Demi Lovato Says Finding the 'Right Medication' Helped Her 'Tremendously' After 5 In-Patient Mental Health Treatments

Demi Lovato is sharing how she found hope during her intense mental health battle.

The Camp Rock alum, 31, spoke with Dr. Charlie Shaffer, Anna Wintour's son, on Monday, June 3, at The Center For Youth Mental Health at New York-Presbyterian's annual benefit to discuss how she never gave up on herself after doing numerous stints at treatment centers.

"I have been to inpatient treatment five times, and it has something that every single time I walked back into a treatment center, I felt defeated," she confessed. "And I know that experience firsthand, but I think the glimmer of hope was when I started putting in the work and I started to, whether it was work, a program, or talk to my treatment team and build relationships there."

The fifth time seemed to be the charm as Lovato began to see the light that was all around her. "I think the glimmer of hope started to change when I started to find joy and the little things in life. And that was something that was so foreign to me before because I was so used to, so used to not seeing hope," the former Disney Channel star noted. "It felt like I had hit rock bottom, and I just knew what I needed to do, which was to live a life in recovery. And that was something that I pushed off for so long."

Another huge factor in getting better was balancing the chemicals in her brain. "I also needed the right medication. I think for me medication has helped me tremendously. It's helped so many people tremendously," Lovato added.

"And I think I had hit another low, and I was like, 'what am I doing wrong?' I felt defeated. But then, when all of the key parts started to fit into place like a perfect puzzle, I started to find the light again," the "Heart Attack" vocalist noted.

Now, Lovato has been able to try to move away from aligning her mental health with her identity. "It wasn't until I went into treatment for the first time that I realized this isn't who I am. It's just a part of what makes me, me, meaning my struggles have shaped me into the pottery that you see today, but it's never become my identity since then. It's just become something about me that makes me a little interesting, I guess you could say," she said.

The songwriter explained how now she's "grateful for the things that I've been through and what I've overcome" during her difficult periods.

If you or someone you know needs mental health help, text "STRENGTH" to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 to be connected to a certified crisis counselor.