Like many of

us, American singer Selena Gomez struggled to deal with the coronavirus

pandemic when it just started.

However, as

time progressed, she said that things have been improving for her, and she has been

finding time for family and friends.

“In the

beginning, I couldn’t deal with it that well. I kind of went into a bit of a

depression,” she said in a chat with Dr Vivek Murthy that was posted on her

Rare Beauty Instagram page on Saturday.

“And

then I started going into a place where I was really writing and being active.

I guess it just forced me to have that time.”

She

continued: “My job is a lot of travel, connecting with people, making

people happy, and that makes me happy, so it has been a struggle.”

In addition to

now finding time for the people she loves, Selena said that she has been able

to work on various projects.

“Slowly,

towards the end, I found thing things I’m doing are coming out, and that was

extremely exciting for me. I’ve worked on personal things like a beauty line

that has a goal of reaching $100 million in 10 years for mental health,” said

Selena, who has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

She also

said that she has also been recording and doing a number of activities that

have been helping her to stay sane.