Tamar Braxton who’s been going through the most in the past few months recently penned a powerful message about her experience, mostly thanking God for a second chance at life.
The 43-year-old singer is so grateful to be alive after she attempted suicide during a cry for help in mid-July, resulting in being rushed to hospital. On September 21, she posted on her Instagram account a powerful message she penned about the experience.
“God thank you for saving me! You know my true heart. Despite what the world may think of me, you kept me here for a reason. You are a God of second chances, and this second chance I won’t take for granted. The world can often be a dark place but I must resort to you for my light,” she began.
Tamar went on to reveal that she’s been battling mental health for some time now. “Let me tell y’all is not a joke. Nor is it a reason for anyone to call you ‘crazy’. I am praying for anyone that is on this same battle,” she said.
“Ladies, have you ever felt like you put all your time and love into your children, job, relationship and family but often forget to love yourself? That is where I have been for the past few years. I believe I have put a lot of time and effort in loving and giving my all to everything else but myself. I have allowed myself to stay in toxic situations including work environments,” Tamar added.
“I’ve allowed my talents to be used for the wrong reasons. I have allowed myself to be used in too many ‘angry black girl’ narratives. I’m not angry at all,” Tamar explained, seeming to refer to her past reality shows, including Braxton Family Values and Tamar and Vince, with ex-husband Vincent Herbert.
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“I’ve realized in this time that the only thing I can control is the things I own. I want to personally fight for brown girls to have more ownership and not just be a slave to the industry. Black women are the unvalued and unprotected,” she wrote.
In conclusion Tamar said: “I am on a never ending battle to be the best Tamar Braxton I can be. God has brought me through a lot so I would like to pass it on to use my voice to help brown women and ALL women in these similar situations. We all have the opportunity to evolve. For now on it’s me vs me.”
