Songstress Demi Lovato has revealed that dealing with her issues directly instead of blocking them out makes her feel like a "badass".

During a new interview with America's Cosmopolitan magazine, on which she also graces the cover for August's edition, the 'Made in the USA' beauty confessed that it's not always easy to face her problems but it's worth it in the long run and makes her a stronger person:

"What’s a badass is when you can sit through your problems and feel emotions when you don’t want to have them."

"There have been nights where I’ve had to sit on my hands, because I want to act out, because I physically can’t sit still in the pain I’m dealing with, from looking back and being bullied or other things that happened."

Lovato added: "And now, as hard as it may be, I will do that. That’s what makes me a badass."