Actress, singer and entrepreneur Selena Gomez knows what it\u2019s like to grow up on the Internet. It\u2019s why she decided to step away from it for the last four years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI haven\u2019t been on the Internet in four and a half years,\u201d Gomez told Good Morning America<\/em>. \u201cIt has changed my life completely. I am happier, I am more present, I connect more with people. It makes me feel normal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fans of Gomez who see her posts on social media might think she\u2019s talking about a different Internet or something, but the global superstar clarifies that doesn\u2019t spend time scrolling. She snaps selfies or curates content \u2014 all part of the job for a celeb \u2014 before handing it over to her team to post. No scrolling. No Tiktok rabbit holes. No comment sections. The dream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gomez has spent nearly her entire life in the spotlight, and much of that time has been in the pages of gossip magazines. Paparazzi and fans follow her every move, posting everything about her \u2014 the good, the bad and the ugly. After years of battling mental health, Gomez decided it was time to log off for good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGrowing up in the spotlight has definitely taught me so much. I can\u2019t believe that I\u2019m where I am now mentally,\u201d Gomez explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And she certainly isn\u2019t the first celeb to sign off forever. Meghan Markle, Emma Stone and Pete Davidson are just a few of the most famous individuals who stopped using social media to improve their overall health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But for all the documented\u00a0positive testimonies<\/a>\u00a0about quitting social media, platforms are a key way for celebrities and even normal people to stay connected. Our society has integrated social media into our way of life, and it will take more than a few celebrities logging off to change that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Perhaps that\u2019s why Gomez has decided to do something about it. Working with her mother Mandy Teffy and friend Daniela Pearson, she\u2019s launching\u00a0Wondermind<\/a>, a new multimedia company focused on mental health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wondermind\u2019s main goal is to focus on \u201cthe two D\u2019s: destigmatize and democratize.\u201d The website launches this week and offers a free newsletter that shares tips and insight on a variety of mental health issues alongside professional and expert content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis is for anyone with feelings who wants to feel understood and loved and cared about,\u201d Gomez shared. \u201cYou should be working on your mental fitness just like you work on your physical fitness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gomez believes that having information can be the key to understanding and improving mental health. She opened up in 2020 that she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Since then, she\u2019s shared that having language and understanding about her diagnosis helped her accept it and learn to process her life better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt was really freeing to have the information,\u201d Gomez said. \u201cIt made me really happy because I started to have a relationship with myself. I think that\u2019s the best part, like I\u2019ve probably been the happiest I\u2019ve ever been.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can see the full conversation below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n