Kelly Clarkson Reveals She Was Taking Antidepressants During Divorce: 'Greatest Decision Ever'

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Kelly Clarkson is opening up about how she cared for her mental health amid her divorce from Brandon Blackstock.During an appearance on the Las Culturistas podcast, Clarkson revealed that she wouldn't have made it through the divorce without the help of antidepressants.«I am gonna be very honest right now and I have not owned this ever… I looked at my therapist and I just couldn't stop sobbing, and I was like, 'I actually had to cancel something the other day because I couldn't stop crying.

I cannot do this,'» Clarkson shared. «It was one of those things where I really had to put my pride aside and like all my childhood issues of whatever.

I was on Lexapro for like, I think two months.»She continued, «My thing was, I just can't smile anymore for America right now – I'm not happy and I need help, and it was one of the best lessons, because she kept trying to convince me, 'Girl, you're doing a lot,' and having to balance a lot and trying to put my best foot forward in front of my kids, I was like, 'I can't do it.'»Clarkson added, «And it was honest to God, the greatest decision ever.

I wouldn't have made it [without]. And then by the time you wean off of it, it's like 'OK, I handled what I couldn't handle then, and now I have time and space.'»Clarkson filed for divorce from Blackstock in June 2020 after nearly seven years of marriage, and the former couple, who share River, 9, and Remington, 7, finalized their divorce in March 2022.