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Taraji P. Henson’s recent trip to Bali came out of necessity.
“I wasn’t happy anymore. I lost a sense of joy,” expressed theEmpirealum while recounting the trip during herrecent appearance onSherri.
“I’ve been doing this for 20-some odd years. Working, grinding, whatever you want to call it. And I come up for air, and I hit a brick wall,” she expressed.
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The 52-year-old actress took the trip at the top of the year and chronicled the getaway throughvarious posts on Instagram.
Henson first shared that she was going on the trip during an appearance onThe Angie Martinez Showin December.
“I didn’t know it was going to affect so many people,” she explained to hostSherri Shepherd. “You know me. I’m just going to be me. And I was talking to my girlfriend. Apparently, a lot of people had been feeling like this. So, I decided to take control and find my joy again, that deep joy. Without a drink. Without that outside anything.”
During anexclusive conversation with PEOPLEin early April, she shared that recognizing hermental health struggleshas only made her stronger.
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“I fight for my mental health because I want to live. I’m choosing to want to live. I want to live,” she explained.
With that desire to fight, Henson has come to recognize the many things that have benefitted her mental health — and what has ultimately kept her going.
“Being real with myself and not being so damn strong all the time,” she shared. “Folding my arms like a kid in the corner saying, ‘I don’t want to be strong today. I need help.’ ‘I don’t feel good.’ ‘No, I’m not going to do this job. I don’t feel good today.’ Speaking up for myself. And my mental wellness.”
source: people.com
