Why I Attempted Suicide—-Will Smith

<p><em>Why I Attempted Suicide<&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a> <&sol;strong>has gathered that iconic American entertainer&comma; Will Smith&comma; is opening up about his mental health journey&period; The Aladdin actor spoke about his struggles in a new trailer for his upcoming documentary series Will Smith&colon; The Best Shape of My Life&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The American actor&comma; rapper&comma; and film producer has been nominated for five <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;punchng&period;com&sol;">Golden Globe<&sol;a> Awards and two Academy Awards&comma; and has won four Grammy Awards&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The series&comma; which Smith teased earlier this year&comma; chronicles the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air alum on his fitness and weight loss journey&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;However&comma; along the way&comma; Smith revealed in the trailer that he &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;ended up discovering a whole lot of hidden things about myself&period;”<br &sol;>&NewLine;At one point in the trailer&comma; the actor — who is seen working on his memoir throughout the trailer — sits down with his three children Willow&comma; Jayden&comma; and Trey Smith&comma; where he reveals&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;That was the only time in my life that I ever considered suicide&period;”<br &sol;>&NewLine;While it’s unclear what point in time Smith is referring to&comma; the trailer teases plenty of emotional moments&comma; with the Men in Black star admitting&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I’m about to show the world how little I know about myself&comma;” Yahoo news reports&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Smith’s family has been open in the past about their own battles with mental health issues&period; Willow has spoken about suffering from anxiety&comma; explaining on Red Table Talk&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;There’s a shame&period; There’s guilt&period; There’s sadness&period; There’s confusion&period; And then you don’t even want to talk about it because you’re like&comma; &OpenCurlyQuote;I feel crazy&period; I feel crazy for feeling this way and I don’t want them to think I’m crazy&comma; so I’m just not going to say anything&period;’”<br &sol;>&NewLine;Will’s wife Jada Pinkett-Smith also shared that she coped with negative feelings through her past alcohol and drug use&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Smith has reached out to others dealing with mental health struggles as well&period; Back in June&comma; the Pursuit of Happyness star showed support for tennis champion Naomi Osaka&comma; who withdrew from the French Open due to mental health challenges&period; In an Instagram post&comma; he wrote&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Hey Naomi&comma; You are right&period; They are wrong&period; I am with you&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;