Jeezy’ Powerful Testimony on 8-Year Battle with Depression Draws Praise on Social Media
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Jeezy, Jeannie Mai’s estranged husband, opened up about his mental health struggles, revealing that he had been suffering from depression for eight years without realising it. Jeezy is reminiscing on a rough period in his life. The rapper, who divorced Jeannie Mai last month, recently opened up about his mental health struggles, stating he fought with depression for almost a decade prior to understanding more about the issue. “I realised that being vulnerable is power,” the 46-year-old said in an Oct. 16 segment on Tamron Hall. As someone who came from poverty, I believed there was something amiss with me. And this is precisely what it is.” Indeed, Jeezy stated that growing up in Georgia without mental health assistance led him to write Adversity for Sale.
I didn’t understand trauma and all of these different issues, so once I got the terms for it, I started understanding, and I grabbed instruments, I started getting better,” he said Tamron Hall, the show’s host. Because I didn’t realize I had been depressed for like 8 years of my life straight, I’m articulating and placing it in the book.” The “Put On” singer went on to describe the effects of despair on his life, saying he often wished to “sleep forever” & was “bending into my vices.” “Thank God for my kids, but there had been a time when I was just cold,” the performer remarked of his as well as Jeannie’s 20-month-old daughter Monaco Mai Jenkins. That was the time I was known as Young Jeezy.” According to records obtained through NBC News, he filed for separation from The Real co-host on September 14 after nearly two years of marriage.
Jeezy, Jeannie Mai’s Estranged Husband, Discusses His 8-year Struggle Against Depression
Rapper Jeezy is speaking up about his eight-year battle with depression and what he’s learned. The rapper, 46, made an appearance on a recent episode of ‘The Tamron Hall Show,’ which aired on Monday. During his interview, Jeezy discussed his recently released memoir, “Adversity for Sale: Ya Gotta Believe.” The rapper mentioned his anxiety difficulties about midway through the chat. Jeezy also discussed how “freeing” himself from the stigmas associated with anxiety & mental health helped him a “better person.” Jeezy went on to say that he is currently composing a biography on his experience since he had no notion he was “depressed” for eight years of his life “straight.” The rapper described his symptoms as waking up and “wanting to go back to sleep,” as well as “leaning” into his “vices.” The rapper now realises that his trauma was caused by the loss of many persons close to him.
As a result, he was unable to “connect” with his “emotions.” Instagram users flooded The Shade Room’s comment section with praise for the rapper’s discoveries and musings. Jeezy’s remarks come on the heels of his recent divorce file from his wife of two years, media personality Jeannie Mai. As previously revealed by The Shade Room, the rapper filed for separation on September 14. According to the petition, the couple’s relationship is “irretrievably shattered” with “no prospect of reconciliation.” On October 11, Jeannie Mai appeared to break her silence on the topic via Instagram. The 44-year-old posted a snapshot of a quote scribbled on lined paper. According to The Shade Room, Mai spoke candidly with Sherri Shepherd about her fractured marriage as well as her pending divorce from Jeezy earlier this month.
