Ruby Barker of Bridgeton reveals mental health hospitalization: 'I was terrible'

Ruby Barker thanked Netflix and EPs Shonda Rhimes of Netflix and Bridgerton "for her rescue" as she revealed she was recently hospitalized for her mental health.

The 25-year-old actress Bridgerton shared an update from the hospital where she was treated to her 231,000 followers on Thursday, explaining that she had been "awful for a very long time" before receiving her diagnosis, which she didn't. uncover. "I'm better," he says at the beginning of the video.

"I just want to be honest with everyone; I've struggled," he said. "Well, I'm in the hospital right now, I'll be out soon, and I hope to get on with my life and take a break from myself." And I want to encourage others; if you are struggling, please do yourself a favor. Take a break; stop being so hard on yourself. And people always tell me not to be so hard on myself, and I never knew what that meant," Barker added.

He said he was "filled with anger, frustration, anger" before seeking help for "all the generational trauma that has built up inside of me," adding, "I carry the weight of the world on my back."

"And now I'm in a period where I have a diagnosis, and I'll talk about it with you later. But I had a diagnosis, and I gave up, excused myself, and drew a line in the sand. I couldn't continue the path I had been on. have to change. So that's what I'm trying to do." Calling out Australian artist Sexton as he put on a musician's hood, Barker explained that his music "really pulled me out of the speakers" before performing part of his 2020 song "Waiting On a Better Day "sings."

The British actress also thanked Netflix executive producer Bridgeton Shonda Rhimes "for giving me the opportunity and saving me," and her close friends and mentors.