Justin Bieber admits he has "anger issues" and is "broken" and "traumatized."

After worrying social media posts and real-life arguments with paparazzi, Canadian artist Justin Bieber decided to open up and share how he's feeling and how he feels when he reads headlines and messages from his fans: "I know I'm broken."

In a series of posts on his Instagram account in the hours following Father's Day celebrations, Bieber poured his heart out, writing what can be interpreted as a series of manifestos about his inner reality, implying that his struggles have clear reasons.

In two powerful and moving messages, the artist revealed that he's been struggling with issues for a long time. "People keep telling me to heal. Don't you think if I could have fixed myself, I would have already? I know I'm broken. I know I have anger issues," he added.

However, he said he clings to his religion to stay connected to the world.

Bieber also added that anger is part of who he is today and connected it to trauma. "To ask a traumatized person not to be traumatized is just cruel," he concluded.

Here are their full texts:

I will never suppress my emotions for someone.
Conflict is part of a relationship.
If you don't like my anger, you don't like me.
My anger is a response
to the pain I have been through.
Asking a traumatized person not to be traumatized is simply cruel.

People keep telling me to heal.
Don't you think if I could have fixed myself, I would have done it already?
I know I'm broken.
I know I have anger issues.
I've tried to work on myself my whole life to be like the people who told me I had to "fix" myself like them.
And it only makes me feel more tired and angrier.
The more I try to grow,
the more focused I am on myself.
Jesus is the only person who keeps me wanting to live for others.
Because, honestly, I'm exhausted from thinking about myself lately. Aren't you?

This was Bieber's first Father's Day. Jack Blue Bieber, his son with his wife Hailey Bieber, was born on August 24, 2024. Although the businesswoman and model didn't post a congratulations for him on her social media, she did reveal that she had given him several gifts, including a luxury Audemars Piguet Royal Oak watch, two Prada backpacks, and an Apple laptop.