Tamar Braxton speaks for the first time publicly about her attempted suicide a few days ago. She wants to help people with mental illnesses.
US R&B singer Tamar Braxton (43, "Bluebird of Happiness") first makes a public statement after attempting suicide. "In this current moment, my only responsibility is to be sincere with myself and with those who really love me and take care of my recovery," she writes on Instagram. She also thanks everyone who prayed for her, thought of her and sent her love. They were all with her in their "brightest and darkest moments".
Mission for people with mental illness
She describes what brought her to the dramatic turning point in her life. Mental illnesses are a reality. "It has to be normal to recognize them and we have to stop associating them with shame and humiliation. The pain I have experienced in the past eleven years has slowly consumed my mind and psyche," complains Braxton.
She would now do everything in her power to "help those with mental illness, including those of us whose mental illness was only a result of the toxic, systematic repression that television brings with it."
Her friend found her passed out in the hotel room
Tamar Braxton was found unconscious in a hotel room in Los Angeles on July 16. US media consistently reported an alleged attempted suicide. Her friend David Adefeso, who is said to have found the singer, told the US portal "The Blast" last week that Tamar Braxton had to fight "professional and personal struggles", "including her fight against depression". The 43-year-old received "the best medical care to (…) strengthen her mental health again".
Her big sister, US singer Toni Braxton (52), has also spoken. "Family is everything! Above all sisters!", Wrote the "Un-Break My Heart" interpreter for a meaningful photo, which she is surrounded by her siblings Tamar, Trina (45), Towanda (46) and Traci Braxton ( 49) shows.
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