Willow Smith recently confessed to harming herself when she was much younger. However, the daughter of Will and Jada Pinkett-Smith has gotten over the bad habit completely.

While speaking with People, Willow said that it all started when she joined the industry at the young age of 10. The singer said that all she wanted to do was sing, and she gained recognition after the release of her hit song “Whip My Hair.”

But the success of the track gave Willow Smith too much stress because she was faced with overwhelming expectations from those around her. Eight years later, the singer, now 18, has a very different mindset about things.

“I was super young, and I had a dream, but all I really wanted to do was sing and I didn’t equate that with all the business and the stress that ended up coming with it,” she said. “I was just like, ‘Whoa, this is not the life that I want,’” she added.

Two years after the release of “Whip My Hair,” Willow shocked the entire world when she shaved off all of her hair at the age of 12. The singer said that it was the perfect way to rebel, and she felt liberated afterward.

When she reached her teen years, Willow started cutting herself. For her, self-harm provided her with a physical release of all of the pain that she was feeling in her heart and mind. But after reading up on science and spirituality, the teenager had a change of heart.

“I was like, ‘This is pointless — my body is a temple,’ and I completely stopped. It seemed literally psychotic after a certain point because I had learned to see myself as worthy,” she said.

Jada Pinkett-Smith said during an episode of “Red Table Talk” that she wasn’t aware that her daughter harmed herself years ago. And even though she was shocked to know about it now, she felt extremely proud of Willow at that moment.

Will and Jada also have a son together. Jaden Smith is 20 years old, and he’s the one who pursued a career in music.

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After a controversial photo lying in bed with a shirtless Moisés Arias, Willow Smith's parents, Will and Jada are under the watch of Child Protective Services. Getty Images

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