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Jada Pinkett Smith Reveals Her Truth...

15 Oct 2023 · 1 min

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Jada Pinkett Smith describes a period of suicidal ideation where she wanted to kill the destructive thoughts and self-image she held, not her physical body. She talks about contemplating driving off cliffs and the long process of self-rehabilitation while appearing fine on the outside. She also clarifies that unconditional love doesn't mean unconditional tolerance, and expresses pride and love for Will.

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When it came to those suicidal thoughts, yes, something needed to die, but it wasn't me physically. What was it? It was the thoughts around myself, how I felt about myself that I had to rehabilitate. Wow. And I'm still rehabilitating. I just was in so much denial and I felt like, get it together. You have everything. How dare you? And I was like just looking for cliffs. Wow. You know, looking for places that could just drive my car off. And I was like, all right, it's got to be high enough that I don't survive. So what have you learned about healthy boundaries over the last few years? I used to think that unconditional love was unconditional tolerance. Oh, and it is not. What is the thing about Will you're most proud of him and love about him the most? You know, he.