Pete Davidson Spoke In Detail About His Mental Health And Said Being Viewed As A “Big Idiot” Who “Smokes Weed” Became “Humiliating”
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Pete Davidson Spoke In Detail About His Mental Health And Said Being Viewed As A “Big Idiot” Who “Smokes Weed” Became “Humiliating”,“One night I turned on the TV and I just saw my dad on TV… It was weird because we didn’t know he was dead for, like, three weeks.”
Pete Davidson Spoke In Detail About His Mental Health And Said Being Viewed As A “Big Idiot” Who “Smokes Weed” Became “Humiliating”
In a rare in-depth interview, Pete Davidson opened up about his father’s death and how it impacted his long-term health.
Jeff Kravitz / FilmMagicThanks to shocking jokes like these, Pete, over the years, has become known for making light of his dad’s tragic death.
Paul Morigi / Getty ImagesHowever, in a new interview for Jon Bernthal’s Real Ones podcast, Pete opened up about life after leaving SNL and admitted that he’s now hoping to distance himself from the goofy public persona he forged for himself in the first chapter of his career.
youtu.be“That’s why I’m trying to like, act — be an actor in something and not just be what people think is me,” he said, admitting that being viewed as “big idiot with a dick that smokes weed” became “humiliating” over time.
Kevin Winter / Getty Images“That was my thing for a bit,” he said of playing up the goofy guy image, “but it doesn’t have to be my thing forever.”
Nbc / NBCU Photo Bank via Getty ImagesInterestingly, he tied this into his frustrations about being associated with 9/11 jokes, confessing that he feels the label isn’t completely justified.
Jose Perez / GC Images“It’s like the 9/11 thing,” he began. “People will be like, ‘Oh, he’s probably just talking about his dead dad all the time,’ and it’s like, Yo, I made two jokes about my dad in a span of like 15 years.”
youtu.beHe went on to say that the idea he’d joke about it for sympathy is “bullshit.” “It makes me feel so small and shitty,” he said, before explaining the real reason he’s chosen to make light of his personal tragedy in the past.
Elsa / Getty Images“I’m trying to share little jokes here and there about him because I like to keep that memory alive,” he said. “My dad was a great dude, like, why is that a fucking problem? I get defensive. It’s my family.”
Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images for The Met Museum/VogueSpeaking with Jon now, Pete talked more candidly than ever about his mental health and revealed that he’s currently in a really happy place — which he said can actually feel a bit confusing after having experienced so much trauma in his life.
Robyn Beck / AFP via Getty Images“It’s a weird thing for me to even grasp now, because I’ve lived in discomfort for so long, where that became comfortable. So, now I actually have people around me that love me and it’s weird,” he said. “It’s a whole new thing I never thought of. It’s weird being happy.”
youtu.bePete admitted that this is something he’s discussed at length with his therapist, which they concluded stems back to PTSD from his childhood — specifically, the loss of his father.
Theo Wargo / Getty Images“My dad told me he was gonna pick me up from school on 9/11. I got picked up by my mom,” he began, before continuing to recount the events of the tragic day.
youtu.be“She didn’t tell me what was going on for like, three days. She kept telling me, ‘Dad’s at work,’ ‘Coming home,’ whatever. I had no idea,” he went on.
youtu.be“It was weird because we didn’t know he was dead for like, three weeks,” he added. “They were finding people, you know? They were pulling people out of shit, and there was just some sort of hope. Like, it was just up and down and nobody knew how to deal with it.”
youtu.beReflecting on the aftermath of 9/11, Pete said he’s only gained more respect for his mother in the years that have passed.
Angela Weiss / AFP via Getty Images“You know, Dad says he’s coming to pick you up and he doesn’t. For life, I’m like, I don’t believe anyone, and I’m trying to learn how to believe people — and Hollywood isn’t exactly the greatest place to learn that skill,” he said.
Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesFollowing on, Pete confessed that the public eye is a difficult place for him to work on himself, but that he’s made a lot of progress with his growth as a person.
Sean Gardner / Getty Images“You actually have to trick your brain, because your brain after a while becomes used to trauma, it becomes used to being hurt,” he said, admitting that he finds the key to being stable is to “fact-check” himself in order to prevent falling into unhealthy thinking patterns.
youtu.be“It’s just growth,” he said. “I’ve been self-harming since I was a kid … And up until a year ago, I used to cut and I used to bang my head against walls, because if I couldn’t deal with something, I would bang my head against the wall hoping I’d pass out because I didn’t want to be in that situation.”
youtu.be“And over years, and years, and years, it becomes less, and less, and less, and you have to use these skills,” he said.
Nbc / NBCU Photo Bank via Getty ImagesDial 988 in the US to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The Trevor Project, which provides help and suicide-prevention resources for LGBTQ youth, is 1-866-488-7386. Find other international suicide helplines at Befrienders Worldwide (befrienders.org).
Jack Harlow Opened Up About Pete Davidson’s Appeal And Said He “Immediately” Knew Pete Was “A Different Breed” When He First Heard Him Joke About “His Own Dad Dying During 9/11” Ellen Durney · May 24, 2022- Kim Kardashian Unfollowed Kanye West On Instagram After He Blasted Pete Davidson For Joking About His Mental Health In A 2018 “SNL” Clip And Said It’s “Payback” Not Harassment Ellen Durney · Feb. 18, 2022
- Kanye West Posted And Deleted A Screenshot Of Himself Following Pete Davidson’s New Instagram Account Days After He Exposed Their Private Text Messages Ellen Durney · Feb. 17, 2022
Jack Harlow Opened Up About Pete Davidson’s Appeal And Said He “Immediately” Knew Pete Was “A Different Breed” When He First Heard Him Joke About “His Own Dad Dying During 9/11” Ellen Durney · May 24, 2022
Kim Kardashian Unfollowed Kanye West On Instagram After He Blasted Pete Davidson For Joking About His Mental Health In A 2018 “SNL” Clip And Said It’s “Payback” Not Harassment Ellen Durney · Feb. 18, 2022
Kanye West Posted And Deleted A Screenshot Of Himself Following Pete Davidson’s New Instagram Account Days After He Exposed Their Private Text Messages Ellen Durney · Feb. 17, 2022Topics in this article
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