Pete Davidson opened up about his mental health in his own comedic way on the Saturday, October 7, episode of ‘Saturday Night Live’ \u2014 see the video<\/b>
\nKeeping it real. Pete Davidson opened up about his mental health in his own comedic way on the Saturday, October 7, episode of Saturday Night Live.
Davidson appeared on the show\u2019s \u201cWeekend Update\u201d segment and briefly touched upon his widely publicized struggles before giving out a few tips to those who battle depression.
\u201cAs some of you may know, I was recently diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, a form of depression. And depression affects more than 16 million people in this country and there\u2019s like, no cure, per se, but for anyone dealing with it there are treatments that can help,\u201d the comedian, 23, began.
\u201cFirst of all, if you think you\u2019re depressed, see a doctor and talk with him about medication and also, be healthy. Eating right and exercise can make a HUGE difference,\u201d Davidson continued.
\u201cAnd finally, if you are in the cast of a late-night comedy show, it might help if, you know, they use more of your sketches,\u201d he said in a guilt-trip attempt, which prompted the audience to burst into laughter.
\u201cAre you saying you\u2019re depressed because you\u2019re not getting enough air time?\u201d Colin Jost asked.
\u201cNo, no, no. I was born depressed but it might make me feel better if I was on TV more,\u201d the Staten Island native answered, to which Jost responded, \u201cI don\u2019t know if this is maybe the best solution.\u201d
\u201cIt\u2019s worth a shot. I mean, the show is, like, eight hours long. There\u2019s, like, 50 sketches a week. It seems weird that you wouldn\u2019t use one of them to fight mental illness, but I guess that\u2019s not your style,\u201d Davidson joked.
\u201cWell, maybe one approach might be to write more sketches for yourself?\u201d Jost suggested.
\u201cThat won\u2019t work. My sketches suck because they\u2019re all written by a depressed person,\u201d Davidson quipped.
The Saturday Night Live star revealed on the WTF With Marc Maron podcast in September that in 2016, he \u201dstarted having these mental breakdowns where I would, like, freak out and then not remember what happened after. Blind rage.\u00a0\u00bb
Assuming that his marijuana use was to blame, he decided to quit smoking in the hopes that his condition would improve \u2014 but it didn\u2019t. Davidson admitted he relied on marijuana to ease the pain of his Crohn\u2019s disease, but after celebrating three months of sobriety, he still felt the same. \u00ab\u00a0I found out I have BPD, which is borderline personality disorder,\u00a0\u00bb he shared. \u00ab\u00a0One of my psychiatrists [diagnosed me]. He was always saying before this big meltdown, ‘You’re probably bipolar or borderline, we’re just going to have to figure it out.’ … I’m depressed all the time.\u00a0\u00bb
The comic now goes to therapy sessions and has begun taking new medication for BPD. \u00ab\u00a0It is working, slowly but surely,\u00a0\u00bb he said. \u00ab\u00a0I’ve been having a lot of problems. This whole year has been a f–king nightmare. This has been the worst year of my life, getting diagnosed with this and trying to figure out how to learn with this and live with this.\u00a0\u00bb
Davidson was just 7 years old when he lost his father, Scott, to the terrorist attacks in New York City on September 11,2001. He believes the loss greatly impacted his mental health.
The comedian\u2019s return to SNL in March after a stint in rehab was met with applause from the studio audience.
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