Regina King Reveals Why Her Son K!lled Himself | She Needs Help!
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Published 2024-03-19
So, after about two years of low-key disappearing from the industry Regina King opened up about her only son Ian going through depression and unaliving himself. Honey, we are gonna need another word to describe the process she went through koz devastation doesn’t cut it.
Okay, when fans were hit with the news of Ian’s death, it was not exactly clear what pushed him to unalive himself but he had said days before his death that social media, especially Instagram, was very unhealthy for his well-being.
In one of his last tweets on January 15th he wrote, “I don’t think Instagram is healthy for me.” He also used a popular image from SpongeBob Squarepants where the cartoon character is surrounded by tiny clones cloaked in wild flames to illustrate exactly how he was feeling and said, “You know that episode of SpongeBob where they go inside his brain and it’s a bunch of mini sponge-bobs just losing their ish…..yea that one really hits home.”
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All Comments (21)
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I’m a late 30s black male who is an only child to a mom who recently became a widow, and between the death of my dad and all the other cumulative life traumas (phew there’s been ALOT), last year was the first time I’ve felt suicidal to a major extent. Had been actively thinking it’d be better to not be here than to constantly deal with the pain day in and out. I’ve experienced severe depression and anxiety most of life. I can remember being depressed @ 9 years old. 25 years of it can take an immense toll on someone’s spirit, even though I’ve been in therapy for about 10 years. Thank you for highlighting mental health issues in black men. It can truly be horrid for us living in this world. UPDATE: WOW, was not expecting my comment to even be noticed let alone received with such warmth. Thank you, kind humans. I’m doing much better as of now. My stress levels were WAY too high trying to take on everything. Broke my body down and my mind. Been slow progress decentering my life from working sun up to sun down trying to “be” and “do” and “better my life” at the detriment of my mental health.. and I’m so appreciative of the progress nevertheless. It’s been about 8-9 months that I was last suicidal. Thank you especially to all the women here who have rallied & been so kind and supportive with their comments. Men don’t generally get a lot of emotional support from their community let alone random strangers for much of anything so this feels new & overwhelming & truly touches my heart. I pray that anyone who has felt anything similar can feel lighter with the support shown here, knowing it can be here for you too. Thank you.
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Can I relate to her pain, I lost my own child the exact same way. Praying for her healing!
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She just looks sad. No matter how much she smiles you can see the sadness in her eyes.
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I've always loved Regina King....Sending Big Prayers to her and fam⚘
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I lost my only child nearly 15 years ago & he was only 24. They say time heals all wounds, but the lost of a child is something you never get over. It leaves a whole in your heart that never closes. God restores our joy, but He understands our pain whenever the grief hits us. This is an exclusive club, I'd never ever want to ask anyone to be a part of.
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I teared watching this interview with Robin, it was amazing how graceful she teared too.
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Sending healing to this beautiful woman and her loved ones!
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"By God's Grace and Mercy You Will Persevere". My Son went the same way. I thought I couldn't go on but here I am, 21 years later! Be Blessed and know You are Loved and always in Our Prayers 🙏🏾🙏🏾🧓🏿🧓🏽💖💋!!
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Social media is a deadly playground if you not mentally strong enough you will get depressed and become suicidal. People sometimes take social media too serious, it is very important to take break from social media for your own mental health. I’ve been away from social since July 2022. I know YouTube is now count as social media but I get to pick and choose what to see
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I lost my oldest son 11 years ago. One day Regina will get to the other side of the pain. It took me about 6 years to no longer be sad everyday. I pray for all Mom's that have to bury their children. It's not the natural order of things. What's the new normal? Where does the love go? One day her heart will heal even with the hole in it. 😢😢❣❣❣❣🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
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Praying for Comfort and Strength for Regina on her difficult days. When she’s missing her Son.❤️🤗🙏🏾.
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I only have one child myself and just can't image losing him. My heart felt sympathy goes out to her and I continue to pray for her strength.
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Gosh this was painful , so sorry Regina. 🪽
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I think she is a very beautiful talented person with a also beautiful soul I loved her since she was child star in 227 and I also lost my son in 2008 he was murdered but you never get over it you just learned threw the strength and courage of GOD to live with it but you always will sad sometimes when you know they are gone for good LORD please strengthen her
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Unfortunately this resonates so much with me. I just lost my son to suicide on January 20th of this year. There are times I literally have to tell myself to breathe. My son is an amazing son, brother, father and husband. I’m so heartbroken that he is no longer physically here on earth with us. 💔
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Why would the video be labeled she needs help ? The clout chasing and attention seeking is disgusting. The respect and humility at this point has to be taken
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Praying for grace, peace and understanding. May Ian rest peacefully!
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It is so sad thinking about a parent giving someone life who ended up taking their own life. I extend my condolences to this beautiful actress❤
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Wow the part when she said she had to respect the fact that he didn't want to be here anymore.
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Sending Healing energy to Regina , Love You Sis
