Destiny’s Child’s Michelle Williams Has Checked Herself Into A Mental Health Facility, Details…
According to TMZ, Destiny Child’s member, Michelle Williams, has checked herself into a mental facility.
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Destiny Child’s, Michelle Williams, Is Prioritizing Her Mental Health:
Michelle Williams, of Destiny’s Child, is leading by example, as she’s just checked herself into a mental health facility to address her struggles with depression. The R&B star-turned gospel singer -who has been open about her struggles with depression in the past- took to Instagram to share with her followers about her decisions to put her mental health first:
“For years I have dedicated myself to increasing awareness of mental health and empowering people to recognize when it’s time to seek help, support and guidance from those that love and care for your well being.” She continued, “I recently listened to the same advice I have given to thousands around the world and sought help from a great team of healthcare professionals. Today I proudly, happily and healthily stand here as someone who will continue to always lead by example as I tirelessly advocate for betterment of those in need.”
According to reports, Williams is getting treated in a facility just outside of Los Angeles and has been there for the past several days.
In October 2017, Williams also bravely discussed her struggles with depression on “The Talk” daytime talk show. She candidly shared that she unknowingly began struggling with depression in her early teen years and it continued throughout adulthood. She also revealed that her depression was due to unresolved childhood trauma, which she didn’t go into detail about.
“So many people are walking around acting like they’ve got it all together and they are suffering,” Michelle Williams told the ‘The Talk’ hosts.
While Rising To Fame, Michelle Williams Often Had Thoughts Of Suicide:
In the early 2000’s, Michelle joined Destiny’s Child. She achieved major success and became a household name, singing alongside group members, Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland. While she was thankful for the opportunity, Williams says she still struggled with being happy, contemplated suicide, and even wanted out of the group at one point. At that time, Mathew Knowles, Beyoncé’s father and DC’s manager, couldn’t understand Williams’ depression. In all fairness to Mathew, Williams admitted that she, too, didn’t understand how to classify her condition:
“I’m in one of the top-selling female groups of all time, suffering with depression,” Williams explained on ‘The Talk.’ “When I disclosed it to our manager [Mathew Knowles, Beyoncé’s father] at the time, bless his heart, he was like, ‘You all just signed a multi-million dollar deal. You’re about to go on tour. What do you have to be depressed about?’ I think at the age of 25, had I had a name to what I was feeling at the time, I would have disclosed that ‘I’ve been suffering from depression,” Williams said. “I didn’t know, until I was in my 30s, what was going on; I thought it was growing pains. I just thought, ‘I’m just turning into a woman’…so I’ve been suffering since between the age of 13 to 15.”
After visiting “The Talk,” Williams took to Twitter to thank CBS for being a safe place to share her story. Williams thanked God for the opportunity to use her platform to save lives and let people know they’re not odd, crazy, WEAK, nor alone…that they instead just need help and guidance to get to find their own emotional balance. Wishing Michelle the best on her journey.
