Lil Wayne speaks out about his mental health, shares details of his suicide attempt at age 12

Lil Wayne has spoken out previously on his battles with mental health, and during an appearance on former NFL star and current Fox Sports analyst Emmanuel Acho’s ‘Uncomfortable Conversations’ series, Wayne opened up about attempting suicide when he was 12 years old.

Lil Wayne explained that he had mental health issues from around 10 years old. He then shared when he was 12 years old, he was expecting a punishment from his aunt and mother for an incident at school. Wayne said: “So she actually said she’s taking off,” Weezy shared, referring to his mother. “Hung up the phone, thoughts everywhere. Main thought was, I’m gonna show you.” When asked what he planned to show his mother, Lil Wayne offered the details of the attempted suicide: “So, I picked up the phone, I called the police. Yes, I knew where she kept her gun. And it was in her bedroom. And so I went in her bedroom, grabbed the gun. I already made the phone call. Looked in the mirror.” He added, “How I knew I had mental health problems was I pulled the trigger.” Lil Wayne said he shot himself in his chest and he was aiming for his heart, but his body didn’t feel any pain.

You can listen to Lil Wayne speak candidly on his battle with mental health at the link- here.