Fans are showering “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Kandi Burruss with love today after the singer-songwriter opened up about dealing with her struggles with mental health after revealing that she had suicidal ideations in middle school.
The heartbreaking admission occurred during Kandi’s recent appearance on “The Real” with co-hosts Garcelle Beauvais, Adrienne Houghton, Loni Love and Jeannie Mai Jenkins, who’s currently on maternity leave.
Houghton posed the question to the group, asking them how have they’ve overcome feeling like the whole world was against them, to which Kandi admitted that she had found herself in a similar predicament, as she described.
“It seems like people have really gotten to a place where it just feels like everything is against you, and a lot of people have been giving up,” the 45-year-old actress said as she reflected on her observation over the last year. “For me, I was at that moment at a young age. I know that’s going to sound crazy, but when I was in middle school, I thought about taking my own life.”
The former Xscape member shared that she didn’t like talking about it “because it’s very emotional for me” before explaining, “I’m only saying this because I know many people are dealing with that right now. I was feeling like that. I really wanted to go through the motions. “
Kandi said her mother Joyce Jones had a gun at the time, “and you know you’re a kid you go through their stuff, so I knew where she kept it, and I had plans to use it,” she continued. “But, for whatever reason God made her put it somewhere else because it wasn’t where she normally kept it.”
Elsewhere, she noted, “If I had done that, at that time, Think of all the wonderful things I would’ve missed out on. So I always like to tell people… it can’t rain forever. The sun is going to shine again, and sometimes it’s going to shine so bright on you, and when it does — things that you would never expect.”
The reality star shared the clip on Instagram where she reiterated her philosophy, writing, “I shared something that is a tough conversation for me but hopefully it will help someone that’s going through a dark time. Always remember It Can’t Rain Forever. Keep going! It will get better.”
Social media fans showered the star with support, with many thanking her for bravely sharing her story, including one person who wrote, “My hope is that once you have processed your moment of vulnerability that you take a deep breath and know you probably saved a young girl’s life today with your truth.”
