Why did the once famous singer disappear, have hallucinations and have to be treated for mental illness?

25 years of career and the period of collapse due to illness

- Why did you choose to have your own music night this year?

The live show marked my 25th year of singing. This was also the most ripe time when my health and spirit had recovered 80% compared to the collapse in 2019.

Recently, the clips I posted on TikTok have received a lot of attention from the audience. Almost thousands of comments are positive. They ask me where I am, why I haven't come back...

However, I did not do a big live show, just a music night at a tea room with 250 people and 13 guests for about 3 hours. I had many close colleagues but I could not invite them all.

Uyen Trang did many steps herself to save as much money as possible on organizing the live show. She used her savings and did not dare to risk selling her house or borrowing money to do the show like her colleagues.

- Long time no see, how are you doing?

My day is very normal. Before the 2019 milestone, I used to live like a celebrity, looking around when I went out, now I comfortably spend time eating, watching movies with family, friends and loved ones.

I sleep very late, on average 3am. Every day, people open their eyes to see their boyfriend and I am... a puppy. My day is spent making food for the puppy, ordering food for myself, reading the news, reading books...

I used to do yoga and play badminton more than ten years ago, but not anymore.

- Why?

I have a herniated disc and spinal degeneration. Around 2009, I woke up one morning and felt numb all over my body, so I had to be hospitalized in an emergency room. I was afraid that surgery would be risky, so I asked the doctor to prescribe medication for a week, and if the condition did not improve, I would have surgery.

"Love and Tears" - Uyen Trang

At that time, I was filming the movie Perfume of Love, every time I stood in front of the camera I had to take off my neck brace. I kept standing and talking, the director zoomed in on my face but my neck was stiff and I couldn't move.

After that, I persevered in getting acupuncture and spinal manipulation, and my condition improved. However, I could hardly do any strenuous exercise anymore.

You probably know that cervical spondylosis causes cerebral ischemia, which after a long time leads to insomnia and headaches as if someone is hammering nails into them.

I often forget the lyrics when I sing. I sit and talk for 30 minutes at most, then my face gets hot, my eyes water, and I can't do anything.

After 10 years of living like that, I officially collapsed.

Hallucinations, psychiatric treatment required

- It must have been a very difficult time for you.

In 2019, I still remember being so weak that I had to struggle to walk a few steps.

I couldn't eat even a little bit, so I had to call a doctor to come to my house to give me an IV. The doctor warned that continuous IVs were not good for my health, but I ignored it. So I lived on water for a while, and only when I was feeling better could I eat.

Maybe because of the lack of blood in my brain, I started hallucinating. I saw very spiritual images sitting next to me talking to each other all day long. They wouldn't let me sleep.

I was so scared that I had to see a psychiatrist for a year. The doctor gave me sleeping pills, sedatives... almost all in the strongest doses.

After that, I became afraid of sleeping pills, and didn't want to be dependent on them for the rest of my life, having to take them to sleep. Besides, the sleep I got from the pills was very strange. Every time I woke up, I felt like I hadn't slept at all.

At my heaviest, I weighed only about 47kg. Standing in front of the mirror, I saw myself as skinny, with blue veins all over my body.

When I sat down and talked to you like a normal person, I was so emotional, I didn't think I could get through that terrible period.

- How did you overcome it?

Maybe God gave me a very strong will. I don't accept falling like that forever, I tell myself to stand up, to be much stronger.

During that time, no one was there to take care of me. Occasionally, I asked my assistant to buy food, clean things, or make doctor's appointments; my younger siblings also came to visit me.

I have lived independently since I was a child, I don't need anyone to take care of me. In the past, I often got sick or had food poisoning and went to the emergency room myself.

Positive thinking helps Uyen Trang overcome the incident easily.

I started to live like a normal person. At this time, I informed my parents about my situation. They felt sorry for me and asked me to come back to Dong Nai to live with them.

So I took off my "singer Uyen Trang" identity and stayed in Saigon, returned home, and became a child in my parents' arms like before. At 8am, I heard my mother go to the park next to the Dong Nai river to walk and exercise; every night I went to bed at 10pm.

I spent time talking with my parents, eating at home, playing with my niece (Uyen Trang is married and has children) for a month before returning to work.

- Have you ever asked yourself: Why do I suffer so much?

At first, I thought so too. I used to be confident that if I lived a decent life, I wouldn’t have to worry about anything. Later, I spent time learning and listening to lectures about the law of cause and effect, and I realized many things. Instead of being sad and upset, I accepted everything that happened to me. My job is to cultivate my mind and character, and do more good things.

(Source: Vietnamnet)

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