I am a mental health survivor!!!

Being Black in this world is so special to me and listening to her made the hope for all Black people around the world even more special! Thank you!

I SINCERELY thank you for using your celebrity to bring real AWARENESS! I was 12 the first time I attempted suicide and still struggle with PTSD, OCD, INSOMNIA, ANXIETY AND MOOD DISORDER. Living is a DAILY struggle.

We need more women like this and not instagram models

I hate seeing taraji cry it makes me cry😭❤

I love this woman. Beautiful warrior. Thank you for shedding light on mental health issues being real for people of color

It took me a long time, as a "strong" black woman, to stop hiding behind my mental illness.... depression and anxiety. I'm free and willing to discuss it with anyone who will listen. Especially if helps THEM. I'm not ashamed anymore. As a black community we need to stop this stigma. Maybe it's the stress of ALWAYS having to be "strong", "independent"..... damnit I'm tired!!!

400 Years Running Through The Veins We Must Keep Going. 🙌🏽 Taraji P. Henson Thank You For The Wealth Of Information.👏🏽👏🏽

My respect just soared through the roof for this beautiful woman....we see you, your work and we honour you. Thank you ❤

3:02 I felt the weight of that statement in every fiber of my soul. Between those ages (of 5-12), I didn’t even know what suicide was - let alone how to go about actually executing it. It’s genuinely alarmingly disheartening how many children have taken their lives, not even allowing themselves to experience a full 1/5 of their life 🙏🏾

I am thankful to Taraji for this conversation and promoting mental health!

She is so right everything she is saying is so true ,this is so educational and inspiring ,I love taraji ,she is so real ,I’m dying to see the movie

My GOD! Such a powerful speech. The stories and trauma in the oceans, but yet we survived. Loved hearing of Priscilla's life and lives of each woman Taraji had the opportunity to portray in her acting career. Awesome Taraji. I'm so proud of you, especially providing the opportunity for generations to come! Love you.

I always try to encourage and be there for my friends with mental depression, sometimes i take a step back to check were i am mentally as well! Congrats @taraji

When she started to cry her voice Shook me 🙏🏾 she’s so right, I fell into another episode of depressed, I was contemplating suicide..in my room for about 2 weeks and would not leave my room. I would barely eat, and had tissues from me crying all over the floor. . But my mom Did not the recognize depression In me.. then my brother caught a small cold in the house and my mother said “You got your brother sick, remember all those tissues near your bed.”😞

Wow, what a phenomenal job. This Lady is not playing. DON’T STOP, we hear you loud and clear.

Amen,🙏 This Definitely Needed A Platform From A Retired Nurse.

Thank you for bringing awareness to mental health. We need this is our community 🙋🏾‍♀️

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU

"I am filled by the power of your courage to win or fail. Whatever the case, keep going." ~ Taraji P Henson. I love this.

Taraji is a QUEEN for young women to look to. I love you!!

I love this lady! 😃

Heart breaking

I just ❤️ Ms. Taraji! She is so real, so transparent, so inspiring and encouraging. She’s a star ⭐️ for more reasons than just tv and movies, she’s a star because she is helping others. God bless her in everything she puts her hands to do.

What a moving inspiring speech by Taraji, and what she’s doing to shed and bring light to mental health and illness...💛👏🏾 Such a great actress and compassionate human being. “The struggle is real.” That is indeed true..

You are Greatly APPRECIATED, the struggle is Real I’m a living testimony, God is Awesome worthy to be Praised 🙏🏾

Thanks Taraji P. Henson

This will help other ongoing Campaigns that are fighting against the Stigma around 'Mental Health Issues'. The Stigma is in all communities. *_When it comes to Mental Health people who suffer this condition usually suffer alone; friends & family don't know what to do. They don't really understand it and Society in general has this stigma around it. There are those who would rather keep away from a person who is experiencing mental health issues_* instead of being there for them anyway they can. Taraji has been doing some great work over the years and this is one of the best ways of giving back to her community.

In 2011, Taraji served as the commencement speaker at the high school I taught at. She has always held a special place in my heart. I absolutely love her passion for everything she does. She is such a blessing. I’m not surprised she’s lifting this issue. We need it and we need her. Thank you Taraji. 💛💛💛

Thank You Taraji🙏🏾🙏🏾

Thank you its time to deal with it!

Thank you Taraji for highlighting mental illness! I’ve been helping a family member by myself and it’s hard! I’m trying every day to keep myself encouraged and with income and help my sibling. It’s so hard! She doesn’t trust anyone and is paranoid. She takes medicine but doesn’t trust anyone to go to therapy consistently. I juggling my life and keeping a job with her needs. Pray for me! I won’t stop! I won’t let this bring me down! I’m tired but I will continue to strive! God bless anyone going through this battle! Stay encouraged and I will too! 🙏🏽⭐️

Intelligent woman 😘

This message / speech was so powerful for me. Taraji P Henson, I'm with you all the way sweetheart. So let me start doing my research, love you girl

The struggle is real ....anxiety and depression affects us all ...black, white, brown, yellow, man, woman, child, Etc ....the stigma needs to be broken in our society as a whole in every community .....she focuses on the black community and black girls and women ....that’s wonderful ... Mental illness does not discriminate though .....Represent for ALL who suffer regardless of gender, race, religion or nationality .... I understand focusing on your own race or gender but I prefer to focus on Humanity as a whole ❣️ Thank you for speaking out it helps so much ❤️

One of the best speeches I have ever seen. Searingly honest.

I love this massive respect to Taraji P Henson ☀️

The power of women indeed!!! I love Taranji because she’s a phenomenal actress but now that I know what she’s fighting for, I truly admire her.

Truly amazing- all races suffer by this stigma- but the fact that you are speaking up for this & fighting God Bless You. - Christina

I almost cried. I salute you Taraji and love you...

Taraji thanks for being concerned about others and on how you give so liberally unto the needy lives that's in distress or to that someone that just need a listening ear. But you know how it is to struggle and go through from your lowest point in life to victory the testimony that you gave about your going to California with practically nothing for a better life stands out that you are an overcomer I applaud you. My sister you and Morris Chestnut did a film called "Not Easily Broken" which illustrated a tested love that survived the intrusion of some unneeded input from others but you fought for that marital union to remain as one and it did! Thank you for being a trailblazer that provokes other women to rise up to a more meaningful level of worth and positivity in our expectations so that we can work to accomplish and receive the best that God and life has to offer. Keep being the inspiring and empowering woman that you are through your verbal speech which gives all women the confidence to do better. Taraji God loves you my friend so embrace His presence! God bless you, from your sister in Christ in Hammond, LA.

Great speech! 👏👏👏

I pray for everyone.....I am in tears right now I am speechless. Love you Taraji

Amazing speech! I'm going to look up every strong woman she mentioned. My teen daughter is leaning to manage her depressed feelings/ thoughts. I want to see her rise above her potential and be the beautiful, grateful, creative leader I know she is.

I am from east Africa live in United States last decade. I 100% agree with her. 😢

Go Taraji much needed for people to her this..you are AWESOME❣❣❣, many people overlook this & I'm thankful you are reaching out to peoole. 🙌🏽🙇🏽‍♀️🙇🏽‍♀️🙇🏽‍♀️😘

Well done! 🙋🏾‍♀️👐🏾

Thank you taraji! We are silenced raped abused beaten and have no voice have no choices mistreated not seen not even noticed not even given sympathy based off how “normal” we look but criticized for how “crazy” we act or think or speak. We are supposed to be seen not heard and I’m grateful that the mental health stigma. I had to give in and let go. That goes for us men too

❤❤❤❤❤❤I felt this, boy did I feel this. Taraji such a resilient and inspiring lady. Keep going Taraji!!❤❤❤❤❤❤

Taraji your Amezing and powerful Women for every womens, i'm from Ethiopia Love you so much sis😍😍😍

Thanks so much for standing up for us

What a speech, I cried so much

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 Stunning

Thanks for this piece love from kenya

Amen we will be heard

I love you Taraji P. Henson

Taraji stay the same. She stays beautiful. Lv uuu

Wow. Taraji is something else.

Beautiful speech😎

It makes me cry

In my community East African Muslims in London, England 🇬🇧 if you mention the word of mental health it's problem. People will say you are cursed and the devil has processed you, it's sad in all these years black people are not developing mentally and believe nonsense. It's important to have coverage to ask for help, when I first told someone about my physical anxiety I was so sacred being a mum I thought I don't want to ruin my children reputation, what will my family think, what will my community think. but today I'm happy I did that because it saved my life and my children accept my struggle and they love me for being honest. Don't be scared to get the help you need, Taraji P. Henson storey was truly inspirational.😊

You should come to trinidad....this struggle is so real....

Thank you Taraji🔥🔥💪🏽❤️And Everyone involved!!!🔥

The message I needed today! Thank you!

God Bess and Thank You so Much Ms Taraji for raising the awareness for Mental Health. I am so happy that i am in Social Services field so that i can help uplift those who are struggling iwth mental health in our community. I know how it feels to deal with mental health, and the struggle is so real.

❤️❤️❤️So outstanding!! Yes, it’s time to end the stigma. Thank you, thank you .

Wow! Love,Love, love, Love so she glad she won. Makes me feel normal. Mental Health is so real.

Mental health is very real thanks for sharing showing doing I understand from loosing my husband children sister and kidney function

Love you, strong beautiful woman, I stand with you!!!!

Bravo!!!

Thank you so much

Beautiful and well spoken. Very good

Thank you this topic of mental I noticed keeps getting brushed under the rug. Talking about what your feeling when u feel what's bothering u its imperative we help people talk .

Beautiful speech. So true

Received!! ♥️💯

You are amazing strong woman 👍🌹I am learn from you

Such a hero❤

This woman is so amazing! I love her so much ❤️ for sharing this with the rest of the world 💯

I love Taraji 💕🙌🏾

Love her ❤❤❤❤

Taraji You are awesome. Thank You for sharing. It really does help to get anxiety and depression (mental health) out in the open. Keep up the good work.

Bless her heart for never forgetting. God give Taraji the strength to keep going.

I tried admire this woman. She is powerful and real.

Incredible

Taraji, YOU ARE A PHENOMENAL WOMAN! You are what Maya Angelou was talking about! Thank you Kindred Soul! We ALL stand with you!!! We ALL stand for our FUTURE.......OUR CHILDREN! You deserved this honor and many many many more!!!!

Well said Taraji. I feel you wholeheartedly

I admire her eloquent and articulate flow of speech...such a gifted strong woman

My heart. So beautifully spoken and a reminder to me (with my 1st world, deep rooted, & millennial problems) to keep going. I pray we all can.

Beautiful soul

STAY STRONG

Powerful speech

She has good voice

There is no shame in getting well mentally which leads to being well physically

I would like to be a counselor or to even have my group talking to anyone about there troubles. I have a strong 💪 gift 🎁 that people like telling me things when I don’t even asked them. The only problem I hate math so they would want me go to school.

God bless you for sharing caring for others thank God for sharing love you as a fan linda j ☮️❤️ ❤️💯 💯💯 💯💯 💯

Amazing woman

She is such an inspiration

I love this.

Nothing but respect ✊🏾 Mental Illness is no joke♥️🙏🏾 I pray for healing.

Yes sis