The And Just Like That… star told Variety in a recent interview about how his mental health languished at the start of the pandemic. TW: This story contains mentions of suicidal thoughts and contemplations.
Always an outspoken defender, Sarah Ramirez was all the more vulnerable.
In an interview with Variety, The also Just Like That…, the 46-year-old star revealed how her mental health deteriorated when the pandemic began.
“I remember calling the NSH for the first time,” Ramirez said one night in May 2020. “I called a few people, but their phones were off, and I was like, ‘Well, there’s this hotline ‘…” “
The pandemic and a series of violent, racist attacks on the black community caused “personal trauma” and prompted him to consider suicide.
“This man pushed me away and put me back in my body. I can confess my feelings without overcoming them, which helps a lot.
It’s been a “very tough year,” Ramirez said, with negative news adding fuel to the fires being locked up throughout the day. “It just paints a picture of a world I’m not sure I want to be a part of,” they said.
Ramirez managed to get “support,” he said, “but it was a tough year.
In addition to getting support from sources like the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Ramirez is also looking for ways to take action, such as attending the Black Lives Matter protests in the summer of 2020. They were accidentally shared in an Instagram post following one of those protests.
The caption reads, “I can be / man of man/woman of man/man/man / woman of woman / anyone / not or #nonbinary.
Previously, Ramirez told PEOPLE that coming out as non-binary helps them understand each other better. “It’s so free to finally get to know me and realize that I live in a more subtle space.” (Spoiler alert!) Miranda Hobbes’ Love Interests. The surprising turn of events for the original character was Cynthia Nixon’s brainchild. The lawyers divorced her old husband in the reboot and moved to Los Angeles to be with Che.
Sex and the City isn’t the first time Ramirez has crossed the line with his character. As Dr. Kali Morgan of Grey’s Anatomy, a bisexual doctor, going down in history as the longest-serving LGBTQ character in television history. Ramirez was a favorite character in medical dramas for 11 seasons, from 2006 to 2016, calling the experience “one of the greatest honors of my life.”
“It taught me a lot about portraying a character that many people haven’t seen on TV, including me,” they told news. “I will always have a soft and tender place in my heart for this working family and this role. It is the role of my life.”