At this point, it's hard to scroll past Justin Bieber's Instagram without feeling a pit in your stomach. The strange selfies, the cryptic captions, the emotional confessions about feeling unloved and drained – it's all starting to feel like more than just a rough patch. 

To many of us fans who have grown up with the hitmaker, this doesn't look like oversharing. It looks like a cry for help. And what's worse? It feels like no one close to him is actually stepping in.

Over the weekend (June 8), Beliebers were alarmed when Bieber shared bathroom mirror selfies paired with a jarring caption: "U could point at my flaws. Or u could recognize ur own lil bitch." 

The "Never Say Never" singer also posted a black-and-white selfie and wrote, "I'm tired of transactional relationships… If I have to do something to be loved, that's not love."

Many fans applauded the vulnerability, even as they worried about his well-being. "This is so real, but I hope he's okay," one fan wrote on social media. "It's heartbreaking to hear someone who's given so much to the world feel like it's never enough."

In another Instagram story, Bieber added, "This is how I feel after people keep telling me there's more work to do after I've given everything I have to give." Alongside a photo of himself holding his head in frustration, he continued: "I don't think any of us can handle hearing, 'You just gotta try a little harder and you will be like me.' It's not true."

The two-time Grammy winner went on to admit that he had spent years trying to earn his place in life and was disillusioned by the idea that working harder would lead to peace. 

"I listened to those fools who told me to work harder," he wrote. "And there's no end to trying to earn ur spot in this life because I tried. U have everything u need right now."

Despite the dark tone, Bieber ended his posts with a message rooted in faith, which has always been a core part of his identity. "Jesus was always the answer to pain we are all facing," he said. "People still keep making me think if I work hard on myself, I'll be better like them. But the harder I work on myself, the more I think about myself. I thought the point was to think about one another? The only thing that helps me think about others is to let go, not try harder. Join me in letting go of not trying harder."

"Why are the people around him not helping him when he's clearly struggling?" one fan asked in the comments. And honestly, we're all wondering the same thing. Are we just waiting for something terrible to happen before anyone intervenes?

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Even his wife, Hailey Bieber, who you'd assume is the closest to him, has fans raising eyebrows. On Sunday (June 8), the model posted bikini photos with a flirty caption: "lemon drop martinis and therapy all summer long." 

Except… she later deleted the "therapy" part, leaving it as just "lemon drop martinis all summer long." That one word – therapy – set off a flurry of questions. Why erase that? Why pull back when maybe it was the most honest part of the post?

"Why did you delete the therapy part, friend?" one commenter asked, echoing what so many of us felt. Was it a joke gone wrong? A subtle admission of what's actually going on in the Bieber household? 

This isn't the first time fans have worried about Bieber's well-being. He's been open in the past about his mental health, about the pressure and pain that came with fame at such a young age. But now, the transparency feels heavier, more desperate. And Hailey's polished PR answers – such as her recent Vogue cover, where she dismissed divorce rumors – aren't easing concerns anymore. They're starting to feel like distractions.

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Photo Credit: @justinbieber on Instagram.