MUMBAI: American singer Kimberly Wyatt says she was forced to see a psychiatrist and was put on a strong dose of medication during her battle with depression, when she was 14-years-old.

The now 33-year-old singer was emotionally unstable throughout her teenage years and was referred to a medical professional to help beat her demons.

“When I was 14, I went through quite bad depression and saw a psychiatrist. She used games and workbooks to get into my head as I wouldn't talk to her,” Wyatt told dailymail.co.uk.

The former Pussycat Dolls member was diagnosed with social anxiety and put on a strong dose of medication to treat her mental condition but found dancing was her best form of escapism.

She added, "She diagnosed social anxiety and put me on medication called Paxil. I hated it and only took it for a month. It made me feel numb. Instead, I did more dancing, which helped."