Demi Lovato opens up about rediscovering hope after five in-patient mental health treatments

"I think the glimmer of hope started to change when I started to find joy and the little things in life,” said Lovato.

Demi Lovato rediscovered her inner "light" as she started to work on self-improvement.

The ‘Sorry Not Sorry’ singer revealed in a conversation with Dr. Charlie Shaffer, Anna Wintour's son, about her transformative experience, which involved five in-patient mental health treatments, at The Center For Youth Mental Health at NewYork-Presbyterian's annual benefit.

"I have been to inpatient treatment five times, and it has something that every single time I walked back into a treatment center, I felt defeated," said the ‘La La Land’ singer at an event hosted by Wintour, Tory Burch, Dr. Steven J. Corwin and Dr. Zandy Forbes.

"And I know that experience firsthand, but I think the glimmer of hope was when I started putting in the work and I started to, whether it was work, a program, or talk to my treatment team and build relationships there," she added.

"I think the glimmer of hope started to change when I started to find joy and the little things in life. And that was something that was so foreign to me before because I was so used to, so used to not seeing hope," Lovato continued.

The singer and actress also mentioned that things "definitely felt different" after her fifth in-patient mental health treatment.

"It felt like I had hit rock bottom and I just knew what I needed to do, which was to live a life in recovery. And that was something that I pushed off for so long," she said.

"I also needed the right medication. I think for me medication has helped me tremendously. It's helped so many people tremendously," added Lovato.

"And I think I had hit another low, and I was like, 'what am I doing wrong?' I felt defeated. But then, when all of the key parts started to fit into place like a perfect puzzle, I started to find the light again," said the ‘Confident’ singer.

The singer said that receiving treatment has made her realize that her mental health is not her "identity."