Cape Town – Former Miss SA, Kerishinie Naikers has come out to assure her followers that she is okay, following her recent Instagram post that had many concerned about her mental health.
In the post that had her followers worried, the beauty queen wrote about how one should “rather be alone” than be with someone who doesn’t appreciated them.
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“Rather be alone than feel alone with someone who does not even see you. Some can be fully absorbed to the point of being absent even though they’re physically present. There are also those who have no clue how to actively listen and be engaged — they think listening means repeating what you’ve just said. Know your worth. Value yourself and be where you are seen, valued and appreciated,”she wrote.
Concerned followers flooded the Miss SA 1997 beauty’s comment section and DMed her for support and care.
Kerishnie thanked her followers for their care and concern and wrote:
“I thank you for your compliments, comments, care and concern with respect to my post yesterday. The post was not meant to evoke concern and had nothing to do with me or my current emotions.
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“While I’m not one to make my personal life public, please know I’m thankfully well, happy and loving life. I do not feel alone and even if I did, I look forward to my solitude sometimes. Being alone from time to time is healthy for all of us,” she wrote.
She said the post was sparked by her engagements with the many who DMed and her older friends.
“My sharing #kerishnienaikerquotes has much to do with the many DMs I receive as well as my many sage friends in their 60s, 70s and beyond constantly encouraging me to share my ‘heightened consciousness’ and ‘wisdom beyond your years’ with the world,” read her response.
