Jada Pinkett Smith Reveals She ‘Considered’ Suicide ‘Often’
In the wake of recent suicides by a number of celebrities, Jada Pinkett Smith has also revealed that she contemplated suicide often at one point in her life.
Jada Pinkett Smith shared an emotional message about her well-being in tribute to the late Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain, both of whom recently died from suicides.
Pinkett Smith revealed that the deaths of Spade and Bourdain “brought up feelings of when I was in such despair and had considered the same demise…often.” She continued, “In the years I spent towards my healing, many moons ago, I realized the mind and heart can be extremely delicate without the foundation of a formidable spirit.”
“One thing I’ve learned in my life over the years is that mental health is something we should practice daily, not just when issues arise,” the Girls Trip actress, 46, wrote via Instagram on Monday, June 11. “We should take care of our mind and spirit in the same way we do our body.”
Suicide has been on the rise all over the world, even in our dear country Nigeria, if you are feeling suicidal, we want you to know that this feeling is not a character defect, and it doesn’t mean that you are crazy, or weak, or flawed. It only means that you have more pain than you can cope with right now and that’s okay but please seek help, talk to someone, you are not alone.
