Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia has opened up about receiving new mental health diagnoses while going through perimenopause in the second chapter of her life.
Torn The 51-year-old Hitmaker revealed that she was previously diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
Natalie Imbruglia said she was previously diagnosed with ADHD and OCD and entered perimenopause five years ago. Instagram
“Whatever you call it, it’s just a drop. It’s just labels. It’s not a negative, it’s my superpower,” Imbruglia said. Sunday Times her diagnoses of ADHD and OCD.
OCD is a mental health condition characterized by intrusive thoughts and repetitive behaviors, while ADHD is characterized by inattention, hyperactivity, or both.
What Imbruglia has struggled with most about being neurodiverse is how nervous she gets before performing.
former Neighbours The star added that “perimenopause made things worse.”
Perimenopause is the transitional phase immediately before menopause.
Often women suffer from menopausal symptoms including hot flashes, hormone levels and fertility levels begin to decline, and periods become irregular.
Imbruglia, who was once married to Silverchair rocker Daniel Jones, said she is happy to open up about her perimenopause and mental health in an attempt to help other women who may be going through the same thing.
“Let’s just say it was a grieving process. I was very angry. I fell off a cliff,” she said.
“I felt like someone had taken a part of my personality.”
“Welcome to the world…Max Valentine Imbruglia 💙My heart is breaking 🥰🥰🥰 #myboy.” Instagram/@natalie_imbruglia
Imbruglia is a single mother and has a six-year-old son, Max Valentine Imbruglia, born alone through IVF and an anonymous sperm donor back in 2019.
She lives in the UK with her son.
When she announced his birth, she shared a photo of him holding his hand on Instagram, writing in her post: “Welcome to the world…Max Valentine Imbruglia 💙My heart is breaking 🥰🥰🥰 #myboy.”
Imbruglia appeared on How to fail The podcast was recently closed, claiming that she preferred single motherhood “to being with a man.”
“This is absolute nonsense,” she said.
“That’s not the case. We’re just in a situation where there’s a biological clock and you know a decision has to be made.”
She sweetly added, “When you meet your child, and the divine timing for it to be this particular child, and the rings of fire that I had to jump through, I would do it a thousand times over.”