Yahoo News Caitlyn Jenner reveals she once had suicidal thoughts
Caitlyn Jenner has revealed that she once considered suicide before she came out as transgender two years ago.
Speaking to promote her new memoir, The Secrets of My Life, Caitlyn describes feeling like she had no other option when gossip sites pictured her leaving a doctor's surgery after having her trachea shaved, before she realised she could make a difference with her story.
"It got to the point where I thought, you know what, I know the easy way out. I got a gun in the house," she said (via ITV).
"But then the next day I thought, wouldn't that be the stupidest thing you've ever done, to silence your voice? You have the opportunity here to really make a difference, to live your life honestly."
Speaking about writing her new memoir, Caitlyn revealed that putting everything in her book allowed her to deal with the changes in her life over the past few years.
"I needed to pour my heart out on everything," she added.
"What I was trying to accomplish is, one, get it all out for myself, so there was no other secrets left, but two, it was the way I dealt with my stuff."
Jenner's revelation follows previous comments that some of her children have become "more distant" following her transition.
"A couple of them… I'm a little more distant," she said. "I have to admit, I'll sit here and wonder, 'Is it because of my transitioning? Or is it because their life is so busy that they don't call, like, all the time?'
"Nobody calls that much. I mostly reach out to them. Obviously the Jenner side calls more, but they all have their own lives."
Jenner has six children in total – Burt and Cassandra with first wife Chrystie Scott, Brandon and Brody with second wife Linda Thompson, and Kendall and Kylie with third wife Kris Jenner.
Caitlyn's memoir The Secrets of My Life is out now.
Suicide is preventable. Readers who are affected by the issues raised in this story are encouraged to contact Samaritans on 116 123 (www.samaritans.org), or Mind on 0300 123 3393 (www.mind.org.uk). Readers in the US are encouraged to contact the National Suicide Prevention Line on 1-800-273-8255.
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