Recently, Missy Elliott has felt “fine” enough to talk about her mental health difficulties.

The 51-year-old hip-hop icon admitted to Essence lately that as a child and teen she kept her mental struggles a secret.

Missy expressed to the publication, “I think that a lot of things were brushed up under the rug for me growing up, and probably also for a lot of people.”

The Grammy winning producer and writer confessed that she experienced a two-year low point more than ten years ago, which was made worse by the discovery that she had Graves’ disease, an autoimmune disorder. She recently acknowledged that the Covid-19 pandemic’s isolation was particularly challenging.

“I had so much time to just think of childhood stuff, and all kinds of stuff. But that’s what makes me human,” shared the Virginia native.

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Despite her previous difficulties, Elliott has finally accepted her mental health problems.

She disclosed, “Now I’m fine with being like, ‘Hey, I got anxiety’ or ‘I went through depression.

“Even the biggest artist, or just the regular everyday working person, we all go through sh*t. We all do. And it’s okay to say, ‘Hey, I’m not okay today.'”

Missy said that she had support from a well-known male associate to get through her difficult moments.

“I had a peer of mine say, ‘Hey, look, I’ve been through the same thing,'” the “Get Your Freak On” hitmaker recollected. “And he was just like, ‘Next time I see you, I’m going to put a mirror in front of your face, so you can remember who you are and all that you’ve done.'”

While she refused to identify the artist, she did admit that Timbaland was not her crutch.

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