Michelle Williams has checked herself into a mental health facility to address her struggles with depression, according to TMZ.
The Destiny’s Child singer — who reunited with Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland at 2018’s Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival back in April — revealed the news in an Instagram post shared on Tuesday (July 17).
“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 wellbeing,” she wrote. “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 the betterment of those in need. If you change your mind, you can change your life.”
Williams has opened up about her mental health issues in the past. During a 2017 episode of The Talk, she spoke about her depression and admitted she didn’t know a name for what she was experiencing until she was in her 30s.
She also divulged that even at the height of Destiny’s Child’s success, she was periodically suicidal.
“It got really really bad … to the point of I was suicidal,” Williams said. “I was to that place where it got so dark and heavy because sometimes you feel like, ‘I’m the provider, I take care of people, I’m not supposed to be feeling this way — what do I do?’ I wanted out.”
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHYNSaW6Ttw
Depression is real.
Damn baby girl, come talk to me. I can make you feel really special in two minutes. Or more with my lips. Real talk
Beyonce’s and Jay billion dollars pushed her over the edge probably. They need to show some love for her. Let a bitch get a few dollaz. Shit.
Depression man.. People think rich and famous people are immune to it but they’re not. Avicii was depressed before, during and after his career and ultimately took his life. As we understand more about thr human mind we increasingly realize we’re also slaves to it.
Why everybody assuming depression? Mental health doesn’t necessarily be depression, yall restarded?…there are all time of mental healths, some may want to kill imstead of taking own lives, some just hallucination and see things that are not there, some talks to objects and have paranoia…not all mental health patients are suicidal or depress
Hope she fights the mental demons/chemical imbalance…May the most high take care of you how he sees fit!
What you smell g?
The article literally links to a video where she talks about depression. It’s somehing you live with, it doesn’t go away like a cold.
The article mentions depression twice and the title of the embedded video has depression in it. Can you read, G?
She never herself said she was depressed G
It’s depression, G. Google it. She has admitted she has it. Depression.
“What do i do, i wanted out”?
Did she ever say depression?Depression sucks but anxiety is a motherfucka!
Glad she sought help, better to be ridiculed but get through it
So bitch crazy.
Your mother is a bitch
Beyonce is the next one that needs some mental help
She comparing herself to Beyoncé and got depressed.
If you don’t have good insurance, you are screwed!
Michelle Williams just needs Dick.. A good Fucc cures depression
Now she letting big pharma to poison her mind and body with pills that make u more sick so they can prescribe more pills to you and earn shekels from your misery.
she cant stand to see beyonce become a pop icon legend while she falling back to regular ppl level, this is rich ppl problems