--- title: Michelle Williams Reveals Depression During Destiny's Child description: Singer Michelle Williams revealed that she suffered from depression and had suicidal thoughts while she was part of Destiny's Child. canonical: https://time.com/4989465/michelle-williams-destinys-child-depression/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-10-19T16:08:04.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:48:09.318Z og:title: Michelle Williams Reveals Depression During Destiny's Child og:description: "I was to that place where it got so dark and heavy" og:url: https://time.com/4989465/michelle-williams-destinys-child-depression/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc1d12c2919d3e86a/6988e29acf40a84585c49e24/michelle-williams-depression.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Wearable Art Gala - Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Michelle Williams Reveals Depression During Destiny's Child twitter:description: "I was to that place where it got so dark and heavy" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc1d12c2919d3e86a/6988e29acf40a84585c49e24/michelle-williams-depression.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Michelle Williams Reveals She Suffered From Depression While in Destiny's Child  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Oct 19, 2017 4:08 PM UTC  LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 29: Michelle Williams arrives for the Wearable Art Gala at California African American Museum on April 29, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Gabriel Olsen/FilmMagic) LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 29: Michelle Williams arrives for the Wearable Art Gala at California African American Museum on April 29, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Gabriel Olsen/FilmMagic)Gabriel Olsen—FilmMagic  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Oct 19, 2017 4:08 PM UTC Singer [Michelle Williams](http://time.com/52874/watch-michelle-williams-relive-her-most-embarrassing-on-stage-moments-with-destinys-child/) is now using her voice to discuss her struggle with depression while being a part of [Destiny’s Child](http://time.com/4359633/beyonce-khaleesi-game-thrones-destinys-child/) during a co-hosting gig on [_The Talk_](http://time.com/4876098/new-hope-for-depression/)this Wednesday. Williams, who was one-third of the hit girl group, spoke openly about her own experiences with depression after the show began discussing singer [Demi Lovato’s transparency about her mental health](http://time.com/4962131/demi-lovato-interview/). “For years I’m in one of the top-selling female groups of all time suffering with depression,” Williams said. “When I disclosed it to our manager at the time — bless his heart — he was like, ‘y’all just signed a multi-million dollar deal, you’re about to go on tour, what do you have to be depressed about?’” Williams said that she didn’t realize how serious her depression was until she was in her 30s, but that by 2013, she was “suicidal.” “I was to that place where it got so dark and heavy because sometimes you feel like ‘I’m the provider, I take care of people, I’m not supposed to be feeling this way — what do I do?’ I wanted out,” she said. Williams also said that she hoped that her openness about her depression will help “normalize” the discussion around mental health. 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