Taraji P. Henson says the COVID-19 pandemic led her to think about suicide earlier this year.
The 50-year-old Empire star made the discordant revelation on her Facebook program Watch Peace of Mind with Taraji.
‘For a couple of days, I couldn’t get out of bed, I didn’t care; it’s not me, “said the native of Washington, DC.” Then I started to have thoughts about finishing it. “I could go in right now and finish it all.”
Details: Taraji P. Henson, 50, says the COVID-19 pandemic led her to think about suicide earlier this year on her Facebook show Peace of Mind with Taraji
The actress of the hidden figures said she felt “retiring” from her network of friends and loved ones amid thoughts of self-harm.
‘People called me, they didn’t answer; I just didn’t care, ”she said.“ Finally, I’m talking to one of my friends and I knew I was smart enough to say ‘I have to say it’. He would tell me, “I don’t want them to think I’m crazy.” I don’t want them, you know, to obsess over me or think they should come and sit with me.
The star of what men want said ‘one day [she] it just exploded, a [her] girlfriend ‘, and he immediately felt relieved after presenting himself with the difficult admission.
“So one day I threw it at my girlfriend,” he said. “He called me in the morning and said,‘ You know I thought about killing myself last night. Oh God, I feel so much better. I will not do it now. “
Actress The Hidden Figures said she felt “withdrawn” from her network of friends and loved ones amid thoughts of self-harm
The star of the curious case of Benjamin Button explained in detail his thinking in the segment with his co-presenter Tracie Jade (L) and psychologist Dr. LaShonda Green (R)
Candid: Henson delved into the details of his moments of despair on the show
The star of the curious case of Benjamin Button explained in detail his thinking in the segment with his co-presenter Tracie Jade and psychologist Dr. LaShonda Green.
“For me I’m not a professional, but it seemed to me that if I didn’t say it, it would become a plan,” the Oscar-nominated actress said. And what scared me was that I did it two nights in a row. And thoughts kept coming. Now I started thinking how.
“At first, it was like I didn’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 blew it up. Because I felt like after a while it would take over me and become a plan because my brain is so strong ”.
Improvement: Last month the actress told Entertainment Tonight that she was going “much better” as the year progressed
Recap: It has been an eventful year for the actress, who turned 50 in September and suspended her engagement to fiancé Kelvin Hayden in October.
It’s been an eventful year for the actress, who turned 50 in September and canceled her engagement to fiancé Kelvin Hayden in October.
Last month, he told Entertainment Tonight that it was going “much better” as the year progressed.
“I felt slippery and so he said to me, ‘You know what I’m not going to do is get past 50. I’m going to control it mentally and I won’t be like you’re getting older, no one paying attention, you’re not working.’ “Well, duh, nobody works, it’s COVID. So I heard it coming.”
If you or someone you know is dealing with suicidal thoughts, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), send a “FORCE” text message to the crisis text line at 741-741, or click here.