Chappell Roan shocked to be diagnosed with ‘severe depression’

Chappell Roan was surprised to be diagnosed with depression (Picture: Mike Coppola/Getty Images for MTV)

Chappell Roan has been diagnosed with severe depression, and the news came as a surprise.

The 26-year-old pop star has been open about her struggles dealing with fame and has been attending therapy sessions twice a week to deal with her new celebrity status.

She has revealed her recent diagnosis came as a shock because she doesn’t actually feel ‘sad’, but noted how she has learned she suffers with ‘every symptom’.

She told The Guardian: ‘I’m in therapy twice a week. I went to a psychiatrist last week because I was like, I don’t know what’s going on.

‘She diagnosed me with severe depression – which I didn’t think I had because I’m not actually sad. But I have every symptom of someone who’s severely depressed.’

Chappell revealed her symptoms include brain fog, forgetfulness and poor focus as well as ‘a very lacklustre viewpoint’.

The 26-year-old star thinks her rise to fame has caused her issues (Picture: Dana Jacobs/WireImage)

The singer thinks her problems stem from how much her life has changed over a short period of time as she became a household name, which has altered all aspects of her day to day business.

‘I think it’s because my whole life has changed. Everything that I really love to do now comes with baggage. If I want to go thrifting, I have to book security and prepare myself that this is not going to be normal,’ she said.

‘Going to the park, pilates, yoga – how do I do this in a safe way where I’m not going to be stalked or harassed?’

Chappell recently compared fame to ‘an abusive ex-husband’.

She has been candid about the struggles of fame (Picture: Jamie McCarthy/WireImage)

In an interview with The Face , she explained: ‘I feel like fame is just abusive. The vibe of this – stalking, talking s*** online, [people who] won’t leave you alone, yelling at you in public – is the vibe of an abusive ex-husband.

‘That’s what it feels like. I didn’t know it would feel this bad.’

However, Chappell admitted she still loves getting positive feedback from her fans, even though a lot of comments she gets described her as ‘really intense’.

She added: ‘But I don’t very often get: ​”Oh my God, you have such a good vibe.” I think that just stems back to childhood, of [wanting] people to believe that I’m a good person and me believing it, too. So it means a lot when I hear that.

‘I can’t read my DMs anymore, because I cry so much. But when people are like, ​”Whatever you’re doing, it helped me” – I don’t think any award or any money or whatever can be exchanged for that compliment.

‘I don’t care about anything else, except giving space to people to be free. Because that’s what I needed so bad: freedom.’