KUALA LUMPUR: Upcoming model and actress Alicia Amin revealed that she had attempted to take her own life last year.
In a lengthy Instagram post recently, she wrote: “Early 2017 I woke up in a psych ward and had to stay for one week because I attempted suicide and failed. I have never spoken about this, ever.”
“This was after I filmed AsNTM but no one knew, before I had finished moving home from Melbourne & before I learnt that standing up for myself and things I believe in would inspire so many other who felt like they were in the dark.”
Pouring some words of motivation for her followers, Alicia then wrote: “I will not promise you that everything works out the way you want it, because life is unpredictable.
“We all go through different hardships, different demons but I do urge you to hold on just a little longer, allow yourself a few more mistakes and say yes to all the love you can before you even think of giving up.
“You will be surprised by how much a little faith, forgiveness and kindness from yourself – to yourself will help everything get better,” she wrote before welcoming the new year in high spirit.
Followers lauded the 22-year-old for being courageous to share her story.