Family Breakdown Took Heavy TollPitt has previously been reluctant to discuss the private circumstances surrounding his split from Jolie, often referring to the problems simply as 'family stuff.' In dealing with 'family stuff,' Pitt revealed that as the emotional strain had gone increasingly intense, he felt completely trapped and unable to see a way forward in one particularly painful period he referred to as 'one little period.' 'I've never been suicidal except for one little period. And in that one little period, I just thought—I just couldn't—just didn't see a way out. Four Children Drop Pitt SurnameThe family situation has remained painful for Pitt as four of his children have distanced themselves from his surname.