Last Sunday (Nov. 29), Sinéad O'Connor shared a disturbing suicide note on Facebook after a series of posts that detailed a disagreement with family members. In the post (which is now deleted), she wrote about overdosing and was in a hotel under a different alias. In a report by Pitchfork, she was quickly found and taken to a hospital for treatment. Despite the health scare, they stated that she was “safe.”
The following days, she went on Facebook once again to call out her family members. In her latest post on Dec. 1 (that’s also been deleted), she wrote about her family again, but this time she pleaded for them to come and visit her in the hospital. "Please love me. Please come to the hospital and spend time with me and help fix all this.”
Earlier today, O'Connor reactivated her Facebook page and posted a few positive posts that seem to hint she’s recovering. The first one was a meme that says, “Beneath every strong, independent woman lies a broken little girl who had to learn how to get back up & never depend on anyone.”
The second one is pinned to her page and is accompanied by one of her earlier songs from her The Lions and The Cobra album called “Troy.” “I will rise, and I will return; the Phoenix from the flame. I have learned,” she wrote. Those are actually the song’s lyrics.
On both posts, which have over 500 shares and thousands of likes, fans have been supportive. She took the time to respond to a few of them. Manny Mendoza wrote, “You need to breathe and focus please please don't hurt yourself know that you're loved,” in which she replied back:
“Ha! Breath and focus! That's for hippies. Or people doing their driving tests. Not for those recovering from nervous breakdowns. Hospital is the cure for that. Am happy here in hospital receiving the tender care of educated professionals. But thanks.”
In another post, she wrote: “I actually got a letter from Sarah Ferguson years ago, in reply to my congratulating her in writing for being the first woman in the history of the British monarchy to say "You know what? Fuck this. I deserve better."
Let’s hope these are all signs that O'Connor will get better.
