Cape Town – Seasoned actress and TV presenter Bonnie Mbuli took to Twitter on Thursday to open about her journey with depression.
This comes after the tragic untimely passing of fashionista and prolific rapper Rikhado “Ricky Rick’ Makhado.
Bonnie said that in her years of fighting depression and anxiety, her therapist had, after prescribing her medication, said this:
“Bonnie, unfortunately people in your line of work tend to have a huge propensity towards depression, I worry that the medication might make you feel like you can’t excess.”
In my years of therapy fighting depression &anxiety,my therapist said to me after prescribing meds: Bonnie,unfortunately people in your line of work tend to have a huge propensity towards depression,i worry that the meds might make you feel like you can’t excess
— Bonnie Mbuli (@BonnieMbuli) February 23, 2022
She spoke about how passionate she was about mental health and how she’s an advocate for therapy.
“I will always be an advocate for therapy and medication, I took them (medication) for four years. At first it made me feel weak, like was too broken to face life, but with time it revealed to me the fragility of being human which taught me vulnerability and how to love myself. If you need it, do it,” said Bonnie.
I will always be an advocate 4therapy &medication, i took them for 4 yrs,at first it made me feel weak, like i was too broken to face life, but with time it revealed to me the fragility of being human which taught me vulnerability and how to love myself.If u need it,do it❤️
— Bonnie Mbuli (@BonnieMbuli) February 23, 2022
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“Something external to just get through the day, if you’re struggling, don’t fear this option, you’ll lose parts of yourself you’ve relied on but you’ll find a way to negotiate with the you who comes to learn that you need help and support, it doesn’t mean you’re weak, it means you’re human,” lamented Bonnie.
something external to just get through the day, if you’re struggling, don’t fear this option, you’ll lose parts of urself you’ve relied on but u’ll find a way to negotiate with the you who comes to learn that u need help &support, it doesn’t mean you’re weak,it means ur human.❤️
— Bonnie Mbuli (@BonnieMbuli) February 23, 2022
Bonnie has a best-selling autobiography “Eyebags and Dimples” in which she openly wrote about her discovery of depression on herself and how unaware she was about the disease that stole so much of her childhood and almost stole her career.
She was candid about the traumatic “generational” disease and how it had affected the “Mbuli women”. and she set out to educate herself about it and vied to “break the curse”.
“No matter how hard it feels to do it again, do it. Do the things you know are right for your soul, mind and heart ,take that walk ,drink your water, forgive,let go ,pray your favorite prayer, meditate, remember God’s faithfulness, call your loved ones, treat yourself to a long bath with all the things, cook yourself a beautiful meal, it is not only the way through, it’s also a commitment to living, the more we give ourselves to life authentically, life gives itself back to us , abundantly so,” she said on Facebook.
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Compiled by Odwa Shumi
