‘Repressed rage’ caused me to have suicidal thoughts -Jada Pinkett Smith

Jada Pinkett Smith said she has thought about dying by suicide twice due to “repressed rage.”

“I got a level of success, pretty much got everything I had asked for, and had basically what I believe is a nervous breakdown and was also suicidal,” the 49-year-old actress said during the latest episode of “Red Table Talk” on Facebook Watch.

“It’s happened twice in my life,” she continued. “And I found out the same thing, that it was all based upon repressed rage. I was sitting on so much rage that was covering my sorrow and despair.”

Pinkett Smith was joined during the episode by her daughter, Willow Smith; her mother, Adrienne Banfield-Norris; and “The Good Place” star Jameela Jamil, who has become known for her unfiltered comments.

Pinkett Smith’s comments were sparked by Jamil saying that she had a nervous breakdown and tried to die by suicide for the second time eight years ago. The radio and TV personality said that she was “lonely” and “miserable” amid her increasing fame.

Pinkett Smith empathized with Jamil and said that her own depression was characterized by “numbness and detachment.”

Pinkett Smith said that when she was approximately 20 years old, she “had an emotional breakdown that definitely affected my mental stability.”

Credit: yahoonews.com

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