Meghan Markle spoke on the importance of mental health during her latest ‘Archetypes’ podcast on Spotify with the claim that she had been called crazy.
Meghan Markle Speaks On The Importance Of Mental Health After Admitting She Has Been Called Crazy-‘The Stigma Surrounding The Word’
Meghan, for her part, was joined alongside actresses Constance Wu, Jenny Slate and Deepika Padukone in a panel that was very diverse to say the least.
During the course of that process, the Duchess of Sussex touched upon very sensitive issues, in particular if anyone had been branded ‘crazy.’
She admitted that she had been portrayed in this manner, something which she felt was out of order, as the word had many negative connotations. In her comments, Meghan said: “The stigma surrounding the word, it also has this silencing effect.
“This effect where women experiencing real mental health issues, they get scared. They stay quiet, they internalize, and they repress.”
This is something that Constance Wu had the unfortunate experience of going through after experiencing extreme backlash for coming across as disappointed with the news that her show ‘Fresh Off The Boat’ had been renewed.
Unknown to the public at the time, however, was that she had gone through a horrific experience on set. And yet, Wu allegedly suffered DM messages which made her consider the possibility of committing suicide as she disappeared from social media.
While she did not end up doing so, the fact of the matter is that it left a long lasting impression on her. Wu’s following comments confirmed as much: “I was going through sexual harassment by one of the producers and intimidation.
“And I think part of the reason, my outburst on Twitter, over the show’s renewal is because it was the build up of several years of repressing.”
The fans on social media, however, were not very sympathetic towards Meghan. A certain subset of people felt that her prior conduct had contributed to this negative perception of her.
One person wrote: “She’s manipulating everyone. Don’t believe one word she says.” So there you have it folks. What did you think about this? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
