If you haven't heard already, on October 17, Demi Lovato released her newest documentary on Youtube. She has released it alongside the release of her latest album, Tell Me You Love Me, that dropped a few weeks ago.

The documentary interviews and follows Lovato and many others throughout her life and the struggles she faced with mental health and addiction in her rise to fame. The shocking opening statement from Demi, "The last time I did an interview this long I was on cocaine,"

Growing up, I had been a fan of Demi Lovato. I had watched "Camp Rock" when it came out in 2008, I was around eleven at the time, and "Princess Protection Program" in 2009. I remember watching "Sonny with A Chance" and seeing her on "As The Bell Rings." Little did I know that behind the fame, there was a girl that was hurting and self-destructing behind the camera.

Lovato's documentary starts with her family explaining her rise to stardom but also the darkness she was facing. She was being bullied and dealing with her strained relationship with her father because of alcoholism but also trying to start her career.

In an interview with Nick and Joe Jonas, they talk of how they had met her when she auditioned for their own TV show (more nostalgia) and she hadn't received the part, but they were reintroduced when she landed the lead part on Camp Rock. She soon signed with their manager Phil McIntyre and booked her a tour with the brothers then, eventually, her own tour.

Demi was starting to work movies and also her TV show along the side. "So many more expectations put on her than a normal 15 or 16-year-old girl would have," exclaims family. "She was living two lives," The life of a celebrity and also the one of a teenager still growing up.

It became clear to those around her that she began struggling, manipulating staff and acting catty. Nick Jonas talked about how strained the relationship was between Demi and Joe, with him acting as the bridge (Ironically, Joe seemed to have taken an exit during this part of the interview) and hoping with Nick supporting her, she would come back to her normal self.

Sadly, that didn't happen.

After a crazy night in a hotel while under the influence of adderal, weed, and possibly other substances, a dancer informed staff that Demi had been using. Upset her drug habit was revealed, she manipulated a member of staff into telling her the name of the informant and, determined to "beat this bitch up", kept true to her word and punched dancer, Shorty, in the face after boarding a plane.

At 18, she entered treatment and learned she was bipolar and that her episodes of mania made sense. After treatment, she wasn't responding well and continued using daily even while having numerous "sober companions."

"Demi was on the road to suicide," says Mike Bayer, Demi's developmental coach. He shared an experience where they were in Palm Springs where Demi had taken pills, resulting in her door being kicked down and Demi being taken to the hospital. She had grabbed the bottle of pills she was using while being checked in at the hospital and swallowed the contents, all while berating the nurse on giving her access to pills. She then went to a "psych ward" from there. "None of that did anything," says a frustrated Bayer.

In an attempt at intervention, manager Phil arranged an ultimatum moment where Demi was forced to take her phone and dunk it in the vase of water on the table. "It was the beginning of the process of surrendering," says Demi. She submitted to sobriety, living in an apartment with others struggling while also working as a judge on The X Factor.

Demi talks about her relationships, most recently the ending of her love for Wilmer Valderrama. She is currently on Raya, a private dating app for both boys and girls. "I am open to human connection," says Demi. "So whether it's through a male or a female, that doesn't matter to me,"

The rest of the interview goes into more a casual day with Demi.

I think this documentary is important because it shows Demi is not exactly perfect. Coming from someone who grew up watching her, I now see how much of a transition she has gone through while facing her own demons. It's crazy to think that girl I saw on the TV was actually struggling with addiction and herself.

She is not the perfect celebrity you think she is. Like every other human on this Earth, she has had her dark moments but she is picking herself to get through it.

Demi Lovato's story is important to share because of the growing number of people who are coming forward to face what is really going on. There is so much more awareness for mental health and addiction than there was a century ago.

Demi's story is inspiring because she is being honest about it and coming forward to admit that everything may always be as it seems. Watch Demi's documentary; Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated on YouTube!