And why she's “really grateful” now.
“A lot of people do feel regret when they try to attempt suicide, like a last-minute regret. There have been times where I did and times where I didn't, where I was upset that it didn't work,” Jackson told Willow Smith, who has also spoken about her, in the new interview. “But I can say several years later that I'm really grateful that it didn't. Things have gotten better,” Jackson said.
One thing that helped her initially work toward a better headspace was “the radical acceptance that [suicide] just wasn't meant to be,” she said. “Maybe it's just not my time. Maybe I'll just wait it out, which is so dark.” But 23-year-old Jackson said that “during that waiting time, I've just found more and more joys in life and more ways to cope and more ways to really live instead of just exist.” after years of intense encounters with the paparazzi.
Now, Jackson is also a fan of affirmations, which she admits can feel uncomfortable at first. And she's getting more and more comfortable with herself. In fact, she recalled a moment last autumn when she first felt genuine love for herself—during a full moon no less. “I was having a really rough night because some old memories came up,” she explained. After sitting by herself for a while, Jackson got up and did some affirmations in the mirror.
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