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Why Kesha Went To Rehab

07/14/2014
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(Radio.com) Kesha has addressed her stint in rehab for eating disorders in an emotional essay for the UK version of Elle magazine. The singer surprised fans when she checked into rehab in Chicago earlier this year, even postponing a U.S. tour in order to extend her stay with the clinic.

"My mom flew with me to the rehab centre," she began. "The first day of treatment was the scariest day of my life." Describing her early days in the clinic, she recalled sitting alone in a bare room clutching a stuffed lion that her mother gave to her.

"I worried what people would think. I was battling an eating disorder - but I knew people would assume I was here for other things," the pop star said. "Sure, I've written songs about partying, but my dirty little secret is that I'm actually incredibly responsible."

"But what landed me here?" she asked. After a big tour she felt drained: "My body was shutting down, and I knew why�. I've always tried to be a crusader for loving yourself, but I'd been finding it harder and harder to do personally. I felt like part of my job was to be as skinny as possible, and to make that happen, I had been abusing my body� I had to learn to treat my body with respect.

"The music industry has set unrealistic expectations for what a body is supposed to look like and I started becoming overly critical of my own body because of that� I felt like a liar, telling people to love themselves as they are, while I was being really hateful to myself and really hurting my body." more on this story

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