Big Sean And His Mom Talk New Mental Health Series, Being Open About His Depression And Anxiety: “I Was Tired Of Not Keeping It Real”
Essence
4/30/2021
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"I was just being honest," he tells ESSENCE. "I was just keeping it real because I was tired of not keeping it real. I was tired of pretending I was a machine and everything was cool and being politically correct or whatever. I just was like, I'm a just say how I feel."
His revelation, as a major star in hip-hop, was a brave one, though. It helped spark conversations about how people cope when it comes to their mental health, particularly Black men. Now he's taking things a step further in the hopes of helping everyone better deal with mental illness, and he's doing so with help from his mom, educator Myra Anderson.