For some years now, Selena Gpmez has been one of the most transparent celebrities with her fans regarding her emotional feelings.
Back in 2018 she was admitted to a mental health center where she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, something she has openly talked about.
At 31, the former Disney star’s life has been far from easy. Since 2011 she has battled lupus, which is a chronic autoimmune disease that can affect virtually any part of the body, notes the site healthy.ny.gov.
The body’s immune system is designed to fight foreign substances, but in people with lupus it becomes overactive and forms antibodies that attack healthy tissues and organs.
That disease led her to have health problems which caused her to receive a kidney transplant in 2017, which was donated to her by her friend Francia Raisa.
In addition to her complicated health situation she has not fared very well in love matters either, as her iconic relationship of several years with Justin Bieber, marked by multiple breakups and emotional abuse, proves.
Despite all that, the ‘Love You Like A Love Song’ singer has managed to overcome and move forward, and has a tattoo on her skin with an important meaning about mental health.
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The meaning behind Selena Gomez’s semicolon tattoo
According to El Heraldo de Mexico, grammatically speaking the semicolon serves to indicate a longer pause than the comma, but less marked than the period, but for those who get it tattooed it has a deeper meaning.
Tattooing the semicolon represents the hope needed for moments of darkness, and in people who have struggled with depression or who have had suicide attempts, it symbolizes a time when they contemplated ending their lives but decided to resist, fighting disorders and self-harm.
According to the outlet, the semicolon tattoo is a reminder that no situation, even deep sadness, is permanent.