Jared Padalecki candidly spoke about his psychological well being and the way he skilled “dramatic suicidal ideation” at one level.
The “Supernatural” star, who appeared on Tuesday’s episode of the “I’ve Never Said This Before” podcast alongside spouse Genevieve, stated that he checked himself right into a clinic on the time and nonetheless experiences some despair “lows” to this present day.
“It was 2015,” Padalecki stated. “I had a really low moment.”
“I was letting my thoughts take over and going to a place of dramatic suicidal ideation,” he added. “And I called my wife and she said, ‘Get home.’ So I got home, went to a clinic for a couple of weeks and looked into it and haven’t been suicidal since. Not for a moment.”
The actor beforehand instructed Selection he was filming Season 3 of “Supernatural” when he “broke down” on set and a physician urged him to hunt therapy for despair. Padalecki, who had launched a psychological well being marketing campaign mere days earlier, canceled all of his upcoming occasions.
Whereas he attended Comedian-Con to heartwarming fan help later that 12 months, Padalecki stated Tuesday that “there’s still highs and lows” together with his despair. He was “gutted” in 2021 when “Supernatural” excluded him from a derivative after 15 years on the CW present.
The channel additionally just lately canceled the Padalecki-led “Walker” after 4 seasons.
“Today is a low,” he stated. “I’m fine — nothing to worry about. But I have a lot of sadness about it. I know I’ll be fine because I’m talking to you about it, I talk to Gen about it, I talk to my friends about it.”
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Padalecki additionally famous that he’d spent greater than a decade in Hollywood earlier than his psychological well being battle revealed itself, and stated that folks at “an audition or a red carpet” anticipate a sure power from him — moderately than honesty about being drained or feeling “rough.”
“I had done that for so long, trying to focus on what’s best for the person who’s talking to me as opposed to just being honest,” he stated Tuesday, including: “Please be open, please share, please find somebody whether it’s a friend or professional and speak your truth.”
In the event you or somebody you recognize wants assist, name or textual content 988 or chat 988lifeline.org for psychological well being help. Moreover, you will discover native psychological well being and disaster assets at dontcallthepolice.com. Exterior of the U.S., please go to the Worldwide Affiliation for Suicide Prevention.
