‘I think it’s useless to play the victim’: Founder of mental health charity SANE says after Duchess spoke out about suicidal thoughts say you should ‘find a way to live even
- Marjorie Wallace was asked about Meghan who revealed she had suicidal thoughts
- Founder of mental health charity SANE says he doesn’t like ‘victims’
- Wallace added that he “does not respect” those who “make it their profession to be victims”
- She spoke out on Rachel Johnson’s Difficult Women podcast this month
Charity founder and investigative journalist Marjorie Wallace reveals she doesn’t like ‘being a victim’ when asked about Meghan Markle, says she has suicidal thoughts .
The 80-year-old, who founded the mental health charity SANE inn in 1986, said she doesn’t like to “blame” anyone but “doesn’t respect anyone who takes victims as a career.”
Wallace, who made a name for herself in reporting on the thalidomide scandal, said people “have to find a way to live with disabilities and disadvantages.”
A veteran journalist who has trusted the Earl of Snowden for more than 40 years said everyone has problems in life, “whether rich or poor.”
Marjorie Wallace was pictured here at a screening of “Silent Twins” in London in December and said she “doesn’t respect people who accept victims as careers.”
She spoke out after being asked about Meghan Markle revealing she had suicidal thoughts in Netflix documentary (pictured)
she commented on Rachel Johnson’s Difficult Woman On the podcast, she talked about her career and personal life. This made her an advocate for the disabled and underprivileged.
On the podcast, the topic of conversation turned to Meghan Markle and her decision to discuss her suicidal thoughts as a member of the royal family in her Netflix documentary with Prince Harry.
Asked by Johnson if he thought it was wise to disclose this, Wallace said, “I don’t like blaming anyone.
“Let me tell you what I don’t really like. This has nothing to do with the Netflix series. I don’t like victimhood and I’ve never played one myself in my life.
“Yes, you can have a terrible time.
“However, I don’t think playing the victim card is useful no matter what kind of victim you are, and I don’t have much respect for people who take on being a victim as a career.
“It’s not my stoic philosophy.
Awarded a CBE for her services to mental health in 2008, Ms. Wallace has trusted Antony Armstrong Jones, 1st Earl of Snowden for decades.
Meghan tearfully revealed in a 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey that she had suicidal thoughts as a member of the royal family.
The Duchess of Sussex told Oprah she “couldn’t leave her alone” before claiming that Buckingham Palace’s human resources department ignored her pleas for help, telling her husband, “I don’t want to live anymore.” ‘ said .employee’.
Meghan will first reveal her suicidal thoughts in an interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021 (pictured).
Meghan explained how she considered ending her life because she believed it would be “good for everyone,” adding, “I knew if I didn’t say it, I would. It just wasn’t there, and it was a very clear, real, terrifying constant thought.
“I remember him hugging me and telling me I needed to go somewhere to get help. I have to go to And I was told it wouldn’t be good for the organization.
She claimed she was forced to go to the Royal Albert Hall for a charity event in January 2019 after confiding in her husband, and that the photos from that night “haunt me.”
She told Oprah that she reached out to one of Princess Diana’s best friends, the Princess of Wales, because she felt she didn’t have the support of the palace.
She said: “When I joined that family, that was the last time I saw a passport, driver’s license, or keys.” It saved my life,” he said.
