Demi Lovato has been a household name for over 10 years now. I grew up looking up to Demi Lovato, aspiring to be her. But what the rest of the world and I didn't realize was that Demi was battling her own demons. In 2010 she was sent to rehab for a eating disorder and a drug addiction. Ever since then Demi has been open and raw with her story and for that I say, thank you. After watching her recent documentary "Simply Complicated," I felt better about my own struggles.

Thank you for reminding me why I'm not ashamed to share my story and struggles. I understand some people may be in a worse place than I am, or may have more struggles than I do, but if just one person reads my article and feels better I did my purpose. If one person reads my article and learns they aren't alone in their battle, and that it does get better, that's all I want. I understand my articles may not reach a large audience, but like I said, saving one person is all I want.

Thank you for being open and raw with your story, Demi. Thank you for chronicling your struggle with bipolar disorder and your eating disorder. You being so open with your struggles reminds me that I'm not alone, and that someone out there understands to an extent of what I'm going through. Someone out there understands what it's like to battle your own mind daily and sometimes not even understanding what's going on in it.

Thank you for not making suicide a taboo. I understand it's a touchy subject, but because you are so open with your struggle with it people realize they aren't alone. And I hope they realize it isn't the answer because of your story.

So Demi, please keep being open about your struggles because you inspired me to open about mine. And there's times as I sit here and write these articles that I wonder if I'm helping people, and hearing your story reminded me that somewhere I am helping someone. Because your story helped me feel better about my own story. And there's still so much many people don't know, but because of you being comfortable sharing yours I've become more comfortable sharing mine.