Meghan and Prince Harry.
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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, revealed in her interview with Oprah Winfrey that life in the royal family had led her to suicidal thoughts.
When Winfrey asked if there was a breaking point, Meghan said yes.
I just didn't see a solution.
I would sit at night, like, I don't understand how all this is happening, "he said.
"My mom and my friends (were) calling me crying and saying, 'Meg, they're not protecting you.'
"Everything was happening just because I was breathing," he commented.
She said it brought her to the brink of despair.
"I was really embarrassed to say it at the time, and especially embarrassed to have to admit it to Harry, because I know how much loss he's suffered, but I knew if he didn't say it, he would - and I didn't want to be alive anymore."
“It was a very clear, real and terrifying constant thought.
I remember how they had me, and… I went to the institution and said that I had to go somewhere to get help… and they told me I couldn't.
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She also went to human resources to defend her case of leaving or seeking help, and although they expressed sympathy, they told her that they could not do anything because she was not a paid member of the institution, she was family.
“The way you describe this is, you are trapped and you cannot get help, even if you are on the verge of suicide.
That's what you're describing, that's what I'm hearing, ”Winfrey said.
"Yes," Meghan replied.
"That's the truth."
"I share this because there are many people who are afraid to express that they need help, and I know how difficult it is not only to express it, but to be told no," he said.
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