Derek Hough

2022 - 12 - 17

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Derek Hough Breaks Down in Tears While Remembering Friend ... (Us Weekly)

Dancing With the Stars' Derek Hough shared a candid message about mental health in the wake of two friends' deaths by suicide — read more.

[Chris Cornell](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/chris-cornell/) and [Chester Bennington](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/linkin-park-singer-chester-bennington-from-apparent-suicide-w493389/) resurfaced those emotions. “ [Not all wounds are visible](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/linkin-park-pays-tribute-to-chester-bennington-one-year-after-his-death/). “There’s a stigma surrounding that and the more we talk about it, the less of a stigma it becomes. [ went the exact same way as this man](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/stephen-twitch-boss-dead-cause-of-death-revealed/) within a few weeks, it’s just heartbreaking, confusing, shocking,” Hough — who worked with Boss when the DJ was a guest judge on [World of Dance](https://www.usmagazine.com/shows/world-of-dance/) — said. [Stephen “tWitch” Boss](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/stephen-twitch-boss/) died by suicide on Tuesday, December 14. “It’s heartbreaking, it’s too much, and the truth is, it’s not slowing down [and] it’s not getting better.” We can encourage people to talk about it, especially men. “So if you have those thoughts, if you have those feelings, just know that you’re not alone. They’re having those thoughts, those anxieties right now and that you are not alone. “I know it feels like when you’re in that dark hole that it will just not get better, and I’m telling you right now, I promise you it does. “There’s so many different feelings and I’m trying to figure it out. [Derek Hough](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/derek-hough/) has shared a poignant message regarding [mental health and suicide](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/will-smith-details-suicidal-thoughts-in-new-docuseries/).

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Derek Hough Reveals in Raw Video He Recently Lost Someone to ... (PEOPLE.com)

Derek Hough posted an emotional video on Instagram on Friday revealing that someone he knew died by suicide weeks ago and spoke out about the importance of ...

"I hate to see people suffering, and I can see a lot of people out there who feel like they're alone," the Utah native continued. [Men don't want to talk about their feelings](http://usic/derek-hough-new-single-uncle-suicide/)," Hough said. "I didn't want my family to know about it. NFL linebacker [Emmanuel Acho](https://people.com/author/emmanuel-acho/) also commented: "Thank you for sharing this brother ❤️." I didn't want my sisters to know about it. "I just want to express and just to say for anybody out there who is feeling these thoughts and these feelings, please, please I beg you — I beg you, give people an opportunity to be there for you," Hough says. "I found out a man I knew died by suicide on Thanksgiving morning, and it was a complete shock because he was the most positive, just optimistic, beautiful man you could ever imagine, and it was jolting to say the least," Hough says at the start of the video. We're meant to figure this out together." There's so many different feelings and I'm trying to figure it out," Hough added. We're not meant to figure this all out by ourselves. "Now I'm learning about our friend Stephen and the fact that he went the exact same way as this man within a few weeks… It does get better."

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Derek Hough encourages those going through depression to seek ... (ABC News)

Derek Hough puts a spotlight on mental health during this time of the year in an instagram video.

"The fact and the truth is that it's not slowing down, it's not getting better, and that we need to talk about it. "Sometimes, these mood changes begin and end when the seasons change," according to the NIMH. And we need to feel safe to open up." "Just know that you're not alone," he said. "There's so many different feelings and trying to figure it out." "And when I say that you're not alone, I'm saying that people are feeling those feelings right now.

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Derek Hough Gets Emotional Revealing He Just Lost Someone Else ... (PerezHilton.com)

So, so heartbreaking. Derek Hough emotionally opened up in an Instagram video he posted on Friday. The pro dancer was brought to tears as he discussed the past ...

We’re meant to figure this out together.” We’re not meant to figure this all out by ourselves. “I just want to express and just to say for anybody out there who is feeling these thoughts and these feelings, please, please I beg you — I beg you, give people an opportunity to be there for you. “I found out a man I knew died by suicide on Thanksgiving morning, and it was a complete shock because he was the most positive, just optimistic, beautiful man you could ever imagine, and it was jolting to say the least. “Now I’m learning about our friend Stephen and the fact that he went the exact same way as this man within a few weeks… The 37-year-old said he originally planned to make this video weeks ago when he heard about the tragic news, but further delayed filming it when he found out about the untimely death of Stephen “tWitch” Boss.

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Derek Hough Breaks Down After Losing 2 People In A Month To ... (The Blast)

The former “Ellen Show” DJ took his own life earlier this week at age 40. He died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Derek Hough Talks About ...

He brought joy to everyone he encountered and was an inspiration to all. We’re not meant to figure this all out by ourselves. “I found out a man I knew died by suicide on Thanksgiving morning, and it was a complete shock because he was the most positive, just optimistic, beautiful man you could ever imagine, and it was jolting to say the least,” Hough said at the start of the video. There’s so many different feelings and I’m trying to figure it out,” the ‘DWTS’ alum added. So if you have those thoughts, if you have those feelings, just know that you’re not alone. “Now I’m learning about our friend Stephen and the fact that he went the exact same way as this man within a few weeks…

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