Mandy Moore has revealed writing songs for her new album helped pull her out of deep depression.
The singer-and-actress wrote about her struggles with depression on her 'Wild Hope' album and on its single 'Extraordinary'.
"I'm a pretty positive person, but about a year and a half ago, I felt like someone dimmed the lights," the 23-year-old said.
"I've said depressed before, but it wasn't that I was incapable of going on about my day. I just felt sad and confused. I was asking, 'Am I really the person I want to be? Am I really fulfilled?'
"I noticed that my posture was sort of hunched over, and that I wasn't good at taking compliments.
"I came to terms with that through writing this record. 'Extraordinary' is about stepping up to the plate and going, 'I'm not going to apologise for feeling great about myself.'"
