{"id":2084542,"date":"2026-08-08T19:59:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2084542"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:59:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:59:05","slug":"joe-jonas-says-he-sought-therapy-for-his-low-album-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2084542","title":{"rendered":"Joe Jonas says he sought therapy for his low album sales"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/joe_jonas_2025.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Joe Jonas says he sought therapy for his low album sales<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>&#8220;I started having panic attacks and started having physical pain&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-08T20:59:05+01:00\">8th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/joe_jonas_2025-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"One&amp;Only Aesthesis Grand Opening Party 2024  Welcome Drinks at Villa One\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Joe Jonas on June 06, 2024 in Athens, Greece. (Photo by Darren Gerrish\/Getty Images for One&amp;Only)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Joe Jonas\u00a0has revealed that disappointing sales for his first solo album led him to seek therapy after he began experiencing panic attacks.<\/p>\n<p>The singer reflected on the response to his 2011 record \u2018Fastlife\u2019 during a recent episode of the\u00a0<i>Hey Jonas!\u00a0<\/i>podcast, which he hosts with his\u00a0Jonas Brothers\u00a0bandmates and siblings Nick and Kevin.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>He explained that he had expected the project to emulate the success that the group had enjoyed and treated it as a test of his own\u00a0self esteem, telling his brothers: \u201cSomewhere in my core, I was like, \u2018If I do that, then I matter\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Fastlife\u2019 went on to peak at Number 15 in the US charts, with lead single \u2018See No More\u2019 maxing out at Number 92, which Jonas said he considered a disappointment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI started having panic attacks and started having physical pain,\u201d he recalled, and said he saw a doctor, who said he was healthy but recommended he see a therapist.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hey Jonas! | Brothers Only Episode\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e9JpIvgo9Gk?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>\u201cI was like, what do you\u00a0mean\u00a0a therapist? I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0need a therapist. Why would I need a\u00a0therapist?\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0said, saying he instead chose to go on long bike rides to be away from his phone.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI finally spoke to somebody and, after crying through the first question for an hour, [I] realised how great it was. It definitely was so helpful during that season and it has been throughout my life for other major life things that I\u2019ve gone through.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jonas returned to solo music last year with \u2018Music\u00a0For\u00a0People Who Believe\u00a0In\u00a0Love\u2019, his first solo album under his own name in 14 years.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere,\u00a0Jonas shared his thoughts last year on Taylor Swift\u2019s \u2018The Life\u00a0Of\u00a0A\u00a0Showgirl\u2019, after fans\u00a0speculated\u00a0that Swift had written some songs about their brief relationship in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve heard some of it,\u201d he said. \u201cI think she\u2019s obviously the biggest artist out there, and I think it\u2019s good.\u00a0Everybody\u2019s\u00a0got\u00a0an opinion about it, but from what\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0heard, there are some catchy melodies.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Earlier this 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td-fix-index\">\n<p>Joe Jonas\u00a0has revealed that disappointing sales for his first solo album led him to seek therapy after he began experiencing panic attacks.<\/p>\n<p>The singer reflected on the response to his 2011 record \u2018Fastlife\u2019 during a recent episode of the\u00a0<i>Hey Jonas!\u00a0<\/i>podcast, which he hosts with his\u00a0Jonas Brothers\u00a0bandmates and siblings Nick and Kevin.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>He explained that he had expected the project to emulate the success that the group had enjoyed and treated it as a test of his own\u00a0self esteem, telling his brothers: \u201cSomewhere in my core, I was like, \u2018If I do that, then I matter\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Fastlife\u2019 went on to peak at Number 15 in the US charts, with lead single \u2018See No More\u2019 maxing out at Number 92, which Jonas said he considered a disappointment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI started having panic attacks and started having physical pain,\u201d he recalled, and said he saw a doctor, who said he was healthy but recommended he see a therapist.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hey Jonas! | Brothers Only Episode\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e9JpIvgo9Gk?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>\u201cI was like, what do you\u00a0mean\u00a0a therapist? I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0need a therapist. Why would I need a\u00a0therapist?\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0said, saying he instead chose to go on long bike rides to be away from his phone.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI finally spoke to somebody and, after crying through the first question for an hour, [I] realised how great it was. It definitely was so helpful during that season and it has been throughout my life for other major life things that I\u2019ve gone through.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jonas returned to solo music last year with \u2018Music\u00a0For\u00a0People Who Believe\u00a0In\u00a0Love\u2019, his first solo album under his own name in 14 years.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere,\u00a0Jonas shared his thoughts last year on Taylor Swift\u2019s \u2018The Life\u00a0Of\u00a0A\u00a0Showgirl\u2019, after fans\u00a0speculated\u00a0that Swift had written some songs about their brief relationship in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve heard some of it,\u201d he said. \u201cI think she\u2019s obviously the biggest artist out there, and I think it\u2019s good.\u00a0Everybody\u2019s\u00a0got\u00a0an opinion about it, but from what\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0heard, there are some catchy melodies.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Earlier this year,\u00a0Jonas also made a surprise appearance during Teddy Swims\u2019 Coachella 2026 set, performing the Jonas Brothers\u2019 \u2018When You Look Me\u00a0In\u00a0The\u00a0Eyes\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/joe-jonas-says-he-sought-therapy-for-his-low-album-sales-3961532&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/joe_jonas_2025.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Joe Jonas says he sought therapy for his low album sales &#8220;I started having panic attacks and started having physical pain&#8221; By Max Pilley 8th August 2026 Joe Jonas on June 06, 2024 in Athens, Greece. 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