Demi Lovato Talks Bipolar Disorder & Dating with 'Cosmopolitan'

Demi Lovato strikes a pose on the cover of Cosmopolitan‘s July issue, on newsstands June 5.

Here’s what the 19-year-old entertainer had to share with the mag:

On being diagnosed with bipolar disorder: “I felt relieved when I found out. Like I’m not completely crazy; there’s a medical reason for all of it. It’s a daily thing; you don’t get time off from it. And if I feel myself slipping back into old patterns, I have to ask others for help, which is hard for me to learn, because I really like doing everything on my own.”

On the direction she’d like her personal life to go in: “I want to be married with kids in 10 years.”

On her dating qualifications: “I don’t have many deal breakers. I’ve done so much in my life, it doesn’t feel right to judge other people. Oh, I know one quality I won’t tolerate. I would never be with a guy who is controlling.”

FYI: Demi is wearing a Cut25 by Yigal Azrouel dress with Meira T cuff and earrings.

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