Gaga reveals battle with PTSD

  • 06/12/2016
Lady Gaga said she battles with mental illness "everyday" (Getty)
Lady Gaga said she battles with mental illness "everyday" (Getty)

Lady Gaga has revealed her battle with post-traumatic stress disorder after she was raped at the age of 19.

During a visit to a homeless shelter for young gay people in New York, she told The Today Show that she suffered from the ongoing mental illness.

"I've never told anyone that before" the star, now 30, added.

Later that day Lady Gaga tweeted her relief over revealing her battle with PTSD.

"Today I shared one my deepest secrets w/ the world" she said.

"Secrets keep you sick with shame."

She said that she was dealing with the mental illness "everyday", but uses mediation to calm down.

She also said the kindess of others was a comfort.

"The kindness that's been shown to me, by doctors as well as my family and my friends, it's really saved my life," the singer said, after bringing presents to the astonished teenagers at the centre.

Newshub.