--- title: Lady Gaga Tells LGBT Kids She Suffers from PTSD VIDEO description: The 'Joanne' singer visited a homeless LGBT youth center in New York and shared her own experience struggling with mental illness. canonical: https://time.com/4590330/lady-gaga-ptsd-video/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-12-05T19:50:28.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-07T06:55:49.702Z og:title: Watch Lady Gaga Open Up to LGBT Kids About Suffering From PTSD og:description: The 'Joanne' singer opened up about how she copes with mental illness. og:url: https://time.com/4590330/lady-gaga-ptsd-video/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte7cb5c62eaa2ca97/6988b09b5f570fdf82b2373b/lady-gaga-vs.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4000 og:image:height: 2250 og:image:alt: 2016 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in Paris - Show og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Lady Gaga Open Up to LGBT Kids About Suffering From PTSD twitter:description: The 'Joanne' singer opened up about how she copes with mental illness. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte7cb5c62eaa2ca97/6988b09b5f570fdf82b2373b/lady-gaga-vs.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Lady Gaga Open Up About Suffering From PTSD to Homeless LGBT Teens > Sponsored content. 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Many of the teens broke into tears as they hugged the singer and told their own stories_  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Dec 5, 2016 7:50 PM UTC Many of the teens broke into tears as they hugged the singer and told their own stories  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Dec 5, 2016 7:50 PM UTC [_Joanne_ singer](http://time.com/4539470/lady-gaga-joanne-new-album-dive-bar-tour-bud-light/?iid=sr-link1) Lady Gaga may be one of the world’s biggest stars, but on Monday the Mother Monster took the time to stop by a New York homeless shelter for LGBT youth to share her own experience as a survivor of trauma, distribute plenty of gifts, and play a little music. When she showed up, the crowd burst into excited screams, but things took a serious tone. “I told the kids today, ‘I suffer from PTSD.’ I’ve never told anyone that before,” she said during the visit to Harlem’s Ali Forney Center, in collaboration with the TODAY Show. “But the kindness that’s shown to me by doctors as well as my family, and my friends, it’s really saved my life.” “These children are not just homeless or in need. Many of them are trauma survivors,” she noted. “They’ve been rejected in some type of way.” It’s something that Gaga empathizes with. > [](https://twitter.com/TODAYshow/status/805769467376664577) Gaga led the youth in a guided meditation, which she said helps keep her relaxed in the face of her struggle with mental illness. She also tweeted about the experience, noting that “secrets keep you sick with shame.” It’s a message she’s been spreading for years: her 2011 hit [“Born This Way”](http://time.com/4410643/lady-gaga-born-this-way-mexican-orphanage/?iid=sr-link1) has become an enduring anthem for the LGBT community, and the [Born This Way Foundation](http://entertainment.time.com/2012/03/01/10-questions-with-lady-gaga/?iid=sr-link2) attempts to help youth overcome bullying. “I also believe that kindness is the cure to violence and hatred around the world,” she said. 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