Gabrielle Union has opened up on the dark periods in her life during an intimate discussion with Gwyneth Paltrow during a video call.
Gabrielle Union: ‘I Had So Many Rock Bottom Moments’
In some shocking revelations, Gabrielle spoke on how her life could have ended at such a young age if destiny had other plans. She said: “I’ve had so many rock bottom moments as an adult, starting with being raped at 19 at gunpoint at my job. It just felt like every so many years there was some major catastrophic event that was happening in my life.
“[It] lands you on your a** and you’re like, “There’s no way I can move on from this, I’ll never recover, I’ll never be the same.” She then revealed how she had been diagnosed with perimenopause. Such a condition affects your hormone levels, and the imbalance can have such a profound impact. Indeed, it did so, as Gabrielle was petrified at the time.
She added: “I thought I was losing my mind. I thought I had early-onset dementia, Alzheimer’s. I gained 20 pounds overnight of water retention, inflammation, bizarre. I couldn’t think. Now, when I have to public speak in the last few months, I’m so anxious because I’m like, “Am I going to remember words?” And things reached a crescendo as her mental health reached an all-time low. So much so that Gabrielle considered suicide.
It all arose due to a dispute with her husband, Dwyane Wade. Rather than coming to a reconciliation, Gabrielle thought the worst. She continued: “I fell into something so dark in December that it scared me. I had a stupid argument with D [Dwyane Wade, her husband], and instead of my usual problem-solving…immediately, my brain, that little inner voice said. He’s never going to get it unless you’re dead.”
But she managed to overcome her troubles and lead a successful life due to her close family, and of course, medical help: “I was able to get through it with talk therapy and diving into how I can regulate my hormones. Luckily I was at home, and I alerted everyone.”
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