--- title: Paris Jackson Opens Up About Her Suicide Interview description: Three years after a highly publicized suicide attempt, Paris Jackson has opened up about her mental health issues. canonical: https://time.com/4645275/paris-jackson-suicide-attempt/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-24T19:18:10.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:40:24.939Z og:title: Michael Jackson's Daughter Opens Up About Her Depression og:description: "It was just self-hatred" og:url: https://time.com/4645275/paris-jackson-suicide-attempt/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt61671f545bef92a9/6988b6fa2dce01633c9ec045/paris-jackson.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: Dior Homme : Front Row - Paris Fashion Week - Menswear F/W 2017-2018 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Michael Jackson's Daughter Opens Up About Her Depression twitter:description: "It was just self-hatred" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt61671f545bef92a9/6988b6fa2dce01633c9ec045/paris-jackson.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Michael Jackson's Daughter Opens Up About Struggling With Depression Like Her Dad > Sponsored content. 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Victor Boyko/Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jan 24, 2017 7:18 PM UTC Three years after a highly publicized [suicide attempt](http://people.com/celebrity/paris-jackson-timeline-from-masks-in-public-to-suicide-attempt/) at the age of 15, [Paris Jackson](http://time.com/4633055/michael-jackson-paris-jackson-joseph-fiennes/) has opened up about the [mental health issues](http://time.com/tag/mental-health/) that led to her trying to take her own life. During a recent interview with [_Rolling Stone_](http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/paris-jackson-michael-jacksons-daughter-speaks-out-w462501), the 18-year-old daughter of Michael Jackson revealed that the public incident was just one of “multiple” attempts that were brought on by depression, anxiety and drug abuse. “It was just self-hatred, low self-esteem, thinking that I couldn’t do anything right, not thinking I was worthy of living anymore,” she said. “I was crazy. I was actually crazy. I was going through a lot of, like, teen angst. And I was also dealing with my depression and my anxiety without any help.” She added that her father also struggled with depression, and she was prescribed the same antidepressants he once took, but she’s no longer on any medication for mental health issues. Jackson also spoke about how her modeling career has helped her overcome her struggles. “I’ve had self-esteem issues for a really, really long time,” she said. “Plenty of people think I’m ugly, and plenty of people don’t. But there’s a moment when I’m modeling where I forget about my self-esteem issues and focus on what the photographer’s telling me – and I feel pretty. And in that sense, it’s selfish.” Read more at [RollingStone.com](http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/paris-jackson-michael-jacksons-daughter-speaks-out-w462501). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4645275/paris-jackson-suicide-attempt/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4645275/paris-jackson-suicide-attempt/"},"headline":"Michael Jackson's Daughter Opens Up About Struggling With Depression Like Her Dad","datePublished":"2017-01-24T19:18:10.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:40:24.939Z","description":"\"I was crazy. 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