Celebrating her 42^nd birthday, Jada Pinkett Smith opened up about her past addictions on her Facebook page. The actress, who has a son, Jaden, 15, and daughter Willow, 12, with her husband Will Smith, said she had struggled with addiction in the past but didn’t reveal any details.

She wrote: “What I learned about myself is this, when I was younger I was not a good problem solver, meaning I had a very difficult time with dealing with my problems in life. I had many addictions, of several kinds, to deal with my life issues, but today, at 42, I have my wisdom, my heart and my conscience as the only tools to overcome life’s inevitable obstacles.”

Jada also thanked her fans for their love and support and said she was proud of herself for learning how to solve problems. She added: “I have become a good problem solver with those tools, and I am damn proud. Thank you for all the love that was given to me for my birthday this year. What I hope is that we all continue to gain healthy understanding that life is really about, solving problems, and also about us learning to become masters at solving them.”

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