Sarah Silverman Gets Candid About Depression And Her Mantra 

Sarah Silverman revealed that “Nothing Matters.”

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In a candid discussion about depression, the singer revealed how her mantra got her both in and out of a dark place.

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According to Silverman, she woke up one Saturday thinking to herself that “Nothing matters.”

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She said the statement got stuck in her head like a mantra.

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She couldn’t shake the feeling that everything was a “fraudulent illusion” and allowed herself to wallow in negativity.

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The actress revealed that depression wasn’t something one could easily tackle “intellectually.”

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Fortunately for Silverman, the saying, “nothing matters” that got her depressed, was the exact same saying the helped her get out of depression.

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She stated that it was so weird how one mantra got her “both in and out of depression.”

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Several fans shared the same sentiments as Silverman, with one adding that it’s something they realized the older they got.

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