Jared Padalecki Reveals He Checked Into a Clinic for Suicidal Ideation in 2015
Supernatural star Jared Padalecki is opening up about having past suicidal thoughts and seeking treatment in a clinic.
The now 41-year-old actor opened up about the time period in his upcoming interview on Tommy DiDario’s “I’ve Never Said This Before” podcast.
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Jared shared (via People), “It was 2015, I had a really low moment I was letting my thoughts take over and going to places of dramatic suicidal ideation. I called my wife and she said, ‘Get home.’”
“And so, I got home, went to a clinic for a couple weeks and looked into it and haven’t been suicidal since — not for a moment,” he added.
“I needed a full reset. I had spent 15 years in this industry. You go to an audition or on a red carpet and they don’t want, ‘Jared, how are you doing today?’ ‘Oh today was rough, I didn’t sleep.’ They want, ‘Oh it’s great! Excited to be here!’ So I had done that for so long, trying to focus on what’s best for the person who’s talking to me as opposed to just being honest,” he continued. “I don’t wear it as a scarlet letter. It’s not like I’m shameful like, ‘Hey, I see a therapist, I’ve been to a clinic’. I wear it proudly. I put it on my face and tell everybody. If you’re not in a situation where you need that degree of help then don’t seek it. I needed a surgeon — not literally — but I needed it and here I am.”
“You’re a human, I’m a human. There are still highs and lows. And today’s a low. I’m fine, nothing to worry about but I have a lot of sadness about Walker [being canceled], the family,” Jared said as he grew emotional. “And my tears aren’t for myself. I know I’ll be fine because I’m talking to you about it, I talk to [wife Genevieve Padalecki] about it, I talk to my friends about it. Please be open, please share, please find somebody whether it’s a friend or professional. Speak the truth.”
If you or a loved one is experiencing suicidal thoughts or actions, you can dial the 24/7 National Suicide Prevention hotline at 988 or go to SuicidePreventionLifeline.org.