Last year, Kellie Pickler battled depression and suffered reactions to anti-depressant pills after struggling with family problems and a breakup from her boyfriend, hockey player Jordin Tootoo, People.com reports.
“In my personal life, I was just crumbling,” the singer says.
Anti-depressants made her “crazy,” she says, and the side effects forced her to quit the pills.
At the same time, she watched her father — a convicted felon who had been released from prison soon after her stint on American Idol — return to jail, while her mother, who abandoned her at age 2, unexpectedly re-emerged.
Her friendships with singers Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood, along with a new love, songwriter Kyle Jacobs, and writing songs helped her find balance again.
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