MEGHAN Markle says she has been labelled “crazy” and “hysterical” in the latest episode of her podcast.
The Duchess of Sussex also claimed to have been called “nuts” and “insane” while speaking on episode five of Archetypes.
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In conversation with actresses Constance Wu, Jenny Slate and Deepika Padukone, Meghan said: “Raise your hand if you’ve ever been called crazy or hysterical, or what about nuts, insane, out of your mind, completely irrational?
“Okay, you get the point.
“Now, if we were all in the same room and could see each other, I think it would be pretty easy to see just how many of us have our hands up?
“By the way, me too.”
During the 55-minute instalment, titled The Decoding of Crazy and released today, the former Suits star added that she felt “pretty strongly” about the word “crazy”.
“The way that it’s thrown around so casually and the damage it’s wrought on society and women, frankly everywhere,” she said.
“From relationships to families being shattered, reputations destroyed and careers ruined.
“The stigma surrounding the word, it also has this silencing effect.
“This effect where women experiencing real mental health issues, they get scared.
“They stay quiet, they internalize, and they repress for far too long.”
In a previous episode, Meghan described growing up as an “ugly duckling” who “never had anyone to sit with at lunch”.
And in another, the mum-of-two told listeners to disregard “societal frameworks” and ignore the “loud voice coming from a small place”.
