‘Performing music is hell,’ says Ariana Grande

Singer admits there is a dark side to being as popular as she is

The one thing that makes Ariana Grande different is that she's always candid with her fans. The 25-year-old songstress proved this again on Thursday when a fan tweeted, "Music is your therapy and I love seeing it heal you."

While many expected the Thank U, Next crooner to agree with, she replied saying that's not always the case, reported E! News. "Making it is healing," Ariana said in a since-deleted tweet. "But performing it is like reliving it all over again and it is hell."

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Soon as she said this, thousands of fans rushed to show an overwhelming amount of support. Many told her they "wouldn't be mad" if she ended up cancelling the rest of her Sweetener tour. However, despite feeling "confused and tired," Ariana promised she "won't do that."

When a fan asked if touring was good for her health, the singer responded, "I don't think it is." She said, “Honestly, it's been very hard. I have so much on my mind and it's so heavy but I'm trying hard. I just feel empty and I want to have more to say / better energy to give to you but right now, I don't have anything.”

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More recently, Ariana opened up about her mental health struggles. Taking to her Instagram Stories, she revealed the "terrifying" levels of PTSD she had after getting a brain scan. "Didn't mean to startle anyone with my brain thingy," she wrote a day after sharing the pictures. "It just blew me away. I found it informative and interesting and wanted to encourage you all to make sure you check on your brains / listen to your bodies / take care of yourselves too."

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She continued, "I love science and seeing the physical reality of what's going on in there was incredible to me. I mean, I feel it all the time. But seeing it is totally different and super cool."

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