Pitt went through a very public divorce from Angelina Jolie that dragged on for years. Without mentioning them specifically, Pitt reflects on feeling suicidal ideation when he was going through what he called “family stuff.” Anyway, 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.” It’s going through it and trying and trying and trying and trying to the point of exhaustion and then trying again.