Savannah Chrisley Shares New Details About Her Teenage Suicide Attempt
In her newest podcast episode, Chrisley Knows Best star Savannah Chrisley shared that her suicide attempt included taking a bottle of pills.
Savannah Chrisley is opening up concerning her current mental wellness struggles.
Nearly five months after first reviewing her suicide attempt as a teenager, the Chrisley Knows Ideal star dealt with the difficulties she still encounters in her daily life.
"I had tried devoting self-destruction,"the 25-year-old told guest Dr. Daniel Amen on the April 4 episode of Unlocked With Savannah Chrisley. "I have actually never ever actually spoken about it previously. But I took a container of tablets, as well as certainly [it] didn't function since I'm sitting right here today-- give thanks to God-- however since after that I feel like with my mind, my memory, it's the most irritating point worldwide, 'cause it really feels so foggy."
Dr. Amen recommended Savannah go through a brain scan in hopes it might offer ideas concerning her mind's wellness today.
The Growing Up Chrisley star's honest reflection on this difficult time follows she initially opened concerning her psychological health struggles on her podcast in November. While the fact celebrity stated she suffered from clinical depression as a teen, points deviated when she attempted to end her life.
"I remember that next morning awakening and also there being a religious that my papa had actually entered his e-mail from Joel Osteen, which's why I speak so highly of Joel, due to the fact that he kinda conserved me,"Savannah said of the morning after her suicide effort. "And the devotional was Romans 8:28, and it specified that through whatever hardships and also misfortunes you go through, God's gon na turn around and use it to your advantage."
The knowledgeable completed shifted Savannah's attitude.
"In a snap of a finger, I went from this anger in the direction of God to in my heart stating, 'Okay, God, you know what, why not me?'"Savannah continued. "Like, what makes me any far better to have to go through these things than any person else?"
Fans first met Savannah and her family members in 2014 when Chrisley Knows Finest premiered on USA. While the fact program typically showcased the family members's close bond and also excessive way of life, numerous customers didn't realize Savannah was experiencing.
"I did a respectable job at hiding every little thing,"she stated on her podcast in November. "My battles of when I went off to college as well as depression and all these points, it never ever appeared due to the fact that I was fantastic at concealing. I was wonderful at concealing my emotions."
Now, she is wishing to transform her pain right into objective.
"My mental health is more vital than all these various other tasks that I have going on and also I need an outlet to articulate how I'm feeling,"Savannah told Amusement Tonight in November. "Possibilities are if I'm feeling this way, a lot of other people are feeling the specific very same way. So, I want to take what I'm going through and also make a distinction in even someone's life."