"I’ve been in some very dark places. Different times and diff..." — Jean Grae

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I’ve been in some very dark places. Different times and different things, over the course of my life. Thought about ending things. Attempted to end things. Thankfully, I openly talked about it. I’m okay with talking about extremely uncomfortable things.
Not everyone is.

— Jean Grae

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Mental Health Mental Health Awareness Mental Illness talking about mental health Depression

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