always had longevity. No matter how badly she bombed, she never truly went away. It\u2019s a testament to her versatility, and also to her resilience as an artist. But in a recent Rolling Stone<\/a> cover feature, Lady Gaga revealed it was never easy. It still isn\u2019t, she said, but she finally addressed the root of the problem.<\/p>\n

\u201cI did\u00a0A Star Is Born\u00a0on lithium,\u201d she said, referencing the 2018 film. After that, she went out on the Joanne World Tour in support of her unexpected Americana-esque album. However, she quickly canceled the tour after experiencing what she described as a psychotic break.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was one day that my sister said to me, \u2018I don\u2019t see my sister anymore,\u2019\u2009\u201d she explained. \u201cAnd I canceled the tour. There was one day I went to the hospital for psychiatric care. I needed to take a break. I couldn\u2019t do anything \u2026 I completely crashed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lady Gaga Recently Opened Up About Her Mental Health and Addressing Past Trauma<\/p>\n

She continued, \u201cIt was really scary. There was a time where I didn\u2019t think I could get better\u2026 \u200aI feel really lucky to be alive. I know that might sound dramatic, but we know how this can go.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2011, when Lady Gaga was putting out Born This Way, she spoke to journalist Brian Hiatt, who also wrote the recent Rolling Stone feature. Hiatt mentioned some of her comments from 14 years ago, which resonate in the present context.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I am not onstage, I feel dead,\u201d she said at the time. \u201cWhether that is healthy or not \u2026 is really of no concern to me.\u201d Then, she had never seen a therapist, and had never addressed the traumatic sexual assault that occurred when she was 19. <\/p>\n

Now, she shared that she wanted to become a better version of herself because of her fianc\u00e9, Michael Polansky. It\u2019s noted that Polansky \u201cnever called her anything but Stefani.\u201d All the identities, the characters, the eras, and the alter-egos Gaga has had over the years, and her partner purposely only refers to her by her real first name. <\/p>\n

\u201cBeing in love with someone that cares about the real me made a very big difference,\u201d she said. Easier said than done, though. Because, she added, \u201cHow do you learn how to be yourself with someone when you don\u2019t know how to be yourself with\u00a0anyone?\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the hurdles she\u2019s faced, Lady Gaga said she now sees herself as \u201ca healthy, whole person.\u201d That\u2019s likely due to therapy and addressing her mental health. But, as she said, it\u2019s also due to love. This all helped her regain what she said lost, which in turn led to her triumphant comeback with the album Mayhem.<\/p>\n

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