American actor Taraji P. Henson has come forth to
look back at her tumultuous 2020 and how it transported her to a ‘dark place.’ The Hidden Figures actor spoke about her
mental health ordeals in an episode of her Facebook Watch series; Peace of Mind with Taraji. ‘During this
pandemic; it's been hard on all of us, and I had a moment. I had a dark moment.
I was in a dark place. For a couple of days, I couldn't get out of the bed; I
didn't care;’ she said. ‘That's not me. Then, I started having thoughts about
ending it. It happened two nights in a row;’ she continued. She went on to
reveal that she had bought a gun recently which was kept in the safe and there
were times when she would think about using the gun to kill herself. ‘I just
didn't care. I felt myself withdrawing. People were calling me. I wasn't
responding. I didn't care. Finally; I'm talking to one of my girlfriends and I
knew I was smart enough to say 'I have to say it;’ she said. ‘So one day I just
blurted it out to my girlfriend. She called me in the morning and I was like,
'you know I thought about killing myself last night. Oh my god; I feel so much
better. I'm not gonna do it now’;’ she went on to say. "At first; it was
like; I don't want to be here. And then I started thinking about going and
getting the gun. And that's why when I woke up the next morning; and I blurted
it out. Because I felt like after a while it was going to take over me and it
was going to become a plan because that's how strong my brain is. Our thoughts.
They're that powerful.’
by: mhmaamay - mhmamay
0 Comments