Lady Gaga Says for the First Time in Public That She Suffers From PTSD

Lady Gaga teamed up with the Today show to deliver gifts to the Ali Forney Center in Harlem, and while there the singer said for the first time in public that she suffers from posttraumatic stress disorder. Gaga was raped when she was 19 years old and suffered alone with the pain for several years before telling someone. The pain she lived with for so long helped her to connect with those at the Ali Forney Center, which helps homeless LGBT youths, many of whom have been abandoned by their families because of their sexuality.

Besides giving out gifts, Gaga sat with the kids and told them how she got through her own struggles, saying that the trauma in her life has helped her to understand the trauma of others. She said that she struggles with mental illness every day and that meditation helps her calm down and keeps her relaxed. It was later that she made the admission that she suffers from PTSD.

“I told the kids today that I suffer from a mental illness. I suffer from PTSD. I’ve never told anyone that before, so here we are. But the kindness that’s been shown to me by doctors, as well as my family and my friends, it’s really saved my life,” Gaga said.

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