The former 'Empire' actress finally finds joy and happiness again after coming back from her exotic vacation in Bali as she previously 'hit a wall' with her mental health.
- Apr 12, 2023
AceShowbiz - Taraji P. Henson opened up about her mental health struggle as she embarked on a month-long trip to Bali. After recently taking to social media to share some behind-the-scenes photos of her time on the scenic island, 52-year-old actress Taraji insists the photos were for the benefit of other people and not her own ego.
"I wasn't there for fancy posts. I shared some of it because I know a lot of my fans were concerned about me. And a lot of people could identify with where I was, they felt the same way," she explained to E! News.
Taraji admitted that she was really struggling with her mental health in 2022. But now, the actress is feeling really healthy and refreshed after her time in Bali. She shared, "I had really hit a wall, but I decided to do something about it."
"I decided to fight for myself and to dig deep within, and work on myself. And that's when I went away to Bali for a whole month and I literally ate, prayed and loved. I met an incredible community of people that I still keep in touch with, and I found my joy and my happiness. I'm not the same woman that I was before I went to Bali. I feel like myself again."
In 2020, Taraji confessed to battling suicidal thoughts during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, she subsequently told Entertainment Tonight that she was on the road to recovery.
She shared, "(I'm) much better. It's called suicide ideation, and it's not that you're really gonna go forth with it, it's just thoughts running through your mind when you're at your lowest. And for me, because I'm in therapy, I knew that saying it out loud and getting it out of my head would deaden it."
