JoJo Siwa On Why She Refuses To Go To Therapy

JoJo Siwa, 21, has beforehand opened up about dwelling with dyslexia, being a part of the LGBTQ neighborhood, and the stress of being on “Dance Mothers.”

Rising up within the highlight, JoJo was consistently within the public eye all through her teen and adolescent years, showing on “Dance Mothers” and Nickelodeon. She later determined to launch her personal YouTube channel, which has since gained greater than 12 million subscribers.

With the celebrity comes an incredible quantity of stress and stress, which may result in psychological well being struggles.

Whereas JoJo Siwa seemingly admitted to struggling together with her psychological well being, she refuses to go to remedy — however why?

JoJo Siwa, born Joelle Joanie Siwa, joined the forged of “Dance Mothers” in its fifth season in 2015 alongside her mom, Jessalynn Siwa.

After leaving “Dance Mothers,” she determined to proceed rising her fan base by launching a profitable YouTube channel the place she posts vlogs, music movies, and different content material. Her channel boasts hundreds of thousands of subscribers, making her an icon amongst younger audiences.

The now 21-year-old has since launched a number of singles, together with “Boomerang” and “Karma,” and continues to place herself within the highlight together with her daring and vibrant character, which may result in each constructive and unfavourable feedback.

In fact, coping with the backlash could be troublesome. Nevertheless, JoJo refuses to hunt skilled assistance on how to deal with the negativity.

“I am younger [and] I really feel like I am actually good at shoving [things] down and specializing in the positives,” she stated earlier than hosts Meghan Trainor, Ryan Trainor, and Daryl Sabara advised her that is not the very best method.

“That is going to blow up,” Meghan stated. “You are speaking to the queens of that! It comes out in alcoholism and drug addicts.”

After listening to the interview, TikTok customers flooded the feedback part, slamming JoJo Siwa for her feedback on remedy. “‘I refuse to go to remedy’ that explains actually every little thing,” one social media consumer wrote.

“Am I the one one which went ooooh that explains a lot,” one other stated.

“Bragging about not going to remedy isn’t a flex,” one TikToker expressed.

A therapist who noticed the interview stated the feedback that JoJo made “killed” her.

“Most likely the largest crimson flag you may say is to actively flip down the thought of remedy,” one other consumer commented.

Final yr, JoJo Siwa opened up about social media and the way it helped her come out as a part of the LGBTQ neighborhood.

“Simply getting social media for me, it really gave me a secure area once I got here out,” the singer advised E! News, including that she “knew that even when everybody round me did not help me, that there was gonna be folks on-line that did.”

“And I knew that I used to be gonna discover these folks, and I used to be actually enthusiastic about that,” she continued. “I at all times advised myself it was gonna be simpler to return out on-line than it was in individual. And I do imagine that is very true.”

JoJo Siwa additionally advised the outlet that social media is “an artwork” as a result of being an influencer just isn’t as simple as folks assume. “I’ve by no means talked about this earlier than, however social media is an artwork,” she defined. “And a variety of occasions folks canine on influencers and nag on influencers saying that anybody might do it.”

“That is not true [about] social media,” she added. “It truly is an artwork.”

Whereas it took a while to determine easy methods to use TikTok to her benefit, JoJo ultimately discovered her area of interest.

“It has been enjoyable to have the ability to work out what methods I get to be part of that,” the “Karma” singer continued. “You realize what I imply? How I match into the piece of the puzzle there.”

When you or somebody you understand has a psychological sickness, is struggling emotionally or has issues about their psychological well being, there are methods to get assist. Name or textual content 988 or go to the National Institute of Mental Health for extra info.