Regina King’s younger brother, Ian Alexander Jr. shared insight into his mental health online just before his death by suicide. Alexander posted some very obscure messages five days prior to his death. “You know that episode of SpongeBob where they go inside his brain and it’s a bunch of mini spongebobs just losing their s***…..yea that one really hits home,’ he tweeted, attaching a photo from the cartoon series. On the same day, Alexander offered his thoughts on the way social media affects him. “He said, “I don’t believe instagram is healthy.” Tweet.
Alexander, a DJ who was by “Desduné,”Also, social media leaves positive messages. Alexander wrote an extraordinarily touching letter to mother to celebrate King’s birthday 2021 Instagram. “To be able to watch you take this lifetime by its neck and make it yours is something i will forever be grateful for,”He wrote the words under a sweet photograph of his mother and her son. “But to have you as my mother is the greatest gift I could ask for. To be all that you are while always having the time to be there, love and support me unconditionally is truly remarkable.”
If you or anyone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).