by Constance Wu Opens Up About Her Mental Health Crisis After Her 2019 just arrived by boat Twitter controversy.
the crazy rich asians Actress took to twitter on Thursday to share his first social media post in almost three years.
His break followed a series of frustrated tweets, which he shared in reaction to the renewal of his ABC sitcom, just arrived by boat. At the time, Wu wrote about renewing the then-bubble show, “I’m so upset right now that I’m literally crying. Yuck.” After the backlash from her tweets, she explained, “I was temporarily upset yesterday, not because I hate the show, but because its renewal meant I had to give up another project that I was really passionate about.”
In her Thursday post, Wu said she was “scared” to return to social media, but was doing so to promote her upcoming book. make a scene. She also shared that her violent reaction led her to try to end her life.
“It’s hard to talk about the next part… but I was scared to go back on social media because I almost lost my life,” he wrote. “3 years ago, when I carelessly tweeted about my TV show being renewed, it ignited outrage and shaming on the internet that got pretty severe. I felt really bad about what I had said, and when some DMs from a fellow Asian actress told me that I would become a blight on the Asian-American community, I started to feel like I didn’t even deserve to live anymore. That I was a disgrace to the AsAms and that they would be better off without me. Looking back, it’s surreal that some DMs talked me into ending my own life, but that’s what happened. Luckily, a friend found me and took me to the ER. It was a scary moment that made me re-evaluate a lot of things in my life.”
Wu shared that after her mental health crisis, she took a break from her career.
“AsAms doesn’t talk enough about mental health,” said the hustler pointed to the star. “While we are quick to celebrate victories in representation, there is a lot of evasion around the most uncomfortable issues within our community. Even my tweets became such a touchy subject that most of my AsAm colleagues decided it was time to avoid or ignore me. I admit that it hurt me a lot, but it also made me realize how important it is to help and care for people who are going through difficult times.”
Wu said that she wrote make a scene in order to “reach out and help people talk about uncomfortable things to understand them, take them into account and open paths to healing.”
“If we want to be seen, really seen… we have to let ourselves be seen in its entirety, including the parts that scare or embarrass us, parts that, however imperfect, require care and attention. And we have to stop hitting each other (and ourselves) when we do it,” he continued. “So while my book isn’t always the most flattering portrait, it’s as honest as I know how to be. Because the truth is that I am not balanced or elegant or perfect. i’m emotional i make mistakes…lots of them! After a little break from Hollywood and a lot of therapy, I feel good enough to venture out here again (at least for a while). And even though I’m scared, I’ve decided I owe it to myself from 3 years ago to be brave and share my story so I can help someone with theirs.”
Wu currently stars alongside Chris Pratt in terminal list in Prime Video.
If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, call 911 or call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or text HOME to the Crisis Text Line at 741741 Starting July 16, call 988.
