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Former X Factor contestant Lucy Spraggan has spoken about coping with her mental health, reflecting on her actions when she was young, 鈥淚 [was] writing letters to any version of me from the past鈥�.

Lucy told 5 Live鈥檚 Nihal Arthanayake, 鈥淚 started writing these letters to teenage me, who was really naughty鈥� I was arrested, constantly in fights and very confused about my sexuality.鈥�

She described the benefits behind writing these letters: 鈥淚t鈥檚 the first time I鈥檝e extended compassion to myself鈥� we think children are innoncent and don鈥檛 deserve [these feelings]- that鈥檚 how I feel now about adult me鈥�.

鈥淪ometimes bad things happen that are out of your control, and sometimes things happen in your control, but it鈥檚 all about compassion 鈥� I have compassion for myself for all the bad choices I鈥檝e made.鈥�