Demi Lovato does not want to be defined by her mental illness.

The 24-year-old singer spoke openly about the problems of her mental illness, which extremely affects her mood and tortures her every day. But despite all of this, the brunette musician makes sure that people don't treat her differently: "If people link me to the disease, it's okay because it really is. But I don't want to wear the sticker "Yes, it's something I have, but it doesn't define me." Instead, the 'Sorry Not Sorry' interpreter prefers to be seen as an activist who speaks openly about her problems. So she was on a cure in 2011 to cure drug abuse: "I think it is extremely important that people are made aware of mental illnesses because it is still an absolute taboo subject. The more people know about it, the more sick people can do It’s important to talk about your dreams, because no matter what position you’re in, you’ll be heard. I’m fortunate that more people are listening to me than they might have done ten years ago. So I don't just use my voice to sing. "

That is why the singer, who will be releasing her new album at the end of the year, is also extremely important to let a message flow into her songs, as Elvis Duran explains on the show 'iHeart Radio's Label Defiers': "It is just important, so to be honest and real as possible. Be it to help people in difficult times or to remind them what it was like when they fell in love. "