Sophie Ndaba
The star who us currently going through a separation from her cheating husband, allegedly, opened up about this disease. Speaking to Radio 2000, Sophie said she saw nothing wrong with her body. According to the actress, she would still wear the same clothes ‘Queen’ wore, because the woman she saw in the mirror, did not reflect her reality. She refused to accept it.
I was at the deepest point of depression. I can’t even explain it. When I think about it, I am like ‘God, you saved me’ because I would look in the mirror and see the same voluptuous woman. You wear the same clothes, the same style at that size and you still think it is normal. That is how deep it was, I couldn’t see a thing.
Lasizwe Dambuza
He wanted to delete his social media pages and start afresh.
I’ve lost my true authentic self! I have become fake and plastic! The fame monster has gotten a hold of me! What you can do for me is to pray for me! Honestly please pray for me! It would really help.
With that being said with immediate effect I am deleting all my social media applications and beginning a journey of self-discovery. I am still fighting a winning battle! Depression is real and deadly! I love you and appreciate you so much! I feel free.
Reason
To tell you the truth, Turning 34 found me making music and having a long conversation with @dj_maphorisa_ that probably got me out of a 3-year long depression I didn’t realize I was under.
Mainly because there’s a lot of hidden pain in loss. Loss of family, money, success, business, love, status, and even self. The spirit becomes vulnerable to the hard-hitting changes of life not going your way.
Unathi Nkayi
There were times I would rock up in my onesie with slippers on and I’d throw a tracksuit over to seem as if I made an effort, which I clearly couldn’t at my lowest of lows. There were times I would rock up stinking of alcohol from the night before, I am sure I have sat on my therapist’s sofa still drunk from the night before. BUT through it all I knew I would love the woman I was working on becoming BECAUSE I knew she deserved to be happy. Which I deeply am today.
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Trevor Noah
It was terrible. Are you kidding me? If anyone struggles with depression, if anyone’s working through anxiety, you can do a good job of managing that. You can manage how you eat, you can manage how you exercise, how you get fresh air, how you associate with people.
All these things contribute to your mental health. Having it all stripped away at once took a toll on society that I don’t think we’ve begun to understand.
AKA
Nozuko Ncayiyane
I think I was depressed from adolescent stage I think. I’ve never been to the doctor to tell me that I have depression. I started being suicidal I remember I was 16. I remember the first time I tried to kill myself I remember I was scared, I did not want to die but I remember I used pills, we had a lot of allergex pills. I drank pills and I don’t remember being sick. I remember being drowsy, I remember oversleeping but I never went to the hospital.
