Janet Jackson reveals her battle with depression as she covers August edition of Essence Magazine
Pop icon Janet Jackson is on the cover of Essence magazine’s
July/August 2018 issue where the 52-year old star opened up about the
secret for her happiness, her struggle with depression, the #MeToo
movement and more.
See excerpts from the revealing interview below.
On struggling with depression: I struggled with
depression. The struggle was intense. Low self-esteem might be rooted in
childhood feelings of inferiority. It could relate to failing to meet
impossibly high standards. And of course there are always the societal
issues of racism and sexism. Put it all together and depression is a
tenacious and scary condition. Thankfully, I found my way through it.
On happiness: When it comes to happiness, I’m no
expert. I have only my life experience as a guide. I’ve known great
happiness and great sadness. But I guess the key question is, What do I
really know about happiness? In my forties: Like millions of women in
the world, I still heard voices inside my head berating me, voices
questioning my value. Happiness was elusive. A reunion with old friends
might make me happy. A call from a colleague might make me happy. But
because sometimes I saw my failed relationships as my fault, I easily
fell into despair.
On her one-year-old son Eissa: The height of
happiness is holding my baby son in my arms and hearing him coo, or when
I look into his smiling eyes and watch him respond to my tenderness.
When I kiss him. When I sing him softly to sleep. During those sacred
times, happiness is everywhere.
On #MeToo: We are living at a time in history when
women all over the world are refusing to be controlled, manipulated,
exploited or abused. We have found our strength, and we will not relent.
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