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Have you ever felt like the walls are closing in on you? Do you wake up every day filled with dread and trepidation? If so, you’re not alone. Here’s my confession: I’ve been to therapy. I recall the first and last time I had that conversation with a close family member. It took several years…

Horrified fans are very concerned about the mental well-being of rapper Azealia Banks after she dug up her dead cat and boiled it on Instagram. The controversial and cantankerous musician told her 686,000 Instagram followers the reason behind cooking the feline’s remains was to “to bring her back to life.” Banks also posted a photo…

Kodak Black is letting his fans know that he is really struggling to try to serve out his federal prison sentence. Black indicated to his 3.4 million Twitter followers that being locked up and isolated is having a very detrimental impact on his emotional state, as well as his sanity. Lonely. Sad. Depressed. Pray For…

Coco and Breezy are young style icons who have made an indelible impact in the world of fashion and eyewear. The Minnesota natives have provided eyewear for Lady Gaga and Beyoncé. They have recently collaborated with Zenni to deliver eyewear with positive affirmations for the youth. Rolling out spoke with Coco and Breezy about the…

Tamar Braxton says her descent into a black hole of emotional turbulence began after her termination from the popular daytime talk show, “The Real,” in 2016. It all culminated in her attempt to take her own life in July 2020. ‘The first time I knew that things wasn’t normal, was when everything went down with…

Taraji P. Henson is letting the world know that the pandemic does not only affect us physically. During a new episode of her Facebook Watch series “Place of Peace,” Henson revealed she has contemplated suicide during the pandemic. Henson offered details about the personal challenges she has faced over the last several months during the…

Chrissy Teigen loves being pregnant “so so much” and is currently trapped in a state of despondency because she will never have a baby again after her miscarriage. The wife of super musician John Legend is famously unabashed and candid when sharing aspects of her private life with her fans. Therefore, it comes as little…

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Lizzo has been struggling with negative thoughts. The “Juice” hitmaker admitted she has been struggling to stay positive and found herself suddenly hating herself and her body, which she has been finding difficult to shake off. Speaking in a video to fans posted on TikTok, she shared: “I came home, and I took my…

Tagged as a musical about depression, Nikki Lynette’s stage play, Get Out Alive, is an Afrogothic celebration of life, loss and the lessons learned along the way. A performer, writer, and visual artist, Lynette uses this autobiographical work to recount her personal journey, which was marked by abuse, grief, sexual assault and suicide. The production,…

Dr. LaKesha Legree is on a mission to help others live their very best lives by ending the stigma and shame associated with mental illness. She created her platform to show others who may be suffering from mental illness that it is possible to fight off anxiety and even severe depression, and live your best…

Sherry Blake, Ph.D., is one of the most highly sought-after experts in the area of mental health in the country. She’s a licensed clinical psychologist with more than 30 years and over 100,000 hours of direct and indirect service. She works with everyone from top celebrities in the entertainment, news and sports arenas to everyday…

Tamar Braxton still has “not-so-good days” after she attempted to take her own life earlier this year. The 43-year-old singer was rushed to the hospital in July after she was found unresponsive at the Ritz-Carlton Residences at LA Live in Los Angeles after attempting to take her own life via overdose. And speaking about the…

Kerry Washington is suffering from “a lot of anxiety and stress.” The “Scandal” alum opened up on her current mental health status on Twitter, where she responded to a fan who questioned why she always seems to tweet in the early hours of the morning. She wrote: “I’m having a hard time sleeping. Lot of…

Taraji P. Henson is set to host a show about mental health on Facebook Watch. The “Empire” star will be the face of a brand new series titled “Peace of Mind with Taraji,” which will be co-hosted by the actress and Tracie Jade Jenkins, who is the executive director of the Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation,…

As National Suicide Prevention Month nears an end, singer and TV host Tamar Braxton has taken to Instagram with an important message. “God thank you for saving me,” she wrote in her second post after a reported suicide attempt in July. “You know my true heart. Despite what the world may think of me, you…

Chrissy Teigen has started attending therapy, after admitting she used to “avoid” it and “make fun of the idea” of seeing a therapist. The 34-year-old model has admitted she used to “avoid” going to therapy for her mental health, but found a therapist she connected with amid the coronavirus pandemic, and has been attending regular…

Big Sean has wanted to “give up on life” in recent years. The 32-year-old rap star has taken to Twitter to discuss his recent experiences of mental health problems, revealing he’s been “wanting to kill [himself]” at times. Discussing the lessons he learned while working on his new album Detroit 2, he wrote: “I don’t…

Gabrielle Union‘s post-traumatic stress disorder has been “on 10” for several months. The 47-year-old actress has revealed that the coronavirus pandemic and recent unrest in the U.S. have taken their toll on her mental health. She shared: “The combination of a pandemic and this racial reckoning, alongside being inundated with [images of] the brutalization of…

K$tack has taken on his passion and delivered it to the world with his latest release Awakened. Awakened is the result of a tumultuous time in his life. An extremely talented athlete and star quarterback of his high school and college teams, he found himself sidelined due to injury. The South suburban Chicago native was…