Jada Pinkett Smith says son Jaden, 25, introduced her to hallucinogenic drug ayahuasca to help combat depression after she ‘made a plan’ for suicide – amid Will Smith separation shock

• Jada Pinkett Smith has revealed how battling depression left her feeling suicidal 
• The wife of Will Smith is currently promoting her new book Worthy 
• If you or a loved one needs help, call the National Suicide Prevention Line at 1-800-273-8255 

Jada Pinkett Smith ‘was in so much pain’ with ‘a massive amount of depression’ when she turned 40 in 2011 that she seriously contemplated suicide.

‘I couldn’t figure a way out besides death. So I made a plan,’ the 52-year-old mother-of-two confessed in her People cover story – on stands Friday.

‘[The voices were telling me] “Just kill yourself. You’re not worth anything, you ain’t s***.” I started looking for places, cliffs where I could have an accident, because I didn’t want my kids to think that their mother had committed suicide.’

Jada’s 25-year-old son Jaden Smith could see her suffering and he introduced her to the idea of taking ayahuasca, a plant-based psychedelic drug, during a mother-son conversation in the kitchen.

‘I’ve learned how to tune into each one of them and understand their superpowers. And so when Jaden came to me that day and he’s like, “Mom, you got to to hear this. My friend’s dad, he had this experience. I need you to come in here and listen,”‘ Pinkett Smith recalled.

‘I couldn’t figure a way out besides death’: Jada Pinkett Smith ‘was in so much pain’ with ‘a massive amount of depression’ when she turned 40 in 2011 (pictured) that she seriously contemplated suicide

The 52-year-old actress confessed in her People cover story: ‘So I made a plan. [The voices were telling me] “Just kill yourself. You’re not worth anything, you ain’t s***.” I started looking for places, cliffs where I could have an accident, because I didn’t want my kids to think that their mother had committed suicide’

‘I’m like, “I’m there. What is it?” And it opened up a whole new world of healing that I’m so grateful for.’

At this point, the Daytime Emmy-winning producer and her entire family have taken part in the nauseating-yet-cathartic hallucinogenic tea ceremony usually led by a shaman in South America.

‘Ayahuasca helped me, it gave me a new intimate relationship with myself that I had never had before,’ Jada claimed.

‘The suicidal thoughts completely went away.’

Pinkett Smith previously treated her depression and suicidal ideation with Prozac in her youth before meeting estranged husband Will Smith in 1994 on the set of his NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

‘Once I met Will, I completely abandoned my mental health,’ the African Queens producer-narrator explained.

‘I was so intoxicated by him and our dynamic. I really felt like I’m cured. He became the drug.’

The Hollywood power couple separated in 2016 – the same year Jada embarked on an ‘entanglement’ with Jaden’s friend August Alsina when he was 23 and she was 44.

‘Superpowers’: Jada’s 25-year-old son Jaden Smith (R, pictured in 2022) could see her suffering and he introduced her to the idea of taking ayahuasca, a plant-based psychedelic drug, during a mother-son conversation in the kitchen

Smith recalled: ‘When Jaden came to me that day and he’s like, “Mom, you got to to hear this. My friend’s dad, he had this experience. I need you to come in here and listen.” I’m like, “I’m there. What is it?” And it opened up a whole new world of healing that I’m so grateful for’

August 27 family portrait: At this point, the Daytime Emmy-winning producer and her entire family have taken part in the nauseating-yet-cathartic hallucinogenic tea ceremony usually led by a shaman in South America

Jada claimed: ‘Ayahuasca helped me, it gave me a new intimate relationship with myself that I had never had before. The suicidal thoughts completely went away’ (pictured September 18)

1991 throwback! Pinkett Smith previously treated her depression and suicidal ideation with Prozac in her youth before meeting estranged husband Will Smith in 1994 on the set of his NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 

The African Queens producer-narrator explained: ‘Once I met Will, I completely abandoned my mental health. I was so intoxicated by him and our dynamic. I really felt like I’m cured. He became the drug’ (pictured in 1995)

‘Entanglement’: The Hollywood power couple separated in 2016 – the same year Jada embarked on an affair with Jaden’s friend August Alsina (L, pictured in 2017) when he was 23 and she was 44

Pinkett Smith said of their marriage: ‘We’re still figuring it out. We’ve been doing some really heavy-duty work together. We just got deep love for each other and we are going to figure out what that looks like for us’ (pictured in 2022)

Next Tuesday! Dey Street Books will publish the Baltimore-born, Calabasas-based socialite’s 416-page memoir Worthy on October 17

‘We’re still figuring it out,’ Pinkett Smith said of their marriage.

‘We’ve been doing some really heavy-duty work together. We just got deep love for each other and we are going to figure out what that looks like for us.’

The Baltimore-born, Calabasas-based socialite said her three children – son Jaden, daughter Willow, and stepson Trey – are her ‘little gurus’ who’ve ‘ taught me a deep sense of self-acceptance.’

‘They love every part of me,’ Jada explained.

‘The level of love, unconditional love that they have for me and their dad. And it’s one thing to want to be the person that gives that unconditional love. And then there’s, to be the recipient of that.’

Dey Street Books will publish Pinkett Smith’s 416-page memoir Worthy on October 17.

On April 26, Meta canceled the Tony-nominated producer’s Facebook Watch talk show Red Table Talk featuring her mother Adrienne Banfield-Norris and 22-year-old daughter Willow.

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