Taraji P Henson opens up about psychological well being struggles

By ANI
WASHINGTON: American actor Taraji P Henson lately opened up in regards to the darkish part in her life, whereas additionally shedding mild on her ongoing psychological well being struggles.

The Gloden Globe-winning actor spoke about her psychological well being points within the hope that others will know they don’t seem to be alone and can attempt to search assist, reported E! News.

“I went to sleep and kept imagining that gun. I knew that I had to get it out of my head. I knew that I had to say it, because if I did not say it, if I keep it to myself, then you think about it so much it, then it becomes a plan,” Taraji recalled on Friday.

However, the 50-year-old actor revealed that she confessed what she had been going by means of and in the end leaned on her finest good friend since seventh grade, Tracie Jade, for help.

Tracie shared recommendation about being there for associates who’re struggling whereas additionally asking Taraji to name her therapist. According to the actor, Tracie additionally inspired her to “change” her “vocabulary.”

“My word is ‘annoyed’. And she’s like, ‘Change that to something else.’ And she forces me to do it and I am like, ‘No, but I’m annoyed.’ And she’s like, ‘No, find another word.’ She holds me accountable,” Taraji added.

In addition to being there for each other, Taraji and Tracie each purpose to assist others going through comparable points, equivalent to melancholy or anxiousness, with their Facebook Watch present titled ‘Peace of Mind with Taraji’.

So far, the duo feels that they’ve managed to make a distinction. “I get a lot of DMs about people saying, ‘Oh, my God, thank you so much for your show. My daughter was going through something and I had no idea,'” Taraji stated.

Taraji added, “I am not a professional. I do not know. I am suffering, she is suffering. It is not like we are on there like, ‘Who are we going to save today?’ I am trying to save myself.”

‘Peace of Mind’ is simply the most recent within the collection of Taraji’s psychological well being advocacy efforts. She has lengthy been an advocate for psychological well being. In 2019, she testified earlier than Congress about rising suicide charges amongst Black youth. One yr prior, she based the ‘Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation’, which is called after her father and goals to supply psychological well being help to underserved African American communities, significantly amongst teenagers.

In December 2020, Taraji had revealed that on the peak of the pandemic, she thought of taking her personal life.