Celebrities | Mar 28, 2024 11:09 PM EDT

Candace Cameron Bure Cries While Talking About Shame Of Admitting Depression: 'It Just Feels So Weak'

By Catherine Armecin Martin

Candace Cameron Bure recently got candid about her mental health struggles.

On Tuesday's episode of her "The Candace Cameron Bure Podcast," the 47-year-old actress spoke with author Jennie Allen and shared how her mental health struggles affect her life. The "Fuller House" alum got emotional while admitting that it wasn't easy speaking about depression to other people, even to those close to her.

"[Depression] is such a lonely place, and it's very difficult to speak out about it, even to your most trusted people," Bure said through tears. "It's hard to admit it, at least for me, I feel like because I should be strong enough to overcome that and then it just feels weak. It just feels so weak. And the perception of that."

"There are a lot of people who feel that it's weak and will verbalize that, so then it's just immediate shame that you're like, 'Oh, well, if I struggle with this, then I'm a weak person.' Yet so many times when I'm like, 'I don't want to feel this way.'"

She added that there were many times she wanted to shake off the feeling, but it felt like she was in a pit and couldn't get herself out of it.

"I can try with all of my might to get out of this, and I can't pull myself out of the pit. I can't pull myself out by myself," she continued. "But it's hard to extend the arm and go, 'Help me.'"

Cameron Bure previously faced backlash from the LGBTQ+ community when she transferred from Hallmark Channel to the Great American Family Network. Following the move, the mother of three was asked about same-sex couples being portrayed on screen, and she said that her new network would "keep traditional marriage at the core."

The statement raised several eyebrows, with many accusing her of being anti-LGBTQ+. She blamed the media for using her comments on marriage to "fan flames of conflict and hate."

"It saddens me that the media is often seeking to divide us, even around a subject as comforting and merry as Christmas movies. But, given the toxic climate in our culture right now, I shouldn't be surprised," she said in a statement to Page Six.

"I have a simple message: I love you anyway," she added. "To everyone reading this, of any race, creed, sexuality, or political party, including those who have tried to bully me with name-calling, I love you."