Destiny Child member reveals she was suicidal while in the group!

Publish Date: Thursday, 19 October 2017, 4:56PM

It's instinctive, you hear the words "independent women" and BOOM your hands go up in the air! Why? Because your 90s and early 2000s were dominated by the most bootylicious girl group to grace the world, Destiny's Child.

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Sadly, behind-the-scenes, it wasn't all jumpin' jumpin'. In a recent interview, Michelle Williams has revealed that she was suicidal during the heights of Destiny's Child fame!

I truly didn’t know what to expect by discussing depression and how dark it was for me! Letters like this comfort me letting me know it’s ok to CONTINUE sharing my story that I actually share with millions of others! Lord I thank you for this opportunity to use my platform to save lives and let people know they’re not odd, crazy, WEAK, or alone.....they just need help and guidance!! 💕

A post shared by Michelle Williams (@michellewilliams) on Oct 18, 2017 at 5:52pm PDT

She explains:

"I'm in one of the top-selling female groups of all time, suffering with depression,"

"When I disclosed it to our manager at the time, bless his heart, he was like, 'You all just signed a multi-million dollar deal. You're about to go on tour. What do you have to be depressed about?"

“Lose My Breath,” the first single from ‘Destiny Fulfilled,’ reached No.3 on the @Billboard Hot 100 on this day in 2004--the girls’ eighth Top 5 hit!

A post shared by Destiny's Child (@destinyschild) on Oct 30, 2016 at 6:35am PDT

She continues to explain that "I think at the age of 25, had I had a name to what I was feeling at the time, I would have disclosed that I've been suffering from depression,"

ILY Michelle!

WHERE TO GET HELP:

If you are worried about your or someone else's mental health, the best place to get help is your GP or local mental health provider. However, if you or someone else is in danger or endangering others, call police immediately on 111.

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