Selena Gomez is taking more time off to deal with ‘anxiety, panic attacks and depression’

Selena Gomez is taking more time off to focus on her health.

The “We Don’t Talk Anymore” singer revealed last year that she had been suffering from lupus for years and, while the autoimmune disease can present itself in different ways, she said, it’s the side effects that appear to be causing the most problems now.

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“I’ve discovered that anxiety, panic attacks and depression can be side effects of lupus, which can present their own challenges,” the 24-year-old Disney Channel alum said in a statement to People.

“I want to be proactive and focus on maintaining my health and happiness and have decided that the best way forward is to take some time off,” she continued.

Gomez has been traveling the world on her Revival tour for months and thanked fans for their support and explained that she needed to take care of herself too.

“I need to face this head on to ensure I am doing everything possible to be my best. I know I am not alone by sharing this, I hope others will be encouraged to address their own issues,” she said.

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Selena Gomez in July 2013, just before the release of “Star Dance,” her first album since starring in the movie “Spring Breakers.”   (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

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We’re serious about this one. Dating mega-famous tween heartthrob Justin Bieber in 2011 only amplified Gomez’s fame. Sure, she might have gained new fans, might have lost old ones -- heck, she was even threatened by some for kissing the Biebs, but the attention put her name all over the entertainment map. In this photo, the two are about to lock lips at a Lakers game. Before Bieber, Gomez dated “Twilight” star Taylor Lautner. And who can forget her first love, Jonas Brother Nick Jonas?   (Noel Vasquez / Getty Images)

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By 2011, Selena swapped her lapel microphone for one with a cord when she began hosting MTV award shows. She started by lending her talents to MTV’s VMA pre-show, where she was polite and pleasant. Things changed when she filmed the promotion video to host MTV’s Europe Music Awards two months later. Gomez got a whole lot “grown up” with the use of slight profanity and a new gangster inspired look. (Here, Gomez attends the Fulfillment Fund’s Star Gala in Beverly Hills, a week before she hosted the EMAs.)  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

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Hitting new heights, or perhaps trying to shed her squeaky-clean Disney image, Gomez starred in the just-in-time for spring 2012 movie “Spring Breakers,” directed by Harmony Korine, pictured center, of the famed “Kids,” “Gummo” and “Mister Lonely.” Gomez performed some pretty intense scenes, including one in which she said costar James Franco’s rapper-gangster character tried to influence her through emotional exploitation. “There were real moments in there,” Gomez said of that particular scene to The Times. “The way [Franco] was reacting really freaked me out.”   (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)

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Gomez returns to her hometown of Dallas to perform the halftime show at the Minnesota Vikings vs. Dallas Cowboys football game on Thanksgiving Day 2013. A Dallas Cowboys fan, Gomez tweeted, “Feels SO good to be home. Hi Dallas. I hope I make TX proud.”   (Jamie Squire / Getty Images)

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Starring in another indie film, Gomez plays an angry girlfriend coping with the death of her beau in the dark film “Rudderless.” Gomez poses above with the film’s director, William H. Macy, left, and actor Billy Crudup, during the film’s promotional tour at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

The tour was slated for stops across Europe and Britain in October and November, and it’s unclear if the show will go on.

“She decided to clear her calendar for the year in order to have this be her priority for future happiness and didn’t want to leave any promoters at bay,” a source told People, noting that the break was prompted after she hadn’t felt like herself over the past few months.

Gomez has been relatively quiet on social media for the past few weeks — save for a nasty back-and- forth with her ex, Justin Bieber.

The “Same Old Love” singer revealed her battle with the autoimmune disease in October 2015, explaining that when she previously took a break and entered rehab in 2013, she was actually dealing with chemotherapy for lupus — not being rehabilitated for substance abuse, which had been widely rumored.

“I was diagnosed with lupus, and I’ve been through chemotherapy. That’s what my break was really about. I could’ve had a stroke,” she told Billboard last year. “I wanted so badly to say, ‘You guys have no idea. I’m in chemotherapy.’ ... I locked myself away until I was confident and comfortable again.”

A rep for Gomez did not immediately respond to The Times’ request for further comment.

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