Nollywood actress Kemi Afolabi has opened up about her mental health for the first time since she talked about her lupus diagnosis.
The actress said she experienced a mental breakdown as a result of the disease.
Kemi described her feelings of melancholy, tiredness, and anxiousness. She claimed that she detested everything she was going through and that being unable to do the things she loved the most caused her to wallow in self-pity.
Kemi Afolabi, on the other hand, expressed how fortunate she is to have wonderful individuals in her life who gave her true affection, which really helped her heal.
“#Mentalhealth is real. Stop messing with people emotions by your actions or words.
I had mental break down when I got diagnosed with Lupus, I experienced anxiety, exhaustion and depression. I hated everything I was going through. Not having the strength to do the things I love the most made me wallowed in self pity.
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I never really showed my loved ones the peak of my breakdown. At some point I did considered harming myself severally, I heard strange voices to mention a few.
I am lucky to have great people around me who showed me genuine love which really helped NY healing so fast and I am grateful for still breathing compared to those who are dead. Then I made myself a promise that I was going to stop dwelling on something I cannot change. Then I started getting out of my head by accepting the new me.
The way people move on from event will let you understand how life works! “Every man with his problems”
This is to encourage anyone going through something causing them mental breakdown.
“PLS GET UP AND EMBRACE THE SITUATION BELIEVING IT WILL TURN AROUND FOR YOUR GOOD” your breakthrough is near, start by being grateful you’re still alive.
In March, Kemi Afolabi disclosed that she has been diagnosed with Lupus.
In an interview with show host, Chude Jideonwo, the actress revealed that the doctor said she had five years to live.
According to her, she had lived just one year after the doctor’s pronouncement. She tearfully noted that she didn’t know how much she had left.
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