Robbie Williams opens up about past self-harming: “It was sad – I had no resistance”
nme.comRobbie Williams has opened up about his history of self-harm and depression, and encouraged people to be more “careful” about the comments they make towards those in the public eye.The pop star and former Take That member spoke candidly about his struggle with mental illness in light of a new Netflix documentary, which is set to explore his life and career.Opening up about the new project – which will document the highs and lows he has experienced – Williams explained that he is relieved to see people taking a different approach towards mental health, and changing the attitudes that were prominent when he was at the height of his fame.“Thank God mental health is being talked about in a different way.
I read something that triggered me, somebody talking about ‘celeb washing’ of mental illnesses,” he explained in an interview with The Mirror. “And celebs making mental health issues sexy.”He continued, explaining that there was “nothing sexy” about his suicide attempt, and adding that people “need to be careful about what we say and how we say it.”“The reason I say that is to qualify people are people, whether they are on [Married At First Sight] or Martin Scorsese’s new film,” he said. “We need to be careful what we accuse people of.
You think such and such is laying it on thick for attention saying they have autism. It is not OK.”He opened up about his own experience of attempted suicide in a separate interview with The Sun – recalling that he had “no resistance” to stop self-harming.“Other celebrities passed away doing what I was doing while I was doing it,” he said. “I did think, ‘Oh, I’m next’, and I didn’t care.
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