Sinead O'Connor 'safe and well' after overdose fears sparked by Facebook post

Scare: Sinead O'Connor
Tom Marshall29 November 2015
The Weekender

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Sinead O'Connor is understood to be receiving treatment after a troubling message claiming she had taken an “overdose” appeared on her Facebook page.

The worrying post sparked fears for her welfare after appearing on her official page on Sunday.

The post said: “The last two nights finished me off. I have taken an overdose.

“There is no other way to get respect. I am not at home, I'm at a hotel, somewhere in Ireland, under another name.”

The emotional post, which appeared at about 5pm, ran to about 450 words and referred to her family and the hysterectomy she underwent in August.

It followed a series of highly personal messages on the page in recent days. It began: “There is only so much any woman can be expected to bear. What was done to me this week was appalling cruelty."

Fans responded with thousands of messages of support and many said they had alerted police.

Officers were reported to have rushed to the singer's hotel room and she is now said to be "safe and well" and receiving medical attention, according to the Irish Examiner.

The mother-of-four, 48, has in the past spoken openly about receiving treatment for mental health issues.

She underwent a hysterectomy in August after cancelling all of her 2015 shows in July.

Anyone in need of confidential support can contact The Samaritans 24 hours a day, seven days a week on 116 123 or by visiting www.samaritans.org.

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