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Kevin Smith is opening up about childhood moments that led to him seeking mental health treatment.

Kevin Smith is revealing for the first time that he spent one month at a treatment facility to address memories that he said put him «in a weird, dark place.» And it was at that moment when he said he knew he needed to get help.The famed director opened up like never before about his mental health struggles, telling  he woke up one morning last January in «terror» and he was convinced he was losing his mind. At the center of his mental health struggles was a traumatizing episode at six years old when he said he was sexually abused when an older boy he didn't know forced him to perform sexual acts with a young neighborhood girl.Smith told the outlet he was convinced that they «were just playing doctor in an alleyway,» but it was his therapist who opened his eyes.«When a third party is instructing you to do something against your core values like that,» Smith recalled the therapist telling him, «that's sexual abuse.»There was another incident Smith recalled that proved traumatizing, and that was a teacher fat-shaming him when he was just nine years old and made fun of his «gut» in front of the entire class.«I felt disgusting, like I didn't matter.

Kevin Smith is getting vulnerable about the “dark place” he was in prior to seeking mental health help. In January of last year, the Clerks di

Kevin Smith is opening up about seeking help following a “scary” incident where he was convinced he was losing his mind in a candid new interview.

Director and actor Kevin Smith checked into a mental health facility after suffering a "complete break from reality" in January 2022. "It was scary," Smith, 52, admitted in a new interview. "At that moment, I wouldn't have been averse to not being around any longer," the "Clerks" director told People magazine.