Chappell Roan diagnosed with severe depression after meteoric rise to fame

Singer Chappell Roan has been diagnosed with severe depression amid her whirlwind rise to fame.

“I went to a psychiatrist last week because I was like, I don’t know what’s going on. She diagnosed me with severe depression – which I didn’t think I had because I’m not actually sad,” the “Pink Pony Club” songstress explained to the Guardian in an interview published Friday.

“But I have every symptom of someone who’s severely depressed,” she noted.

Some of 26-year-old Roan’s symptoms include brain fog, poor focus, forgetfulness and, as she put it, “a very lackluster viewpoint.”

“Good Luck, Babe!” hitmaker Chappell Roan, pictured performing at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in June, revealed she was diagnosed with severe depression. WireImage

Roan told the Guardian in an interview published Friday that she was surprised to get the diagnosis because she doesn’t feel “actually sad.” WireImage

She theorized her depression roots from her life changing so rapidly as she transformed from an underground pop princess to a full-blown megastar so swiftly over the last year.

“Everything that I really love to do now comes with baggage,” she explained of her new normal.

“If I want to go thrifting, I have to book security and prepare myself that this is not going to be normal. Going to the park, pilates, yoga – how do I do this in a safe way where I’m not going to be stalked or harassed?”

Roan revealed her symptoms include poor focus, brain fog, forgetfulness and “a very lackluster viewpoint.” FilmMagic

The musician said her swift rise to fame likely caused her depression because her life has changed so much. FilmMagic

Roan has spoken openly about her struggle with her meteoric rise to pop stardom, telling fans at a concert in June that she was “having a really hard time” keeping up with her fame.

In August, she slammed aggressive fans for having no manners when seeing her in public and expecting to have access to her at all times.

“I don’t care that abuse and harassment, stalking, whatever, is a normal thing to do to people who are famous or a little famous, whatever. I don’t care that it’s normal,” she began in her TikTok video.

“If I want to go thrifting, I have to book security and prepare myself that this is not going to be normal,” she explained. Richard Isaac/Shutterstock

The “Pinky Pony Club” singer has been open with fans about her struggles with fame this year. Richard Isaac/Shutterstock

Although she conceded that celebrities often accept “this crazy type of behavior,” she said she would not.

“I don’t want whatever the f–k you think you’re supposed to be entitled to whenever you see a celebrity,” she further explained.

“I don’t give a f–k if you think it’s selfish of me to say no for a photo or for your time or for a hug –– that’s not normal, that’s weird!”

During a concert in June, she admitted she was having a “really hard time” keeping up with the demands of fame. Getty Images for MTV

In August, she went viral for clapping back at an aggressive photographer on the carpet of the MTV Video Music Awards. Getty Images for MTV

Roan, who won best new artist at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, also demanded respect on the red carpet of the award show when she fired back at a rowdy photographer by telling them to “shut the f–k up.”

“I’m very turned off by the celebrity of it all,” she explained to the Guardian while reflecting on the situation.

“Some girls have been in this so long that they’re used to that, but I’m not that girl. I’m not gonna be a sweetie pie to a man who’s telling me to shut the f–k up.”

Roan also defended herself against “entitled” fans on TikTok this summer. Getty Images for MTV

“I don’t give a f–k if you think it’s selfish of me to say no for a photo or for your time or for a hug,” she frankly noted. Getty Images

She added, “They think I’m complaining about my success. I’m complaining about being abused.”

She shared a similar sentiment when speaking to the Face in an article published this week.

“I feel like fame is just abusive. The vibe of this – stalking, talking s–t online, [people who] won’t leave you alone, yelling at you in public – is the vibe of an abusive ex-husband,” she said.

“I’m very turned off by the celebrity of it all,” Roan told the Guardian. Richard Isaac/Shutterstock

She also clarified that she was not complaining about her success, but “complaining about being abused.” Getty Images

Roan signed with Atlantic Records when she was 17 and has been hustling to get her music noticed ever since.

Her break came with the release of her first full album, 2023’s “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess.”

She began her rise into worldwide stardom after opening for Olivia Rodrigo’s “Guts” world tour, and the rest is histroy.