Sharon Osbourne opens up about ongoing depression battle: 'I’m still here'

Sharon Osbourne is speaking openly about the toll depression has taken in her life.

The "Talk" co-host got personal during Tuesday's show on how severe her struggles have been over the years and how she puts things in perspective.

“I was joking about this, but I shouldn’t, talking about my depression," Osbourne, 66, said. "And it’s like, you know saying, ‘Oh, the first time I tried to kill myself was OK, the second all right, the third time, oy!' "

She continued: "I’m still here. I still do what I do, and you struggle."

Osbourne acknowledged that being upbeat all of the time just isn't realistic.

"I wish everybody could think flowers and daisies and princesses, but you can’t... and we lived happily ever after – No, we don't!” she said.

In November, Osbourne spoke out about being fearful that one of her children will also struggle with the mental illness. She and husband, rocker Ozzy Osbourne, share Aimee, 35, Kelly, 34, and Jack, 33.

"I always (am) afraid that my kids (will) get my depression because my mother was a big-time depressant, and I am too," she said on "The Talk." "And I just watch my kids all the time, just praying they don't develop this in later years, 'cause t's a terrible thing to have."

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Osbourne let viewers know about her history on the CBS talk show in 2014, Entertainment Tonight and People magazine reported.

“Some days are better than others, and some days you feel like you just want to pull the sheets over your head and just stay in that bed and not do a damn thing – except rot,” Osbourne said, per the outlets.

In 2016, she addressed a 5-week break she took from her hosting duties in 2015, citing "a complete and utter breakdown," according to People and Entertainment Weekly,

She reportedly recalled waking up at Cedars-Sinai Hospital and how "for probably three days I knew nothing. I couldn’t think, I couldn’t talk, I could do nothing. My brain just shut down on me.”

If you or someone you know may be struggling with suicidal thoughts, you can call the U.S. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) any time day or night, or chat online.

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