Tana Mongeau is opening up about her severe depression and why she hated filming her MTV
show in what might be her most open, honest and vulnerable video to date.
Fans are praising her for her maturity and growth.
What’s up guys, it’s Sussan Mourad bringing you all the breaking news updates here from
my in-home Clevver studio as we continue to practice social distancing.
This whole quarantine might actually be a good thing for Tana, who’s had a lot of
time to reflect on her the past year and basically her entire life!
So we’re definitely going to get into all of this but really quick, I just wanted to
remind you guys to subscribe to our channel so you never miss a breaking news update.
One thing that Tana does do really well is always keep her fans informed on how she’s
feeling, what’s going on in her life, and our personal favorite, the latest tea.
I mean, it was just last week when Tana shared a video exposing MTV for overproducing her
Unfiltered reality show, and only showing the most dramatic parts.
But this week she tackled a whole different topic in her hour-long vlog, and opened up
about the fact that she absolutely hated filming Season 2 because of the dark place she was
in.
In the beginning of the video, Tana revealed that 2019 might’ve been her best textbook
year with the most opportunities, but that doesn’t mean it was
her best all around…
Tana went on to add that things got so bad that she didn’t even care to live anymore,
but that a lot of this stemmed from her childhood and suffering emotional abuse.
She went on to add QUOTE, “I spent 15 years of my life being incredibly abused.
I was raising myself all of those years and I built up so much hatred for my parents and
so much anger for the entire life that they’ve given me.”
From there Tana goes on to credit her manager Jordan Worona for her even being alive to
this day.
That said, Tana made it clear that what you see on MTV is absolutely not the way she treats
Jordan on a daily basis.
Speaking of MTV, Tana goes into detail about the fact that each episode takes about 80
hours to film, but she understands that they pick apart and over-produce only the juiciest
parts for the sake of “reality television.”
She said, “Sometimes things might be a little cringier than I would’ve edited them, or
sometimes they make things look really set up in that MTV corny reality show way.
Sometimes things are dramatized or they use a clip of me yelling at Jordan to someone
else so I look like a bitch.
I thought I could handle that to an extent.”
Tana admitted that after thinking she could handle all of that, she signed on for a second
season, but wasn’t aware at the time that she was jeopardizing her overall health.
That’s when she turned to any distraction she could, including weed and Xanax pills,
to mask the pain and the depression she was going through.
Tana revealed that
that was the first moment she realized she was so depressed that she didn’t care if
she lived.
Before we go on, I know this is a lot.
I’m curious to hear if you guys thought you caught on to Tana’s depression during
any of her vlogs or her Unfiltered show… did you think you saw any signs of Tana not
being herself?
And more importantly, are you so happy to see that Tana is in a place where she is being
honest with herself and able to talk about her struggles?
Get the conversation going down here in the comments.
This is a really touchy subject so please remember to use good judgement when sharing
your opinions.
But fast forward to 2020 and Tana revealed she’s never been in a better place and felt
more healthy and happy.
She now looks back on her time shooting her reality show, and wishes that she wouldn’t
have filmed during such a bad time in her life.
But after many conversations with the network, Tana told her viewers that she relayed to
them QUOTE, “If i'm going to show this amount of pain to the world, please make it something
that people can learn from or watch and get something out of, or a lesson about mental
health or showcasing what depression can really be like for someone in my shoes.”
Tana seems to be in a much better place, especially when it comes to her relationship with Jordan
too.
She revealed that whatever behavior you see her relaying to Jordan on the show, she is
immediately apologizing to him off camera, and doesn’t take her relationship with him
for granted.
Season 2 of MTV’s Unfiltered will continue to cover all these topics we just discussed,
BUT I do have to say that fans and viewers are praising Tana for having grown and matured
so much over the past few months.
One user commented on her vlog saying QUOTE, “‘I wasn’t trying to kill myself, but
I definitely didn’t care if I died.’
This takes so much courage to post.
People will look at you differently but everyone who genuinely cares about you will be proud
of you for speaking your truth.
Thank you for raising awareness about mental illness and addiction and how they can affect
each other and starting to break the stigma.
The world thanks you”
Another fan wrote, “I admire that even though MTV might not like her saying this, she cares
about us more to be able to be so honest.
We love you Tana!”
Tana also had a fresh perspective this week as she tweeted that quarantine is treating
her pretty well so far.
Yesterday she wrote, “I’m quarantine vlogging don’t worry.
I feel the happiest/healthiest like EVER. can’t wait for u to see!!!!!!”
We’re just so happy Tana is doing well and is continuing to raise awareness for mental
health by using her platform in a positive way.
But I’m curious to hear your thoughts on Tana’s vlog -- so get active in the comments!
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