Kodama Haruka, who went public about her depression, said, “I was communicating with aliens… I got to a seriously bad place.”

Former HKT48 actress Kodama Haruka (28) updated her X by the 23rd, reflecting on her break due to depression and reporting on her current condition.

Translation:

I was so bad I was delirious, saying things like I was communicating with aliens, couldn’t have a normal conversation—it was a seriously bad stage of depression...

But now, I’m doing great at work. I’ve found dreams and goals, and I can honestly say, “Today was a good day. I’m glad I’m alive.”

So to anyone battling depression, or with someone you love struggling and don’t know what to do: take your time, be brave, and rest fully. Resting isn’t weakness. Not at all. Hug that part of yourself that never leaned on anyone, didn’t notice the stress, and kept pushing through. ❤️‍🩹 Tell yourself, “You did great.”

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source: Girls Channel

1. [+399, -13]

I kinda feel like it might not actually be depression.

>> Schizophrenia?

>> With severe depression, hallucinations and hearing voices can happen too, so it’s hard to say for sure.

2. [+6, -22]

I don’t really get how idols or popular people end up getting depression.

>> They probably work nonstop without breaks, so it makes sense depression hits them more easily.

>> She’s been constantly criticized for plastic surgery, plus there was that whole Kouhaku incident, it's actually no wonder she had so much weighing on her mentally.

3. [+84, -9]

Celebrities get turned into gossip no matter what they do.

4. [+62, -1]

A lot of celebrities struggle mentally, don’t they? It’s really impressive they still push on despite that.

5. [+31, -11]

Maybe it’s actually bipolar disorder?

6. [+53, -9]

Is she trying to look like Maiyan?

7. [+108, -4]

I’ve never seen someone with depression saying they’re communicating with aliens... Maybe it’s from insomnia or something?

8. [+80, -19]

I find this disrespectful to people with depression.

9. [+40, -1]

In a way, she’s a victim of the ranking obsessed AKB group management. 

10. [+7, -0]

When was it again? Back in her HKT days, she gained weight and always seemed stressed out, then suddenly quit. Maybe it was around then?