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Mariah Carey revealed her struggles with bipolar disorder in a new People cover story, telling the magazine she "didn't want to believe it" after being hospitalized and diagnosed in 2001 following a mental and physical breakdown. The singer noted that she recently received treatment after enduring "the hardest couple of years [she'd] been through," which included professional woes, the cancellation of her E! reality show, Mariah's World, and separating from her fiancé.

The platinum-selling pop star told People that, until recently, she "lived in denial and isolation and in constant fear that someone would expose" her illness. "It was too heavy a burden to carry, and I simply couldn't do that anymore," she said. "I sought and received treatment; I put positive people around me, and I got back to doing what I love – writing songs and making music."

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