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'Not today Satan': Ariana Grande gets candid about overcoming anxiety

Image via Getty Images.
Image via Getty Images.

Ariana Grande is opening up about her struggle with anxiety in a new Instagram story.

Fresh off of her public breakup with fiancé Pete Davidson, Grande took to social media to let fans know that she wasn’t going to let her mental health interfere with her living her dreams.

It was announced in September that the 25-year-old singer was slated to perform alongside Broadway stars for a celebration to mark the 15th anniversary of the hit musical Wicked. However, the star has had to cancel several recent events for personal reasons, following the death of her former boyfriend, rapper Mac Miller, who died of an overdose on Sept. 7.

Davidson and Grande. Image via Getty Images.
Davidson and Grande. Image via Getty Images.

While many were uncertain if Grande would attend this week’s event, the singer conquered her anxiety to star in NBC’s televised event, “A Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway.”

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Grande shared a selfie of herself, in full hair and makeup with a message to her fans writing, “Can’t believe I almost let my anxiety ruin this for me. Not today Satan! Not tomorrow or the next day either not no more…finna sing my heart out and be a walking vessel of love bye [sic].”

The message comes as a relief to Grande’s fans who have been concerned of the star’s mental health since Miller’s death. Following the sad news, Grande tweeted, “Can I pls have one okay day. just one. pls.” Followed by, “I’m so tired pls.”

The breakup with Davidson and Miller’s death have been overwhelming for the Grande, who was recently diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder following the Manchester bombing that killed 23 people at her concert in 2017.

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The “God is a Woman” singer has announced that she will be taking a break from social media in her stories, writing, “Time to say bye bye again to the internet for just a lil bit. It’s hard not to bump news n stuff that I’m not tryna see rn.”

The post has since been deleted, but insiders have reported that Grande is going to take time away from the spotlight to work on herself.

In September, reps for the star issued the following statement: “Given the events of the past couple of years, Ariana is going to take some much needed time to heal and mend. She will be staying close to home and using this period to spend time with her loved ones and work on new music without deadline. She thanks her fans for their understanding.”

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