Big Sean confesses he wanted to 'give up on life'

Big Sean has wanted to "give up on life" in recent years.

The 32-year-old rap star has taken to Twitter to discuss his recent experiences of mental health problems, revealing he's been "wanting to kill [himself]" at times.

Discussing the lessons he learned while working on his new album 'Detroit 2', he wrote: "I don't feel like this currently, but I had never gone through wanting to kill myself, give up on my life until the past few years and I didn't realize how important it was to embrace the ups n downs of life and enjoy (in joy) taking active steps to better it. it's the Journey!

"I thought doing what I loved would always make me happy and satisfied, so when I got tired of it, I was confused and it drove me insane.

"Later i realized I was just growing n had to gain a new mentality and foundation on many levels n re-discover my passion! And try new things..

"That's the hardest thing I've ever had to learn how to do, I pray if and when it happens to you, you just hold on to your faith!

"You may discover more passions if it's meant to be as well. Not sure if we are only meant to do one thing in life, who knows for sure... (sic)"

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