Why did Joe Jonas undergo therapy? Singer opens up about disappointment surrounding solo debut album

Joe Jonas, one of the most prominent members of the Jonas Brothers, recently got candid about his struggle with mental health following the failure of his solo album Fastlife, which also led him to undergo therapy.

According to People, Joe Jonas, 36, talked about his experience and how he coped after his solo album failed commercially. Joe, who was married to the Dark Phoenix star Sophie Turner, 30, with whom he also shares two daughters, was quite upfront about his mental health struggle, for which he even sought therapy.

Joe, on one of the latest episodes of the Hey Jonas podcast, opened up about how he dealt with life after his debut album tanked and shed light on how the whole experience took a toll on him not only mentally but also physically. While Joe talked about the huge success of the Jonas Brothers as a band, he mentioned that his expectations for success as a solo artist were quite high. Joe said:

"It didn’t do as well as I thought it would do because everything the Jonas Brothers touched back then, it would be, like, gold. It would be a number-one thing and a sold-out tour, and I put something out by myself, and I think I had a lot of high expectations of success without you guys. And that was important to me. Something in my core was like, ‘If I do that, then I matter.’ So obviously there’s a through line that’s wrong there."

While opening up about going through panic attacks and experiencing physical discomfort, Joe Jonas revealed that he had to visit the doctor quite often. He said:

"I started having panic attacks and physical pain, and I would go to the doctor quite a bit and do full body checkups and bloodwork."

After visiting the doctor several times and going through multiple checkups, the doctor told him that there was nothing wrong with him physically, but suggested if he would be interested in considering therapy, to which Joe Jonas responded:

"I was like, 'I don’t need a therapist. Why would I need a therapist?'"

While he did consider therapy and went through with it, Joe Jonas continued and said:

"I was starting to put two and two together, and I was like, well, the only thing that would make me feel better — I was living in New York at the time — would literally be taking my bike and going for bike rides all day long where I couldn’t be on my phone and scroll, reading comments or seeing what was going on with that album. Just being able to be outside and distract myself, but still running away from the problem."

As Joe mentioned how necessary therapy was at the time, he further added:

"I finally spoke to somebody and, after crying through the first question for an hour, realized how great it was."

Joe Jonas opens up about the importance of therapy in his life

During the Hey Jonas podcast, Joe Jonas mentioned how crucial therapy turned out to be in his life and how it helped him cope at the time when his debut album failed. He said:

"I definitely can be better about consistency, but it definitely was so helpful during that season,” he said. “And it has been throughout my life for other major life things that I’ve gone through to just speak to somebody that’s a professional."

While talking about how friends and family are important as well, Joe further added:

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"Friends are great, family’s great, but there’s definitely an importance of a sounding board of somebody that you can speak to that will ask questions in a completely different setting."

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