Ariana Grande has spoken out ahead of her headline performance at Coachella Music Festival and revealed the Manchester bombing still has a huge affect on her.
The 'Thank U, Next' singer has changed up her social media postings of footage from her Sweetener tour, with brain scan photos, highlighting the effects of PTSD.
Posting on her Instagram story, the 25-year-old shared a screenshot of three brain scans, one of which was her own.
Captioning the pic, Ariana wrote: "Not a joke"
The post showed two brain scans side-by-side, with one showing a 'healthy brain' and the other being a 'PTSD brain'.
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The PTSD brain has several highlighted areas, as it shows how the brain is stressed but this is nothing compared to the third scan shot, which is of Ariana's own brain.
Here you can clearly see almost double the amount of 'PTSD activity', which she states is at a "hilarious and terrifying" level.
It has proved to be an eye-opener as to the levels of PTSD that is still affecting Ariana, two years after the terrorist attack at the end of her concert in Manchester.
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It is not known why or in what context Ariana had a brain scan but she has used the image to speak out about mental health, as she did recently in British Vogue.
Opening up about PTSD and anxiety, Ariana admitted the bombing still had an effect on her: "I hate... yeah...admitting it but it very much is."
Ariana has complained of dizziness since the attack, adding: "That's what everyone was telling me. It's hard to talk about because so many people have suffered such severe, tremendous loss.
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"But, yeah, it's a real thing. I know those families and my fans, and everyone there experienced a tremendous amount of it as well."
Ariana admitted that the bombing is still a raw and emotive subject and that she doesn't "think I'll ever know how to talk about it and not cry."
The singer added: "Time is the biggest thing. I feel like I shouldn't even be talking about my own experience - like I shouldn't even say anything."
In posting the brain scan pics, Ariana is hoping that it will encourage her fans to open up and speak out if they are feeling the stresses and strains of life.
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