Candace Cameron Bure breaks down crying over ‘shame’ of depression: ‘Help me’

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“Fuller House” alum spoke about how her battle with mental health impacts her life with author Jennie Allen.“[Depression] is such a lonely place and it’s very difficult to speak out about it, even to your most trusted people,” Bure said through tears on her podcast Tuesday. “It’s hard to admit it, at least for me, I feel like because I should be strong enough to overcome that and then it just feels weak.

It just feels so weak. And the perception of that.”Bure continued, “There are a lot of people who feel that it’s weak and will verbalize that, so then it’s just immediate shame that you’re like, ‘Oh, well, if I struggle with this, then I’m a weak person.’ Yet so many times when I’m like, ‘I don’t want to feel this way.’“I can try with all of my might to get out of this and I can’t pull myself out of the pit.

I can’t pull myself out by myself,” she continued. “But it’s hard to extend the arm and go, ‘Help me.’ ”The devout Christian shared a clip of her podcast conversation on Instagram, writing to her followers, “If you struggle with sadness or depression, please know you are not alone!

PSALM 34:17-18 says, ‘When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.’ “She previously opened up about her mental health in 2021. “I juggle, as we all do, a lot of plates.