Chappell Roan has said she has been diagnosed with severe depression in the midst of dealing with new-found fame . The 26-year-old “Pink Pony Club” musician, who has soared to international fame in recent months with her debut album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess , has openly spoken about witnessing her life completely change due to the perils of being in the public eye. In August, the singer hinted she had been left uncomfortable by fandom culture, and called out invasive fan behaviour in a statement: “Please stop touching me.
Please stop being weird to my family and friends. Please stop assuming things about me.” Speaking to The Guardian in a new interview, Missouri-born Roan, real name Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, said she was coping “how anyone would”.
“I’m in therapy twice a week. I went to a psychiatrist last week because I was like, I don’t know what’s going on. She diagnosed me with severe depression – which I didn’t think I had because I’m not actually sad,” she explained.
“But I have every symptom of someone who’s severely depressed,” she said, pointing towards symptoms of brain fog, poor focus and “a very lacklustre viewpoint”. Roan explained that she thinks her mental health has been impacted because her “whole life has changed”. “Everything that I really love to do now comes with baggage,” she said.
“If I want to go thrifting, I have to book security and prepare myself that this is not going to be normal. Going t.