Wentz has joined diva Mary J. Blige and Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan to front the Jed Foundation’s Half Of Us campaign, focusing on reducing student suicide deaths.
Wentz, Blige and Corgan sat down for interviews,where they talked about their lowest moments. The interviews appear on MTV’s college channel mtvU.

Pete confessed the following:

“I got in my car. I remember I was listening to Jeff Buckley doing Leonard Cohen’s (song) Hallelujah and sat there and took a bunch of (prescription drug) Adavan in a Best Buy (store) parking lot.
“And I called up my manager because I was, at that point, completely out of my head with Adavan. And I was talking to him and I was slurring my words, so he called my mom and my mom called me and she came and got me and we went to the hospital.
“I came home and we realised that we needed to do more than just keep (my) head above water. It’s not really about keeping your head above water, it’s about feeling all right and feeling safe in your own skin. It’s not about keeping your head above water and barely keep going.”

That sounds like a really sad memory for him to recall and reveal to others. Pete said he’s only telling the story now, because he wants to help other young people.

It’s nice to see he’s recovered and in love with Ashley. Hopefully his and the others’ stories of their experiences with depression will reach out and touch others going through some difficult times and encourage them to seek out some help.