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\"My security would come into my room at night to check my pulse. People don't know how serious it got. It was legit crazy, scary,\" he said in the episode.

It was only until the singer felt \"like dying\" did he seek help.

Now, Bierber is clean and treating his mental health issues with anti-depressants. He also uses an oxygen chamber that he can set up anywhere, at home or even the studio, for hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

\"Being the best me is gonna help me be the best husband, the best father, the best friend that I can possibly be,\" he said. \"I can't do it if I'm not healthy. I haven't been healthy for a long time.\"

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