- Ruby Barker said she was hospitalized due to her
mental health in an Instagram video Thursday. - Barker, 25, said she sought help for "intergenerational trauma" and has been "really unwell."
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Barker, 25, said in an Instagram $4 shared on Thursday that she sought professional help because she wanted to address the "intergenerational trauma bundled up inside."
"I am better," Barker said. "I've been really unwell for a really long time. I just want to be honest with everybody — I've been struggling."
Barker continued that she was admitted into a hospital but will be discharged soon and plans to take a break for a while.
"And I want to encourage others, if you are struggling, please do yourself a favor. Take a break. Stop being so hard on yourself. And people used to always tell me not to be so hard on myself, and I never really, really knew what that meant," Barker said.
In the video, Barker added that she used to be "rage-filled, frustrated, angry — all this intergenerational trauma bundled up inside me, and I was carrying the weight of the world on my back."
"I'm at a point where I have a diagnosis, and I will talk to you about that at another time," Barker said. "But I have a diagnosis, and I am relinquishing myself and forgiving myself and drawing a line in the sand. I can't carry on the way that I've been carrying on. I need to change. So, that's what I'm trying to do."
Barker finished the video by thanking "Bridgerton" executive producer Shonda Rhimes.
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—Ruby Barker (@RealRubyBarker) $4
On Saturday, Barker thanked her fans for sending messages of support in a Twitter $4
"Sorry I've been quiet, I guess people are finding out why now," Barker wrote. "Just want to say thank you for all the messages of support. I hope speaking out can help destigmatise mental health even a tiny bit, and encourage others to seek help if they need it."
Barker appeared in Season 1 of "Bridgerton" as Marina Thompson, the love interest for $4Season 2 of the hit series premiered on March 25.
Season 3 will focus on the $4