AfterJustin Bieberopened up to followers about his struggle with early fame and past addiction to “heavy drugs,” several of his famous friends sent words of encouragement his way.
The “Sorry” singershared a vulnerable, lengthy post on InstagramMonday, where he reflected on how growing up in an unstable home and achieving fame at age 13 — suddenly having “access to whatever I wanted”— led him to struggle both physically and mentally later in life.
“Friends from the beginning, here until the end!” Cyrus commented. “🖤 you.”
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Meanwhile, Kardashian wrote, “❤️❤️❤️❤️ This is beautiful!! Thank you!! We are so proud of you!! I needed this! God bless you always 🙏🏽.”
Kingston similarly revealed that Bieber’s story was something he needed to hear.
“Wow thank u for the testimony.. I sure needed this 🙌🙌 God bless u forever my lil brother 🙌💚,” the singer, who collaborated with Bieber on “Eenie Meenie” back in 2010, wrote.
Bieber’s longtime manager Scooter Braun also sent encouraging words his way, telling the singer, “Proud of you ❤️.”
In the emotional post, Bieber, 25, who has been candid about hismental health struggles in the past, explained how from the time he was a teen, he was constantly praised with his fame — something he credited to his downward spiral.
The “Love Yourself” singer said the fame also hurt his personal growth, as he never learned the true meaning of responsibility and was never able to develop skills beyond his music career.
“Everyone did everything for me, so I never even learned the fundamentals of responsibility,” he explained. “By this point, I was 18 with no skills in the real world, with millions of dollars and access to whatever I wanted.”
“This is a very scary concept for anyone,” Bieber continued. “By 20, I made every bad decision you could have thought of and went from one of the most loved and adored people in the world to the most ridiculed, judged, and hated person in the world.”
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“I became resentful… and angry,” he wrote. “I became distant to everyone who loved me, and I was hiding behind, a shell of a person that I had become. I felt like I could never turn it around.”
Bieber said he found comfort and support in a group of people, including his wife Hailey Baldwin, who “encourage him to keep going.”
The star has also recentlysought professional treatment, a source told PEOPLE.
After recounting his past mistakes and dark times, he encouraged those reading his note to always be kind to one another and to spread love.
“All this to say even when the odds are against you keep fighting,” he concluded. “BE KIND TODAY>BE BOLD TODAY AND LOVE PEOPLE TODAY NOT BY YOUR STANDARDS BUT BY GODS PERFECT UNFAILING LOVE.”
source: people.com
