Lewis Capaldi Shares Health Update amid Ongoing Hiatus from Touring: 'I've Noticed a Marked Improvement'

Lewis Capaldi is sharing an update on his physical and mental health amid an ongoing hiatus from touring. 

"As most of you will know, I'm currently taking some time off to focus on my health and wellbeing and it's been going great!" the Scottish singer-songwriter wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter) in his first public update since announcing he was taking a break at the end of June.  

"I've been working with some incredible professionals to help me learn about and cope better with Tourette's and anxiety issues. I'm really happy to say I've noticed a marked improvement in both since," he continued, before going on to thank fans for their continued support. 

Capaldi, 27, also revealed that he's releasing an extended version of his second album, Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent, which was documented in the Netflix film, How I'm Feeling Now, that saw him navigate his ongoing struggles with Tourette syndrome and mixed feelings over releasing another record at the time.  

"This album was a scary one for me — if you saw the film I made on Netflix you probably know this already. But I was absolutely terrified of disappointing you all, afraid of not living up to expectations and in all honestly scared that the whole thing would be a complete flop," he shared on X, revealing that "after some back-and-forth about whether it was the right thing to do."

Despite the extended album release, which will be available at midnight on New Year's Day, Capaldi said that his hiatus will continue into 2024. 

"For now I'm going to continue taking some time to carry on looking after myself, maybe writing some new music and taking a moment to reflect on some of the most incredible years of my life," he wrote. "I want to make absolutely sure I'm 100% before getting back out there properly for more shows and doing what I love more than anything!"

On June 27, just days after his performance at the 2023 Glastonbury Festival, Capaldi revealed that he was "taking a break from touring for the foreseeable future."  

"I used to be able to enjoy every second of shows like this and I'd hoped 3 weeks away would sort me out. But the truth is I'm still learning to adjust to the impact of my Tourette's and on Saturday it became obvious that I need to spend much more time getting my mental and physical health in order, so I can keep doing everything I love for a long time to come," he wrote.

The update came a month after he said that if his health ever suffered too much, he would step back from the spotlight.

Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

During a conversation with Rebecca Judd on Apple Music, the "Someone You Loved" singer opened up about the toll that his second record took on him. 

"My mental health issues are a direct symptom of my job," he said, admitting at the time that he really struggles whenever he's on tour. "I was in a bad way where I was just having panic attacks every single day on stage, and I was just shy." 

Capaldi added, "I still haven't quite got there, but it's interesting that this thing that you love to do, and you've always wanted to do becomes something that causes you such distress, but such is the modern world."

"Right now I'm at a point where I can balance my mental health and how I feel in general…the trade-off is worth it," he went on. "I'll take a few panic attacks and my Tourette's and stuff for what's happening, but if it gets to the point where things get worse mentally and I stop kind of looking after myself in that regard, I think that would be a point where I'd be like, 'I'm just not going to do this anymore.' "

Capaldi first shared his Tourette syndrome diagnosis in 2022, after noticing his shoulder would frequently twitch. He said in a September Instagram Live session that "it happens all the time."

"The worst thing about it is when I'm excited I get it, when I'm stressed I get it, when I'm happy I get it. It happens all the time," Capaldi said of the involuntary twitches. "Some days it's more painful than others and some days it's less painful. It looks a lot worse than it is. Sometimes it's quite uncomfortable … but it comes and goes."

According to the Mayo Clinic, Tourette syndrome is a disorder "that involves repetitive movements or unwanted sounds (tics) that can't be easily controlled."

The tics typically begin to manifest between the ages of 2 and 15, and males are three to four times more likely to develop the disorder than females.